axis is an arts centre & community resource centre based in Ballymun, Dublin. Welcome to our website. Check out this month's highlights below for our Theatre, Gallery & Arts Development, or for full listings of what's coming up in axis, click what's on in the top left hand corner. Our arts centre consists of a Theatre, Dance Studio, Art Room, Gallery, Music Studio, Music Rehearsal Rooms & our community resource centre consists of a Café, Creche, Conference Centre & a number of Community Development Organisations. For more info on any of the services we provide in either arts centre or our community resource centre, email info@axis-ballymun.ie

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21st May 2012 to 25th May 2012

Elysium Nevada 

ELYSIUM NEVADA, nominated best new play in Irish Times 2010 Theatre Awards, is set in a retirement home not far from Las Vegas. Two grumpy old men sit and gaze at the desert as they reflect on their lives and times. Their dialogue is salty and richly comic, reminiscent of The Odd Couple 40 years on. With the awakening of a mysterious woman nearby, surprising new truths are revealed giving a poignant insight into their lives and a fascinating conclusion.

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What's On

Theatre

14th May 2012 to 19th May 2012

Acting Irish International Theatre Festival 

 Presenting a unique opportunity to see 6 plays by Irish playwrights performed by theatre groups from around the world over 6 nights, AIITF is a celebration not only of great Irish writing, but of the ties that bind a diaspora of talented and passionate performers.

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Arts Development

30th May 2012

Young Makers 

axis have been invited to perform as part of Young Makers, an international youth arts exhibition running for three weeks in May 2012. This touring exhibition starts out in Cork in January, heads to Kilkenny and finishes up in Dublin. Our showcase, a live performance of original song, music, spoken word and dance will mark the end of this exhibition and workshop series. In the lead up to this, a group of young people from Ballymun will engage in a month-long workshop series facilitated by artist and performer Elayne Harrington.

Gallery

1st May 2012 to 29th June 2012

Lost and Found 

Forum for Arts Ballymun present a group exhibition as part of their series of biannual exhibitions in axis. The theme for this new group exhibition expresses the notion of reclaiming lost, forgotten or discontinued art options involving 10 local artists. It offers an opportunity of realising those imaginings – dormant ‘till now. Art lives in the imagination – it is not born of it – and that is where its presence becomes manifest. In truth, nothing in heaven or earth can provide one with the means of acquiring it, for it is a given.

Classes

Classes at axis

axis has a number of classes in Art, Drama, Dance and Music. Click here to find out what classes take place on what days, what age they are for and how much it is per class. For more information on how to enrol in any of these classes please contact axis reception on (01) 883 2100.