MOTION FESTIVAL AT WEEKEND

MOTION FESTIVAL THIS WEEKEND

As we just come out of one festival weekend in Clonakilty, we are into another! The fifth “Motion Festival” will be held on Friday, Saturday and Sunday and is described as “A Celebration of The Spectacular”.
The well known and ever evolving Clonakilty Juggling Convention has over the past five years become one of Irelands’ premier Circus Festivals. It aims to nurture, develop and take Ireland’s Performance Arts and Skills to new levels by inviting internationally renowned artists to share their knowledge and perform. As the Festival pushes beyond the Juggling boundaries and ventures into all aspects of body/object manipulation arts, it has, in every sense, become the “Motion Festival”. This year promises to be a true Celebration of The Spectacular, featuring an International cast of Circus artists, performers and teachers, who will explore a myriad of Modern Circus Art Forms and Skills, ranging from Juggling, Acrobatics, and Aerial Performance to Theatre and the emerging Urban Arts, such as Break Dance and Beat Box.
One of the most important aspects of the Motion Festival is to continue fostering a well-rounded artistic local and Irish community, as well as planting the seeds for the next generation of performers, as these Art forms teach children great life skills, besides being great fun. A little taste of what’s in store for what promises to be one extravagant weekend of the Spectacular In Motion! Children’s Circus Skills Workshops, Free Public Fire Show with Performances from Europe’s Leading Fire Artists, Street Performances at several locations around Clonakilty, Public Gala Show with Europe’s Top Performing Artists and a Parade through Clonakilty leading to The Juggling Olympics where Jugglers compete in different games with amazing skill and silliness. The weekend kicks off at Emmet Square at 8.30pm on Friday evenings with the Fire Show. Most of the workshops are at the Community Hall on Saturday, with Street Performances between 1.00 and 4.00pm. Sunday 1.00pm will see the Juggling Parade through town culminating with the Juggling Olympics at 1.30pm at Emmet Square.
All details on their website www.clonakiltyconvention.com