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_Clare_BRONZE Member
Still wiggling
5,967 posts
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland (UK)

Posted:
Hello, hello and welcome to the all-new, shiny thread for fire dancers, spinners, object manipulators, drummers, musicians and anyone else interested in these arts anywhere in Ireland.



Our community started coming together a few years ago, and it's grown to include people from all over the country...



If you are new to poi or staff or spinning stuff and want to meet up with any of the Irish spinners, please post in this thread, introduce yourself and feel free to come along to the workshops, gatherings or events that get talked about.



Also, if you'd like to be on my mailing list for fire gatherings and other juggling events, please PM me your email address and I'll add it. The fire gathering takes place fortnightly in Belfast, but it's one way to keep in touch with everyone.



So welcome, and hope to see you soon wave



Clare x



Updates on Circus/spinny gatherings around Ireland



Belfast:



Tuesday:

5pm-7pm

Streetwise (community circus) meet in Morton Community Centre (off Lisburn Road)… providing a free, indoor space to practice and learn new skills. Run by Dave from Babcock and Bobbins (on HoP as Bobbins).

8.30pm-10pm

I run a poi workshop for the Crescent Arts Centre (now housed in City Church, Holylands - opposite the Spar), featuring occasional special guests when they visit… Please PM me if you are interested in poi lessons.

9.30/10pm-midnight

Fortnightly fire gathering in Crescent Park, Belfast (opposite The Fly/Scratch bar). This is a friendly and informal gathering for anyone interested in spinning fire or learning more. Please PM me if you want to know the dates for the next gathering.



Wednesday:

7pm-9.30pm

Adult circus in Belfast Community Circus (Gordon St, Cathedral Quarter, Belfast). Weekly circus training for adults using various circusy props. £5 per week.



Galway:



Tuesday:

5pm-??

NUI Galway juggling club meet in Aras Na MacLeinn. Providing a free, indoor space to practice and learn new skills.



Thursday:

5pm-??

NUI Galway juggling club meet at the Bank of Ireland theatre.



Sunday:

12pm-4pm

NUI Galway juggling club meet at the Dangan Sports Centre.



Cork:



Tuesday:

5.30pm-8pm

Cork Community Circus meet at Loch Community Centre, at the top of Barracks St, Greenmount – providing an indoor space to practice and learn new skills. (Probably) run by Cormac (not on HoP). Three euro cover charge.



Limerick:



Thursday:

7pm-9pm

Limerick Juggling Club meet at the Limerick Youth Centre, on Lower Glentworth Street. Club run by fantastic jugglers Joe McGinley and Richy Brennan.



Dublin:



Monday:

5pm-9pm

DIT juggling club meet in the hall behind Belvedere College – providing a free, indoor space to practice and learn new skills.



Tuesday:

7pm-9pm

Trinity juggling club meet in Goldsmith Hall, Pearse Street – providing a free, indoor space to practice and learn new skills.



Wednesday:

7pm-9pm

DIT juggling club meet in Linen Hall, across the road from Bolton Street. Go through the archway at the side of Bodkins, and it's on the top floor, in the gym.

4.30pm-6pm

NCAD juggling club meet.



Thursday:

6pm-9.30pm

UCD juggling club meet in the Memorial Hall, beside the Architecture buildings – providing a free, indoor space to practice and learn new skills.



(PS:

DIT will meet...

24th September - 5th December 2007

28th January - 14th March 2008

31st March - 25th April 2008)





Dun Laoghaire



Tuesday:

6pm-8pm

IADT meet… somewhere… a new club, and everyone is welcome!





Events:



British Juggling Convention (April)

UberParis (June)

Play (July)

EJC (July)

Falmouth (September)

Clonakilty JC (September)

Bristol (September)





(If you have any updates on these clubs or events, please PM them to me...)





Take care, happy spinning

X



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EDITED_BY: _Clare_ (1213212737)

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KneelSILVER Member
journeyman
80 posts
Location: Dublin,Ireland

Posted:
 Written by: t04201901


 Written by: shadesofgray


ah twas a good day,those pentagrams and stars are mind boggling though Cameron.



Sounds interesting, care to explian????



sorry i dont think i cud,seein as i dont really understand them myself lol.

 Written by: imprettylikedrugs


Cathedrals have ferocious flames on em, and burn for decades, so their good in that regard, but only if you feel comfortable with that...LOL! SHades of Grey how are ye! Yeah those 5 pointed star things are odd, it forces the poi into anti spin, then into a stall and back to normal time...Ive been messing with those "one over the shoulder, one behind the back" stall things you were showing me...Theyre Purdy...Hows the over the head isolation coming ?



mmm i dont really understand the stars at all really hehe,ull have to show me again...oh and i was ready to show u how to make a monkey fist on tuesday...but u wernt there mad2 lol.
yeh u can get quite a few combos with them,they is fun!
em its not really coming at all,i just hit my shoulder blades or sumthing everytime....id say ive improved by about 4.012% tongue

to be honest though with the amount of things we showed each other ive pretty much forgotton them all haha

-Niall-

WooktasticBRONZE Member
the kicker of elves
371 posts
Location: Dublin, Ireland

Posted:
Is anybody else going to perform at kilkenny arts festival?

