It was great to get the opportunity to speak on “Lucia Joyce – Dancer, Ah Sweet Dancer” on what would have been her 111th birthday at the National Library of Ireland. Thanks to all who turned out to mark this occasion. Though I didn’t count…
In anticipation of Bloomsday and the Trieste Joyce School, where I am presenting a lecture entitled “Lucia Joyce, Dancer: Method in her ‘Madness’?”, I was delighted to speak about this extraordinary and important, but alas overlooked Irish Modern Dancer on BBC Front Row during the…
To sum up my residency at UL’s Centre for Irish-German Studies as Visiting Researcher this term, I contributed the following report to the Centre’s May 2018 newsletter, thanks to all who made this possible, especially to UL’s Dr. Gisela Holfter: Packed room at “Dance…
There will be a free public screening of my TG4 Splanc film Dance Emergency, followed by a public talk “Introducing Erin O’Brady”, in Room B1005 in UL’s Main Building on Thursday April 19th at 3pm. My talk afterwards should be about half an hour with plenty…
Sat Nam: True North Sat Nam is Sanskrit for “True Name”. My Dad was allergic to the notion of being recorded or interviewed talking about his life up in North Ontario, where, along with my Mum, he ran the local schools in an important…
Happy New Year! As 2018 dawns, complete with its day one Wolf Super Moon to kick us into its oncoming action, I am just going to take a moment to recap on the year that was. First of all, it was an extremely tough year…
I was delighted that after giving a talk entitled “Unearthing Herstory at Cathal Brugha Barracks” on International Women’s Day (March 8th) artist in residence Margaret Fitzgibbon invited me back to show my documentary “Dance Emergency”, about Irish-German Modern Dance pioneer Erina Brady (played with uncanny…
Thanks to 30 fabulous supporters of our crowd-funding campaign on www.FUNDIT.ie, we are 173% funded, and can go ahead to celebrate Canada 150 with: TRUE NORTH @ THE DARK ROOM, CANADA DAY, July 1st 2017 Celebrating 150 years of Canada this Canada Day, July 1st,…
We have launched a short crowd-funder to make “TRUE NORTH: Paud Mulrooney’s Irish-Canadian Adventures in Super 8” to celebrate Canada 150 next month at The Dark Room (www.darkroom.ie)! Please jump on board and throw in a tenner to our campaign by clicking here: https://fundit.ie/project/funders/irish-canadian-adventures-in-super-8…