Mother Tongues Festival 2024

16-17 February, Tallaght

All the events take place in Rua Red, The Civic, and Tallaght County Library, conveniently located within a one-minute walking distance from each other.

Uccellina's Way

Interactive installation
All Welcome
When: Feb 17th, 2 to 5 pm

Transcultural Theatre and Artistic Activism

Artist Talk
Age: 16+
Language: English
When: Feb 10th, 11:45 pm

Creativity and Multilingualism

Panel Discussion
Age: 16+
Language: English with ISL interpreting
When: Feb 16th, 1 pm

Solas

A play in progress + interactive workshop
Age: 3 to 6 years old with their adults
Language: Irish
When: Feb 17th, 11 am

La mia casa, la mia città

Art workshop
Age: For children 5+ with their adults
Language: Italian
When: Feb 17th, 10.30 am to 12 pm

Birds nest and fly

Felt-making workshop
Age: for children aged 6+ and their adults
Language: English, Bulgarian, Russian
When: Feb 17th, 1 to 3 pm

Like grandparents in fairytales

Photographic exhibition
All welcome
Language: Romanian & English
When: Feb 12th to 24th

Weaving Stories

Presentation of the book created by the families who participated in the workshops series
FREE and open to all
When: Feb 17, 11:30 am

The word factory

Theatre show for children
Age: for children aged 5+ and their adults
Language: non-verbal
When: Feb 17th, 5.15 to 6 pm

Pstryk!

Creative workshop
Age: 3 to 6 years old with their adults
Language: Polish
When: Feb 17th, 10.30 to 11.15 am

Harmony in diversity

Storytelling music workshop
Age: for children 6+ and their adults
Language: English & Swahili
When: Feb 17th, 3.15 to 4 pm

Unspoken stories

Dance & storytelling workshop
Age: for children aged 6+ and their adults
Language: English
When: Feb 17th, 2.45 to 4.45 pm

Słowiańskie mity i stworzenia

Theatre & interactive workshop
Age: for children 5+ and their adults
Language: Polish
When: Feb 17th, 1.30 to 2.30 pm

What do you long for?

Storytelling & origami workshop
Age: for children aged 3+ and their adults
Language: Japanese & English
When: Feb 17th, 3.30 to 4.30 pm

Zabawa językowa ze smokiem Sylabotem

Creative workshop
Age: 3 to 6 years old with their adults
Language: Polish
When: Feb 17th, 12 to 1 pm

Bailamos Juntos

Dance and movement workshop
Age: 3 to 6 years old with their adults
Language: Spanish
When: Feb 17th, 10.30 to 11.45 am

Vamos brincar de Carnaval!

Creative workshop
Age: for children of all ages with their adults
Language: Brazilian Portuguese
When: Feb 17th, 10.30 to 11.30 am

Go Beyond Language

A workshop focused on multilingual performance
Age: 18+
Language: English
When: Feb 17th, 10 am

Explore the magic of Truck Art!

Art workshop
Age: for children aged 6+ and their adults
Language: English and Urdu
When: Feb 17th, 12.30 to 2.30 pm

Les langues de chat

Storytelling workshop
Age: for children aged 5+ and their adults
Language: English and French
When: Feb 17th, 1.30 to 2.15 pm

Family language planning:

Choosing strategies that work for you
Talk for parents
When: Feb 16th, 7 pm

Il Cerchio

A Documentary Film
Appropriate for viewers aged 12 and over
Language: Italian with English subtitles
When: Feb 16th, 5 pm