Ciara Ní É & Open Mic

Join us on Zoom for a poetry reading by Ciara Ní É followed by Open Mic!

7:45pm - Sign up for Open Mic on Zoom chat

8:00pm - Ciara Ní É reading

8:15pm - Open Mic begins

9:10pm - Announcements and Farewells

Ciara Ní É is a bilingual writer, performer and activist. She was chosen as one of the Irish Examiner’s '100 Women Changing Ireland in 2022'. She was Artist in Residence UCD School of Irish, Celtic Studies & Folklore 2023, with the Dublin Fringe Festival in 2022, and with DCU in 2020, and she is an Irish Writers Centre ambassador. She was chosen for Poetry Ireland’s ‘Introductions’ series in 2017. She has performed in New York, Paris, London, Brussels, Sweden, and across Ireland. She is the founder of REIC, a multilingual spoken word and open mic night that features poetry, music, storytelling and rap. Her work has been published in journals including Icarus, Aneas, and Comhar, and the recent anthologies Bone and Marrow/Cnámh agus Smior, Queering the Green and Washing Windows Too. She has written poems for UNESCO City of Literature, The Linenhall Arts Centre, RTÉ TV, BBC Radio, TG4, and The Irish Writers Centre. She is a cofounder of queer arts collective AerachAiteachGaelach, set up with Eoin McEvoy. The group was chosen for the Abbey Theatre’s 5x5 series in 2020, and Mc Evoy and Ciara premiered an immersive theatre piece Idir Mise agus Craiceann do Chluaise at The Dublin Fringe Festival 2021. With Sam Ó Fearraigh they wrote and performed Grindr, Saghdar & Cher at the GIAF 2023. This year she directed her first short film, the script of which won the 2022 Físín short film competition, and has previously received TG4 development funding for the series An Bua. She is working on her first poetry collection to be published by Barzaz. Ciara is known for her social media presence, including her YouTube video series What the Focal!?, and the WTF!? podcast launched in 2022.

Is file, gníomhaí, agus craoltóir í Ciara Ní É. Bhí sí ar an liosta '100 Women Changing Ireland in 2022' de chuid an Irish Examiner. Bhí sí mar Ealaíontóir Cónaithe le Scoil na Gaeilge, an Léinn Cheiltigh & an Bhéaloidis UCD 2023, leis an Dublin Fringe Festival in 2022, agus le DCU in 2020. In 2021 bhí togra léi mar cheann de chúig sraith drámaíochta roghnaithe ag TG4, i gcomhar le Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland le forbairt do lucht féachana níos óige, faoi 35 bhliana. Scríobh agus stiúragh sí a céad ghearrscannán i mbliana, tar éis don script an comórtas Físín a bhuachan. Ise a bhunaigh an oíche mic oscailte REIC, a mbíonn filíocht ó bhéal, rap, ceol, scéalta, agus eile le cloisteáil ann. Chomhbhunaitheoir an chomharghrúpa AerachAiteachGaelach í, lena leathbhádóir Eoin Mc Evoy. Roghnaíodh togra leo don tsraith Abbey 5x5 2020, agus chuiredar an dráma idir Mise agus Craiceann do Chluaise chun stáitse mar chuid den Dublin Fringe Festival 2021 agus Grindr, Saghdar & Cher sa GIAF 2023 agus ar camchuairt timpeall na tíre. Tá a cuid filíochta léite aici i Nua-Eabhrac, i Londain, i bPáras, sa Bhruiséil, sa tSualainn, agus sa bhaile in Éirinn. Foilsíodh saothar dá cuid agus aistí liteartha léi in irisí éagsúla, Aneas, Impossible Archetype, agus Comhar ina measc, agus sna díolamaí Bone and Marrow/Cnámh agus Smior, Queering the Green agus Washing Windows Too. I measc a cuid coimisiún filíochta áirítear píosaí do Linenhall Arts Centre, RTÉ TV, BBC Radio, TG4, agus Áras Scríbhneoirí na hÉireann. 

We are grateful for the support of The Arts Council and Limerick City & County Council.

Zoom closed-captions will be made available for this event.

Participation is limited to the first 100 guests to join.