Man is no more than a conduit for excrement to pass through.- daVinci

Jointly owned by BurdA and Tinypixie

Wielder of the voice of Patrick Stewart

imprettylikedrugskicking cucumbers constantly : )
160 posts
Location: Dublin City Centre

Posted:
whens the kilkenny festival on ? If its next weekend I wouldnt mind stalling along and doin a spot o Buskin ? If its this weekend im afraid not.

Today's subliminal thought is : " . ; ..." that is all.

WooktasticBRONZE Member
the kicker of elves
371 posts
Location: Dublin, Ireland

Posted:
It started yesterday and is running until the 19th.

Man is no more than a conduit for excrement to pass through.- daVinci

Jointly owned by BurdA and Tinypixie

Wielder of the voice of Patrick Stewart

josephmcginleynewbie
4 posts

Posted:
In case you missed it on the emeraldcircus mailing list (or on www.emeraldcircus.com)

Coming to a Naas near you:

The first Naas juggling convention in recorded history.
22 & 23rd September

Woohoo!

Fiona is organising.
Naas GAA hall is the venue.

I hear that Naas is very near Dublin, and very easy to get to from just
about anywhere in the country.

It is said that Naas is a satellite town, so the earths' gravity field
is obviously a bit weaker there, and nowhere in the world has 14 balls
been flashed more often than in Naas GAA hall...

Stay tuned to emeraldcircus (and www.emeraldcircus.com) for more
details.

PS
If you think you have to choose between this convention and the Clon
convention, the choice is easy: come to both.
If you're still not sure, I will be holding a two part workshop on how
to choose which juggling convention to go to. Part one will be given in
Naas, part two in Clon.
RonopotamusGOLD Member
addict
412 posts
Location: Ireland, but floating around at the moment...

Posted:
Now that you mention it I probably should get off my arse and tell ye all a bit about the Clonakilty juggling convention.



CLONAKILTY JUGGLING CONVENTION:



Thursday 27th - Sunday 30th September.

-24 hour hall

-food available on site (so you should be able to juggle/spin for a solid 72 hours before having to leave wink)

-Darragh's supposed to be organising fancy German jugglers to come over - I've heard rumours of Marco Paoletti and Stephan Sing being interested, as well as super contact staffers Josh and Valerie...we'll have to see.

-fire show

-workshops (I already have stretching circles, hybrids, throws, flowers workshops prepared - anyone have any special requests for other poi workshops? Who else is gonna teach some workshops? Rob? Eimhin? Aidan, Amelie?) Alexander technique, sushi and other workshops of randomness

-sunday games

-Boggle juggling shop

-Camping (Desert House Camping) is available 5 mins walk away and in the past groups of jugglers have rented apartments between large groups of them to keep costs down - search google



So everyone start preparing your workshops ye want to give, and leave requests for workshops here or at https://www.emeraldcircus.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=175]emerald circus





ubbrollsmile

juggle weavesmiley juggle

ubbloco

grouphug

sunny



Hope to see ye there

Ronan

Don't bolt your door with a boiled carrot...

KneelSILVER Member
journeyman
80 posts
Location: Dublin,Ireland

Posted:
em im new the conventions,do i have to book a place in workshops?and do i have to pay for them?

-Niall-

imprettylikedrugskicking cucumbers constantly : )
160 posts
Location: Dublin City Centre

Posted:
Wow, end of september is balls to the wall for juggling...Great : )

Today's subliminal thought is : " . ; ..." that is all.

splinterificGOLD Member
enthusiast
248 posts
Location: Ireland

Posted:
 Written by: shadesofgray


em im new the conventions,do i have to book a place in workshops?and do i have to pay for them?



no generally the cost of the convention covers them i believe.. (i can be corrected on this one...)
and turn up and just take part me thinks smile if theres a lot maybe you need to book a spot on the day
imprettylikedrugskicking cucumbers constantly : )
160 posts
Location: Dublin City Centre

Posted:
Yeah how much is it for the Naas and Clon Convention ? Is camping or food or anything included ? Is camping allowed in the GAA club ?

Today's subliminal thought is : " . ; ..." that is all.

shaping_lightSILVER Member
member
138 posts
Location: In a warm bed with me teddy!!, United Kingdom

Posted:
wave hallowave

am I missing much at home then?? I got a call on friday to say that there are a few staff spinners started in ballycastle- have they made it on here yet?

