The Bubble: A weekly video podcast that covers arts and culture events in Ireland http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml me{/swf} This short documentary piece was made by Mark Cantwell on Christmas Eve 2007 on the streets of Dublin. In it, we hear the stories of a number of h... http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=151Itemid= http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=151Itemid= tallion{/swf} This podcast features an expedition not carried out for a thousand years and one of the most ambitious marine archaeological trials ever. The... http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=149Itemid= http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=149Itemid= tre{/swf} The Dublin Theatre Festival is the oldest established specialist theatre festival in Europe. This podcast tak... http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=148Itemid= http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=148Itemid= 2008{/swf} This year 230,000 people descended on Dand#973;n Laoghaire to celebrate the 8th annual Festival of World Cultures. ... http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=145Itemid= http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=145Itemid= ay{/swf} Over its 30 year history the Galway Arts Festival has become a vital showcase for Irish arts and international arts and is now firmly establis... http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=144Itemid= http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=144Itemid= Lane{/swf} 2008 marks the centenary of the opening of the Municipal Gallery by Hugh Lane and his supporters. The centrepiece of the Gallery's centena... http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=114Itemid= http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=114Itemid= Paul Mawhinney was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA. Over the years he has amassed what has become the world's largest record col... http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=141Itemid= http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=141Itemid= ots{/swf} ArtBots is an international art exhibition for robotic art and art-making robots, this year it was held in the Science Gallery. and... http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=140Itemid= http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=140Itemid= swf} Founded in 1994, the Big Chill began as a series of ambient parties in London. The festival is now attended by over 35,000 people each year at ... http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=137Itemid= http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=137Itemid= /swf} John Cooper Clarke is an English performance poet from Salford. Often described as a punk poet, he initially achieved recognition in the late 197... http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=134Itemid= http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=134Itemid= {/swf} The RDS Student Art Awards take place each year and recognise excellence in young emerging Irish artists, providing support to enable them to furthe... http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=130Itemid= http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=130Itemid= {/swf} The RDS National Crafts Competition in its present form has been held annually since 1968 to promote Irish craft and design. Growing in stature each... http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=132Itemid= http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=132Itemid= ion{/swf} Technothreads is an exhibition at the science gallery about "the creative sparks that fly when the worlds of fashion and science collid... http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=128Itemid= http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=128Itemid= e{/swf} The Dublin Dance Festival is a celebration of international dance, the only festival solely dedicated to promoting contemporary dance in Irelandandnb... http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=125Itemid= http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=125Itemid= cer{/swf} Internationally acclaimed contemporary artist Spencer Tunick gave the public the chance to become part of his first back to back city a... http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=119Itemid= http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=119Itemid= andquot;Here andamp; Thereandquot; is a music video produced by Mercury Boy : makers of TheBubble.ie. The film is a collaboration betwee... http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=123Itemid= http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=123Itemid= AL{/swf} Founded in 1954 to be a dynamic force in developing choral music in Ireland, the Cork International Choral Festival is held annually over ... http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=116Itemid= http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=116Itemid= UsTheNight{/swf} Give Us The Night is an independent volunteer group of professionals within the music industry, campaigning to bring about a change to... http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=142Itemid= http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=142Itemid= Fest{/swf} This week's podcast features the Dublin International Film Festival. We caught up Marianne Faithful, the director of photography from andquot;Onceandquot; som... http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=112Itemid= http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=112Itemid= tic{/swf} The Quantic Soul Orchestra is a live affair. A group of highly talented players, the Q.S.O pays homage to the funk explosion of the early Seventi... http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=107Itemid= http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=107Itemid= The Soweto Gospel Choir was formed to celebrate the unique and inspirational power of African Gospel music. The 26-strong choir, under the direction of ... http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=104Itemid= http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=104Itemid= Evelina Domnitch and Dmitry Gelfand create sensory immersion environments that merge physics, chemistry and computer science with uncanny philosophical pra... http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=98Itemid= http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=98Itemid= el{/swf} George Frideric Handel's life and music was recently celebrated in Dublin's Handel Festival, which took place in April. We visited the popua... http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=96Itemid= http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=96Itemid= ol{/swf} From 28 February - 8 June 2008 Cork's Lewis Glucksman Gallery presents the work of Andy Warhol and those involved in his expansive studio, the andam... http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=93Itemid= http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=93Itemid= The Grafitti Research Lab is an art group dedicated to outfitting graffiti writers, artists and protesters with open source technologies for urban communication. The memb... http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=85Itemid= http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=85Itemid= Picnic{/swf} We went along to the launch of Electric Picnic 08 in Dublin to see how the fest is shaping up this year. We talked to the wonderful Siobhain about t... http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=94Itemid= http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=94Itemid= Jessie Evans was born in Mendocino, California. From a young age she was eager to learn every instrument she could get her hands on, beginning at age 4 with the violi... http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=82Itemid= http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=82Itemid= The Chester Beatty Library, in Dublin Castle, featured an Manga Anime Weekend recently. We talked to some of the writers and illustrators who were involved with the event... http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=78Itemid= http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=78Itemid= This musical duo combine politically intelligent performance poetry with electro hip-hop beats. The duo shot to fame recenty on the back of their single andquot;Thou shalt... http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=58Itemid= http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=58Itemid= Our life is full of computers and electronic devices that we trash as soon