Anna Newell
2021 was a busy year of touring with I Am Baba touring all over Ireland for 9 weeks in co-production with The Civic and in partnership with the national network of CYPSC (Children & Young People’s Services Committees), with Groove, Shimmer and My Smile Has Fallen Down touring nationally to theatres, arts centres, schools, libraries and community centres in collaboration with The Network For Extraordinary Audiences, all in co-production with The Civic and funded by Arts Council of Ireland.
In total, 2021 saw more than 25 weeks of live touring and upwards of 300 shows to thousands of babies, early years and children/young people with complex needs and their adults.
Thanks to Arts Grant Funding from the Arts Council of Ireland, 2022 is another packed programme for our extraordinary audiences with three brand new shows – babyGROOVE for our tiniest audience members in March/April, Still Here for audiences aged 3-6 years in May/June and Sweet Dreams Are Made of ThisSweet Dreams Are Made Of This for children with profound needs in September/October. All three shows are touring to venues, schools and community settings in co-production with The Civic and in collaboration with The Network For Extraordinary Audiences with Belltable/Lime Tree in Limerick coming on board as the 8th venue for 2022.
In addition, BabyLovesMusic is out and about in summer 2022 and, thanks to support from Culture Ireland, I Am Baba is at WeeFestival in Toronto in June 2022.
Next up –
a tiny gentle adventure for younger children with complex/profound needs. Touring schools and venues all over Ireland.
Publicly bookable shows:
Sat 17 September The Civic, Tallaght (off-site)
Sat 15th October Roscommon Arts Centre
further details to follow soon – please email us to register interest.