CONVERGENCE' 04 - Today's events

national | environment | event notice Wednesday March 31, 2004 13:59 by Matthieu - Sustainable Ireland info at sustainable dot ie Cultivate Centre 15 - 19 Essex Street West, Temple Bar, Dublin 8 01 674 64 15 / 01 674 57 73

The programme of the Sustainable Living festival -Convergence day by day. For any information regarding the festival, please call 01 674 5773

THE VOICE EARTH DAY CELEBRATION 12.00-13.00 Free

Dublin joins the global celebration of Earth Day with its own gathering at Convergence.

VITAL VIEWING – Slow Food Revolution 18:00- 19.00 €5

A film looking at the international movement known as Slow Food which champions the protection of traditional culture, the environment and biodiversity. Film Australia, 2002

SLOW FOOD BANQUET 19:30-22:30 €70

Slow Food is an educational movement dedicated to stewardship of the land and ecologically sound food production and recognises that the enjoyment of wholesome food is essential to the pursuit of happiness. A seven course sumptuous feast of wild, local and organic food and wine prepared by international chiefs Enrico Fantasia (Italy) and David Gumbelton (Australia) will take place on April 22nd to mark Earth Day. Also featuring entertainment and celebrity toasts. This event is a fundraiser for Convergence and organised in association with Slow Food Dublin.

THEATRE The Little Prince 20.00- 21.00 €10

No story is more beloved by children and grown-ups alike, than this wise enchanting fable. Mutations

THEATRE: The Butterfly Ranch 20.00- 21.00 €15 / €12 Concession
The Performance Corporation, the company behind the multi-award winning Candide present The Butterfly Ranch – A breathtaking new show performed in a spectacular theatre space. The Butterfly Ranch is the tale of a family obsessed with airplanes, butterflies and bloodlust. Jed Senior dreams that his weak-willed son Jed Junior will take over the bizarre family farming business but the sudden arrival of a rival heir to the dynasty provokes nasty and often hilarious consequences. A tragic-comic parable for the modern world’s greed, injustice and violence, The Butterfly Ranch takes place on a vertical stage which makes full use of a 40 foot high space in SS Michael and Johns and demands hugely physical performances from a talented cast. Written by Tom Swift, directed by Jo Mangan.