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_Clare_BRONZE Member
Still wiggling
5,967 posts
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland (UK)

Posted:
Nope nope... and you're missed lady biggrin

xx

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shaping_lightSILVER Member
member
138 posts
Location: In a warm bed with me teddy!!, United Kingdom

Posted:
flights booked 19 dec to 9th jan i will be home :~)

belfast new year party poss?Ages away I suppose to be worrying about that smile

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jeangenieGOLD Member
member
19 posts
Location: ireland

Posted:
howdy doody folks!

i'm just back from travelling and have been meaning to hook up with a few irish spinners lately. however reality beckons, wot with sortin out a job etc, i havent been around frown. so i was wondering:

does anyone meet up regularly in stephen's green/ merrion square anymore? i know it was on the front page of this forum but it seems to have disappeared

confused

maybe will see some of ya down at EP over the weekend - looking forward to a good spinny session then! (note to self: must buy fuel)

weavesmiley

also just checkin if my new avatar uploading worked!

look forward to meeting up with yiz over the next few months! cool
jeangenieGOLD Member
member
19 posts
Location: ireland

Posted:
eh that'll be a negatory on the avatar then. stupid computers!
deep breath meditate
_Clare_BRONZE Member
Still wiggling
5,967 posts
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland (UK)

Posted:
See you at Electric Picnic smile

We'll be at the Body and Soul area... anyone else heading that way... see you there smile

(not sure what the story is with people spinning fire though...)

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FireblitzSILVER Member
member
186 posts
Location: Dublin, Ireland

Posted:
hey Jean,

Yeah we still meet up in Merrion Park on Tuesday, so see you tomorrow.

Mairead. smile

You can only be young once but you can always be immature.

_Clare_BRONZE Member
Still wiggling
5,967 posts
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland (UK)

Posted:
If anyone posts the dates, times and suchlike of other meetings going on around the country, I'll add them to the first post...

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jeangenieGOLD Member
member
19 posts
Location: ireland

Posted:
nice 1 folks! thankx

see yiz soon! wave
RonopotamusGOLD Member
addict
412 posts
Location: Ireland, but floating around at the moment...

Posted:
We finally confirmed the hall for the Clonakilty Juggling convention and unfortunately we couldn't get the hall for the Thursday so its back to Friday, Saturday and Sunday (28th,29th,30th September) - but it will be 24 hour biggrin

So who's teaching some workshops?
Any requests for workshops? What do people want to learn?

I like learning

ubbrollsmile

Don't bolt your door with a boiled carrot...

_Clare_BRONZE Member
Still wiggling
5,967 posts
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland (UK)

Posted:
I want to learn how to teleport myself... Ronan... I want YOU to teach me how to teleport.

(you have about four weeks to learn smile)

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imprettylikedrugskicking cucumbers constantly : )
160 posts
Location: Dublin City Centre

Posted:
I want to learn how to stop gravity, and Ghandi to teach it to me.

On a more realistic note, a sushi making workshop by anyone would be pretty amazing,
Or a "The state of your head, let me help you with your dreads...You poor poor hippy" Workshop. poss by Sue ?

or a Workshop on eating with your eyes closed/In the dark/Confined spaces like Gollum, could be fun.

A multitasking workshop, how to rub your stomach and pat your head.

Magic workshop?

I could go on all day, the only problem is finding people to do the workshops.

Today's subliminal thought is : " . ; ..." that is all.

squarefishSILVER Member
(...trusty steed of the rodeo midget...)
403 posts
Location: the state of flux, Ireland

Posted:
Right,
I sent this by text to a few people, but I guess that they're all too poor to buy credit, hopefully they can pike off their bosses internet connection .......

Who's coming to The Electric Picnic then?

I know we'll see you there Clare, anyone else for a blissed out fest down the country?
_Clare_BRONZE Member
Still wiggling
5,967 posts
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland (UK)

Posted:
Hmm..

To add to your list...

Lisa
James
May
Felix (I think)
The Jahm Band (:) )
Andrew C

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firestartedGOLD Member
member
28 posts
Location: Ireland

Posted:
hi,
how much is a convention ticket?
joshgomeramember
155 posts
Location: here

Posted:
hey ronan,

hi irish family...

some other germans are quite looking forward to share our time with you...not only the "superstars" ubbloco wink
but some good hearted spinners as well (don-t worry ronan, not only hippies like me ubblol), prepared to leran..
you did good work here ,my friend..all are impressed so
take care to not be over floated of all this "krauts" ubbloco
ronan:
please have a look to the german page www.poiforum.de, where you posted your thread,
there are already some basic qauestions of some people


kisses to all hug ubbrollsmile weavesmiley

love josh ubblove
WooktasticBRONZE Member
the kicker of elves
371 posts
Location: Dublin, Ireland

Posted:
Hey, Portlaoise Youth Theatre Festival, From Friday the seventh to Sunday the ninth of September. There shall be a fire performance on the Saturday at nine. Admission is 12 euro for the whole weekend.

Man is no more than a conduit for excrement to pass through.- daVinci

Jointly owned by BurdA and Tinypixie

Wielder of the voice of Patrick Stewart

FireblitzSILVER Member
member
186 posts
Location: Dublin, Ireland

Posted:
Got Bored with my name "French23" so I am now "Fireblitz", which I think is alot funkyer (is that a real word?). So very very very bored in work today. frown

You can only be young once but you can always be immature.

KneelSILVER Member
journeyman
80 posts
Location: Dublin,Ireland

Posted:
how did u change ur username?contact an admin?

-Niall-

FireblitzSILVER Member
member
186 posts
Location: Dublin, Ireland

Posted:
On your homepage go into personal info at the bottom, enter your password and change whatever you want. Now does anyone know when the Tralee convention is on?

You can only be young once but you can always be immature.

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