Five for your radar: Origin hits cinemas and Molly Lynch sings at the Everyman
Molly Lynch, Kerri Chandler, and Martin Beanz Warde.Â
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Ava DuVernay is not one to shy away from a challenge and this adaptation of Isabel Wilkerson’s Caste: The Lies That Divide Us. This film asks a lot of its audience as it seeks to translate the dense text to the screen. Examining racial tensions in the US, the marginalised Dalit people in India, and the Holocaust, it can all feel like a college lecture. For as much as it is an intellectual film, it is equally a film about people and all that links us. Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor's powerful performance takes us with her on her journey rather than just telling us about it.
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This unique and inclusive festival is in its first year and combines a programme of in-person and online events to ensure that everyone can take part. The rich diverse voices from the disability arts community are showcased through theatre, dance, visual arts and literature-based performance. Among those taking part are Louise Bruton, Alison Clarke, Tobi Balogun, Michelle Hall, DJ Renn Miano and Suzanne Walsh. The festival aims to challenge prevailing notions about disability and create a space for open dialogue. The visual art exhibition and online programme continue until 20 April.
The second of three performances in this series, Sunday is Music of...Love and Heartache. West End star Molly Lynch will be joined by harpist Anne-Marie Papin Labazordiere as they whisk you on a captivating journey through the highs and lows of love. The concert will showcase Lynch's natural style while also pushing her out of her comfort zone making for a unique performance not to be missed. The two women will also be joined by the Ora Quartet featuring SiĂşn Milne, Molly O'Shea, Ali Comerford, and Yseult Cooper Stockdale.
Comedian Martin Beanz Warde is travelling the world to meet people who are making efforts to combat climate change. Warde will visit places such as Kenya, France, and La Gomera in the Canaries while tackling issues such as fast fashion. He will be joined by a different host each week including Diarmuid Lyng and Bernard O'Shea. Warde said that the series is not about preaching to people and badgering them into changing their ways but looks at the impact of our actions both at home and abroad.
A legend of deep house music, Kerri Chandler is bringing his innovative skills to Cork city. Encompassing soul, jazz, funk and countless other dance rhythms, Chandler's sets have been known to go on for six hours or more. That may not be the case here but he will take you to another world for as long as he's playing. A dominating force since the early 90s, he has shaped the house landscape with passion and meticulous nature. He is affectionately known as the Stevie Wonder of house music due to his ability to create rich music that transcends the genre.
