NASC in association with Brightening air / Coiscéim Coiligh. A National Arts Programme for young people by young people. 

Presented as part of Brightening Air | Coiscéim Coiligh, a nationwide, ten-day season of arts experiences brought to you by the Arts Council. To see the full Brightening Air | Coiscéim Coiligh programme, visit www.brighteningair.com 

In a new innovative approach to programming, twenty-one young curators have been engaged by the Nasc venues to programme a festival of work for children and young people from 11th to 20th June 2021, delivering for the first time, a national arts programme curated entirely by young people. 

Under the guidance of theatre artists Maisie Lee and Fionn Foley, these young people will work collaboratively to deliver an ambitious programme of work for young people across the country. 

Featuring multiple disciplines and reflecting the diversity of modern Ireland, this pioneering project offers a unique opportunity to develop our future arts programmers and producers. 

This promises to be a fresh, fun, diverse, accessible and exciting festival of events. 

The two Young Curators who will programme Lime Tree Theatre | Belltable contribution to LASTA are Mamobo Ogoro and Stephen Hartigan.  

They will be supported by a member of staff at Lime Tree Theatre | Belltable as well as receiving support from two arts practitioners who will mentor them on programming and negotiating deals, and will assist in establishing connections with artists. The two young curators will also engage with the young curator panels in partner venues, sharing ideas and information on programming opportunities and learning from experience from last year’s Young Curators Festival at the Backstage Theatre in Longford. 

Programmed by young people for young people, the LASTA festival aims to feature a high-quality hybrid of online and live performance and workshops in a variety of disciplines such as theatre, spoken word, dance and music. All work will be selected with adaptability in mind, and at all times working within Covid-19 guidelines.