Bui Bolg Street Theatre Company
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The Bui Bolg Street Theatre Company (Irish for “yellow belly”) was established in Wexford
in 1994 by a group of art graduates aiming to bring art out on to the streets and make it accessible for all.
Moreover Bui Bolg is creating opportunities for artistic improvement of young people through developing ongoing Youth Street Arts programmes such as the Bui Bolg Youth Group.
Bui Bolg’s first ever event was The St Patrick’s Parade on Wexford's quay front. Since then Bui Bolg has gone on to tour the festival circuit appearing at events as diverse as Sky fest, Killarney Summer Fest and the Belfast Lord Mayor’s Parade.
In recent years Bui Bolg has gone beyond Ireland and has been hosted by places such as the Stockton International Riverside Festival and the Beijing International Tourism and Culture Festival.
Bui Bolg’s portfolio includes – street theatre, spectacle, parades, festivals, inflatable artworks, arts education, giant puppets, props and design
Bui Bolg is the only designer and maker of inflatable artworks in Ireland.
Bui Bolg received the Wexford Business Award 2011 in the Categories Employer of the Year, Civic and Small Business.
Colm Lowney and Lucy Medlycott both founder members of Bui Bolg are also Fellows of the Royal Society of Arts.
Bui Bolg operates on social enterprise principals.
Wexford
Wexford is the county town of County Wexford, Ireland. It is situated near the southeastern corner of Ireland, close to Rosslare Europort. The town is connected to Dublin via the M11/N11 National Primary Route, and the national rail network...
in 1994 by a group of art graduates aiming to bring art out on to the streets and make it accessible for all.
Moreover Bui Bolg is creating opportunities for artistic improvement of young people through developing ongoing Youth Street Arts programmes such as the Bui Bolg Youth Group.
Bui Bolg’s first ever event was The St Patrick’s Parade on Wexford's quay front. Since then Bui Bolg has gone on to tour the festival circuit appearing at events as diverse as Sky fest, Killarney Summer Fest and the Belfast Lord Mayor’s Parade.
In recent years Bui Bolg has gone beyond Ireland and has been hosted by places such as the Stockton International Riverside Festival and the Beijing International Tourism and Culture Festival.
Bui Bolg’s portfolio includes – street theatre, spectacle, parades, festivals, inflatable artworks, arts education, giant puppets, props and design
Bui Bolg is the only designer and maker of inflatable artworks in Ireland.
Bui Bolg received the Wexford Business Award 2011 in the Categories Employer of the Year, Civic and Small Business.
Colm Lowney and Lucy Medlycott both founder members of Bui Bolg are also Fellows of the Royal Society of Arts.
Bui Bolg operates on social enterprise principals.
Links
- http://www.buibolg.ie/
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wexford
- http://www.wexford.ie/index.html
- http://www.stpatricksfestival.ie/