as they are obsolete. This behavior represents a problematic issue in term ... http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=62Itemid= http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=62Itemid= DJ Krush, one of the world's finest Hip-Hop producers and DJ's, came to Dublin recently. This podcast covers his performance and also features an interview from the man... http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=56Itemid= http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=56Itemid= John Callaghan, aka Cal-TV, is one of those responsible for producing TheBubble. In Christmas 2007 he worked with audio cut-up artist Waxaudio in creating a vide... http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=42Itemid= http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=42Itemid= Synth Eastwood is a submission based group that aims to share andamp; promote the skills emerging in current electronically influenced art. A bimonthly brief is released ... http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=1Itemid= http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=1Itemid= DEAF: Now in its sixth year, the Dublin Electronic Arts Festival is regarded as one of the most forward-thinking events of its kind in Ireland's cultural calendar... http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=41Itemid= http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=41Itemid= Bodycity; is a visual arts project in 3 parts: VideoApartment, BodyTalkCity and ProjectBodyCity. It sets to explore the complex ideas surrounding the human body in relati... http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=2Itemid= http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=2Itemid= Clare Langan is an experimental Irish film maker. Her most recent work "Metamorphosis" is being exhibited at the Gallery Nichido in Tokyo. She also recently used ... http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=40Itemid= http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=40Itemid= Blackletter; presents Sound/Audio Drawing, with Doris Rohr...... A hands on drawing workshop using sounds generated by the group for subject matter. This was t... http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=39Itemid= http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=39Itemid= This podcast showcases the work of illustrator Dave Comiskey, who is based in Dublin. Dave is well known for his work on Mongrel magazine. The podcast features an inter... http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=57Itemid= http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=57Itemid= 1{/swf} Part 1 of a 3 part Audio Visual ambient mix produced by Cal-Tv and 3-Pin of Mercury Boy. Part 2 is here Here is... http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=88Itemid= http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=88Itemid= 2{/swf} Part 2 of a 3 part Audio Visual ambient mix produced by Cal-Tv and 3-Pin of Mercury Boy. Part 3 is here Here is... http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=89Itemid= http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=89Itemid= 3{/swf} Final part of an Audio Visual ambient mix produced by Cal-Tv and 3-Pin of Mercury Boy Here is the tracklist for... http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=90Itemid= http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=90Itemid= OUT OF SITE brought together 16 artists from Ireland, Germany, England, USA and Northern Ireland and explored how the people of Dublin navigate, negotiate and experienc... http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=38Itemid= http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=38Itemid= Mist, magic, music and mystery. For the second year the Dublin Fringe Festival hosted an outdoor spectacle at the IFSC to open the Fringe Festival in style. Th... http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=37Itemid= http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=37Itemid= The Festival of World Cultures: Indigenous to classical, traditional, folk, electronic and tribal, the Festival of World Cultures offers a kaleidoscopic progr... http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=21Itemid= http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=21Itemid= This summer the Ark Cultural centre presented a look at the history of the twentieth century through the toys children played with in each decade. Traci... http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=36Itemid= http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=36Itemid= Daniel Jacobson is an Electroacoustic / Jazz composer based in Dublin. His latest project is an album of duets with prominent Irish jazz musicians entit... http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=16Itemid= http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=16Itemid= The RDS has been instrumental in the development of fine and applied arts since the 1740s. Many of Ireland's leading artists of the 18th and 19th centuries at... http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=35Itemid= http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=35Itemid= Have you met Nosti? is a festival that promotes contemporary dance, music, film, theatre and visual art from Serbia, Bulgaria, Croatia and Slovenia. Set up in... http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=34Itemid= http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=34Itemid= The Cycle Messenger World Championship is a yearly event and the ultimate urban cycling competition. The strongest, smartest and fastest bike messengers ... http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=20Itemid= http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=20Itemid= Play Safe is a group exhibition currently showing at the Project Theatre in Temple Bar. It explores the interest of artists in several aspects of the cr... http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=33Itemid= http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=33Itemid= Some:Time is a live performance fusing choreographed movement, synthesized music and projected video. The premiere of SomeTime was held in Meeting house ... http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=32Itemid= http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=32Itemid= SweetTalk is a regular design event organised by CANDY, as an independent venture developed to showcase exceptional creativity through original innovative... http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=31Itemid= http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=31Itemid= Imogen Stuart is a sculptor and Church designer, she is one of Ireland's best-known artists with major works sited throughout the country. ... http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=30Itemid= http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=30Itemid= Darklight is Ireland's premier festival for filmmakers, animators and artists whose work explores the convergence of art, film and technology. This podcas... http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=29Itemid= http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=29Itemid= The Street Performance World Championship is a yearly event that happens in Merrion Square. Acrobats, sword swallowers, mimes, jugglers, unicyclists, bull... http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=28Itemid= http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=28Itemid= The Director's Club is a bi-monthly event organised by the Irish Screen Directors Guild, every 2 months an Irish director gives a personal insight into their film care... http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=27Itemid= http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=27Itemid= The Monster Truck Gallery is a not for profit organisation dedicated to providing an open platform for emerging artists. It facilitates artists and designers ... http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=26Itemid= http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=26Itemid= Stasis is a collective of visual artists, DJ s and producers. This podcast covers a recent event they threw in Tailors Hall, Dublin. Stasis... http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=25Itemid= http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=25Itemid= Future Shorts is a worldwide short film label who have created a network that allows filmmakers to have their work seen worldwide. This podcast covers ... http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=23Itemid= http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=23Itemid=