Constellations of Noise | The Engaged Composer Symposium Connecting and Co-creating with Diverse Communities Friday 10th & Saturday 11th March, Cultra Manor (Holywood) Join us for a symposium for composers, artists, musicians, students and any practitioner involved in reaching community groups. Part of the Our Place in Space music programme, in partnership with Dumbworld and …
We are looking for new board members to strengthen the overall mix of skills across the board, and to add to the deep experience and knowledge of existing board members. Further details on the role and how to apply can be download here: link to download. Deadline for applications: Monday 20 March 2023.
We are so excited to bring our opera console to various locations during this year’s NI Science Festival! Running from 16th – 26th of February, there are lots of events for everyone to enjoy! Don’t miss out on the opportunity to play A New Topography of Love. Beginning its journey in Foyleside Shopping Centre, Derry/Londonderry, …
Saturday 15th October ‘Clouds’ was written, created & composed by students at Rice College, Ennis in collaboration with Brian Irvine and John McIlduff for PIMA Fest 2022. The piece was projected onto the wall at Glór, Ennis on Saturday 15th October. Check it out! Huge thanks to all involved (Credits at end of the video) …
Our Brian Irvine has been nominated for an Ivor Novello Award in the orchestral category! À Mon Seul Désir Recorded for BBC Radio 3 earlier in the year. A piece written for Violin, played by Darragh Morgan and the Ulster Orchestra. Commissioned by RTE Symphony Orchestra Read more: https://ivorsacademy.com/awards/the-ivors-composer-awa
19th of October “The Singing Stopped”, A New Topography of Love (Part III) On the 19th of October, Dumbworld premiered a piece written as the third part of a mixed media trilogy that explores aspects of human connectivity, environment, and shared worlds – The Singing Stopped refers to a more fractured construct of existence. One …
Friday 14th October The Scorched Earth Trilogy went to Belfast, for the Belfast International Arts Festival 2022! On Friday 14th October everyone gathered and wrapped up warm, settling in for showings of Trickle Down Economics, Won’t Bring Back the Snow, and Revival, projected against the exterior walls of the beloved Ulster Museum, in Botanic Gardens. …
Friday 23rd September A New Topography of Love Dumbworld’s animated video-game opera experience premiered at Regional Cultural Centre, Letterkenny on Friday 23rd Sept. It was a thrill to see the reaction of everyone playing! It tells the tale of the earth-ravaged by waste and excess and almost too late to save-but the animals that remain …