Bealtaine festival Complaints Choir
Debut concert of the Complaints Choir on May 1st 2013 in the Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, Dublin 2.The event was organised by the Bealtaine festival in collaboration with the Royal Irish Academy of Music.
Dominic Campbell, Artistic Director of Bealtaine, says, "Complaints Choirs are about transforming the huge energy we put into complaining into something more positive. Irish people are supposed to be world class at complaining -- here's the chance to prove it! "
Complaints Choir are an initiative of artists Tellervo Kalleinen and Oliver Kochta-Kalleinen. Complaints Choirs began in Finland before spreading around
Bealtaine, the national festival celebrating creativity as we age, is coordinated by Age & Opportunity and is supported by the Arts Council. The festival includes all art forms and is organised locally by Arts Centres, older peoples groups, local authorities and national cultural institutions.
http://bealtaine.com/
Age & Opportunity is the Irish national organisation that works to inspire and to create opportunities so that we can live healthy and fulfilling lives as we age.
We do this by working with other national and local bodies to provide access to a wide range of activities, events and training opportunities in:
• arts and culture
• sport and physical activity, and
• education and active citizenship
http://ageandopportunity.ie/