LASTA Festival 2021 Launch Is Happening This Thursday June 10th With The Wonderful Soda Blonde
The NASC network is delighted to present LASTA, a national arts programme for young people by young people.
It will be taking place across 8 venues in Ireland including Limerick and Galway from 11th – 20th June 2021.
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The launch of the festival is now confirmed for June 10th at 7 PM with Soda Blonde a popular band from Dublin originally known as Little Green Cars.
In a new innovative approach to programming, 21 young curators were engaged by the NASC venues to programme a festival of work for children and young people.
It will be delivering for the first time, a national arts programme curated entirely by young people.
Lasta is based on an original project conceived and delivered by Backstage Theatre, Longford in 2020.
This opening gig will stream live on Youtube Premiere and is free of charge, we want to encourage as many young people to join the fun and find out what’s to come over the following ten days.
The Curators have delivered a unique and diverse programme of events featuring theatre, dance, visual art, music, film, spoken word along with innovative site specific and multi-disciplinary events.
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Some of the highlights of the festival include:
AfroPopCity, a Limerick based Afrobeat and Hip-Hop Collective
Silent, Pat Kinevane's Olivier Award-winning play; Drifting, a short film set in a small midlands town, starring Paul Mescal and Dafhyd Flynn
What Moves You, featuring Snowflake-author Louise Nealon in conversation with movement artist Douglas Reddan
Actor and writer Owen Colgan star of the hit show The Hardy Bucks, brings you The Dance of Life a collection of videos
Indie rock group 'NewDad'
Singer song-writer Aoife Meade who will entertain audiences with her jazzy tones and Irish and international traditional star Lisa Canny.
Lasta will showcase the breadth of creativity of our future arts programmers and producers.
This promises to be a fresh, fun, diverse, accessible, and exciting festival of events.
Booking is now open with many events free to attend.
