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Cross-community
project called "Friends Around The World", Lurgan County Armagh. Children
from different housing estates joined together to perform for parents,
singing in English, Irish, Spanish and French.
Cregagh
inter-generational project. Senior
citizens linked with St. Patrick's School to learn with each other.
The theme 'Being 17 in 1948, Being 17 in 1998'. The programme
won a silver prize in the Gulbenkian Awards.
Panarts Musicians in South Carolina Songwriter Don McLean with Panarts Inter-Community Musicians Showcase Willie Geoffin Jacksonville,Florida Panarts Musicians Perform in America Panarts Director Colin Magee in America
Back in
1992, 18 musicians travelled to America on a work experience programme
for long-term unemployed people. Here they
performed in Palm Beach Florida and got advice from world famous
singer/ song writer Don McLean. The Panarts programme took the
musicians through nine states from Florida through the Appalachian
Mountains to Washington D.C., New York and Boston. All of
the participants now work as full-time professional musicians and
several have secured recording contracts with major music industry
companies.
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Over a five year
period, Panarts worked in partnership with Community Relations at
Ards Borough Council to organise the annual 'ONE WORLD' event. We
linked people from the two main traditions with minority ethnic
groups living in the Ards Peninsula area. Through music, song and
dance we brought groups together to explore different cultural
influences and we encouraged local people to find out more about
each others' lives. Each year we organised debates on important
issues to do with life-syles, values and beliefs. Up to two
hundred people came to discuss:
CAN DIFFERENT FAITHS CO-EXIST IN NORTHERN IRELAND?
We also talked about an important annual tradition linked to the
Christian faith:
WHO OWNS ST PATRICK? brought the main churches together to
encourage people to have respect for different opinions and
different ways to celebrate this important annual event.
Peninsula Strings
& Bows
Fiddle Traditions in The Ards and Co. Down
Celebrating traditional arts in the Ards Peninsula & County Down.
Friday 26th November 8pm Strangford Arms Hotel.
All musicians and others welcome. ENTRY FREE
8pm-9pm - workshop on different styles of fiddle playing in the
Ards and County Down and information on violin making.
9pm-10.30pm - SESSION
Peninsula Strings and Bows is part of the Panarts ‘Ards Cultural
Identity Programme’.
Funded by the EU Peace 2 Programme administered by Ards Local
Strategy Partnership