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Dates
12th Jan 2026
to 11th Oct 2026

Age Range
All ages

Venue
Rua Red

Address
South Dublin Art Centre
Belgard Square North
Dublin
D24KV8N

The Chronicles of Tallaght - What's the story! 70' & 80's

Working through a wide range of mediums, with a team of visual, theatre, music and digital media artists Tallaght Community Arts explore the personal and community journeys through time of the residents of Tallaght. A series of participatory arts workshops with residents of Tallaght will be held in The Making Space in the run up to the live performances which will take place over 2 days on the 10th & 11th Oct 2026.

3 live performances of approx. 45minutes in length, to take place each evening over 2 evenings. The performances which will take the form of a bus journey (one from the time period if possible, with conductor, ticket machines of the time) visiting 8 focal areas of the time( these are a mix of big employers of the time, schools, entertainment venues, The village and shops) - with images of the original buildings projected on to the new buildings. A video of personal stories gathered in 2025, blended with archive material and music from the era and this will be screened on the bus as it journeys through its route through Tallaght and will be combined with live performances with actors.

Please note that the details of events listed above are provided by the relevant Local Authorities.

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