Deirdre’s Diary
“Lucia Joyce in Paris” Bloomsday talk at the Alliance Française de Dublin
Merci to the French Embassy in Ireland for inviting me to present an illustrated talk entitled "Lucia Joyce in Paris" at the Alliance Française on Bloomsday this year. It was a delight to share the highlights of my month at Centre Culturel Irlandais, walking in...
Lucia Joyce Full Capacity Limited Edition Book is born!
A special limited edition book 'Lucia Joyce Full Capacity' has been born on time to celebrate and share the hidden artistic achievements of Lucia Anna Joyce on Saint Lucia's Day (December 13th) 2024! This was a day traditionally celebrated in the Joyce family with...
“Brancusi Bird” new play scene readings at Ranelagh Arts Festival
It was magical to bring a few scenes from my new play "Brancusi Bird" to life for the first time at Ranelagh Festival on Saturday May 13th in Lios na nÓg, with fabulous actors Sarah Lafferty, Bairbre ní Chaoimh, David Herlihy, and Darragh Scannell. Here is to further...
Around Ulysses in 80 days, with #Ulysses80
As I write this reading Ulysses is still in progress, but we are in the final countdown to our destination - "yes I said yes i will Yes. Trieste-Zürich-Paris 1914 - 1921. Just 30 pages to go, in four days! It has been great to realise my New Year's resolution, to...
Village Magazine Review of ‘Lucia Joyce: Full Capacity’; Merrion Square QR code for ‘In the Studio with Sculptor Danny Osborne’
At once alternative biography, dance history, veiled manifesto, literary essay and overdue work of scholarship, this is also a call to political arms.
Pop-up ‘Brancusi Bird’ scene reading, and other Bloomsday perambulations…
As part of Bloomsday Festival at the James Joyce Centre, on Friday, June 14th, in an act of creative synergy that Joyce himself would be proud of, we did a pop-up scene reading from my play “Brancusi Bird”, by way of...
‘Come and See Me, I’m a Crossword Puzzle’, Saint Lucia’s Day ritual at Dublin’s James Joyce Centre
After dark on Saint Lucia's Day, Wednesday, December 13th, we presented a four part immersive experience at the James Joyce Centre entitled "Come and See Me, I'm a...
Saint Lucia’s Day Book Launch at the James Joyce Centre!
Huge thanks to the James Joyce Centre - especially Director Darina Gallagher and Assistant Director Josh Newman - for hosting the launch of my book "Lucia Joyce: Full Capacity" on Saint Lucia's Day (December 13th), 2024! It was a magical lunchtime event by the fire...
2024 Travels to Rue des Irlandais, and Ticino, Switzerland
I've been lucky enough lately to enjoy an inspiring artist residency at Centre Culturel, Irlandais, on Paris' rue des Irlandais for the month of April; and a spookily magical week in the Ticino, following in the footsteps of 1940s Irish-German Modern Dance pioneer...
Dance & Joyce at ‘Ulysses in the World Symposium’, Georgetown University, Washington DC
It was an honour to participate in Global Irish Studies 'Ulysses in the World' Symposium at Georgetown University, Washington DC at the weekend. I was part of the opening 'Joyce and Dance' roundtable discussion on Saturday morning with Michelle Clayton of Brown...