0:00:02 > 0:00:07This programme contains some strong language.
0:00:22 > 0:00:23Hello.
0:00:23 > 0:00:26You're very welcome to the first in a brand new series
0:00:26 > 0:00:29celebrating arts and culture here in Northern Ireland.
0:00:29 > 0:00:33There's never been a better time for the arts here, with more venues,
0:00:33 > 0:00:35festivals and events than ever before.
0:00:35 > 0:00:39The Arts Show will be here to reflect and report once a month,
0:00:39 > 0:00:42so do try and join us. Here's what's coming up tonight.
0:00:42 > 0:00:46International film director and writer, Terry George,
0:00:46 > 0:00:50whose work includes In The Name Of The Father and Hotel Rwanda,
0:00:50 > 0:00:55reflects on his life, work and recent Academy Award.
0:00:55 > 0:00:58German artist Hans Peter Kuhn talks about his installation, Flags,
0:00:58 > 0:01:01at Port Noffer on the North Antrim Coast.
0:01:01 > 0:01:06And we have an acapella performance from Sunderland's The Futureheads.
0:01:08 > 0:01:11But first, Culture Night is a mass celebration
0:01:11 > 0:01:14of artistic adventure and exuberance.
0:01:14 > 0:01:16The concept originated in mainland Europe
0:01:16 > 0:01:19with Ireland first getting involved in 2006.
0:01:19 > 0:01:25This year, there were a record 34 towns taking part north and south.
0:01:25 > 0:01:29We sent our reporter Rigsy along to experience Culture Night Belfast.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33Now in its fourth year and, for the first time,
0:01:33 > 0:01:35expanding from the Cathedral Quarter
0:01:35 > 0:01:37to incorporate the city centre and beyond,
0:01:37 > 0:01:38Culture Night is back
0:01:38 > 0:01:42with its biggest, its best and its most varied line-up to date.
0:01:42 > 0:01:46But for the uninitiated, let's find out what tonight is all about.
0:02:00 > 0:02:04I'm Adam Turkington, and I'm Culture Night programme manager.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07Culture Night is immersive. That's the point.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10When you come down, you don't just watch - you're taking part.
0:02:10 > 0:02:14There is no cost for attending any of the events.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17It's the one rule that we have.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19If you come down and get involved with it,
0:02:19 > 0:02:21it will be a night like no other,
0:02:21 > 0:02:24and the whole city becomes a stage.
0:02:24 > 0:02:27It's a bit pretentious, but it all becomes one big art project,
0:02:27 > 0:02:30and you're a part of it, and that's what makes it exciting.
0:02:38 > 0:02:42220 events, way too many for us to even try to give you more than
0:02:42 > 0:02:46a mild insight into Culture Night, but we will do our best.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49It all starts here, in Culture Night's spiritual home,
0:02:49 > 0:02:51the Cathedral Quarter.
0:03:08 > 0:03:12Inspired by a nine-year-old from Los Angeles, this cardboard arcade
0:03:12 > 0:03:15was providing challenging entertainment for people of all ages.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17CHEERING
0:03:18 > 0:03:23You just follow crowds to random things that nine times out of ten,
0:03:23 > 0:03:27you don't really understand, but you almost certainly will enjoy it!
0:03:27 > 0:03:29MUSIC: My Dixie Darlin'
0:03:31 > 0:03:34# My Dixie darling'
0:03:34 > 0:03:36# Listen to this song I sing
0:03:36 > 0:03:38# Beneath the silver moon... #
0:03:38 > 0:03:40How do you gents find performing in a caravan,
0:03:40 > 0:03:43not being able to see the audience?
0:03:43 > 0:03:45The audience don't want to see us!
0:03:45 > 0:03:47Would you like to do one with us?
0:03:47 > 0:03:50OK.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52THEY PLAY OLD MCDONALD'S FARM
0:04:15 > 0:04:19Dia de los muertos!
0:04:19 > 0:04:21Another thing that I really like about Culture Night,
0:04:21 > 0:04:24it's not just about the bars and the clubs and the usual venues,
0:04:24 > 0:04:28it's about performances that take place...in a barber shop.
0:04:32 > 0:04:36So we had to make do with watching the performance of Sweeney Todd
0:04:36 > 0:04:39from outside Tivoli's Barber Shop.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41Is it intimidating being so close to everybody?
0:04:41 > 0:04:44Well, I was going to come in for a shave myself until I realised
0:04:44 > 0:04:48what I was actually here for when I saw the piano in the background!
0:04:48 > 0:04:51You turned up for a haircut?! He was obliged to sing!
0:04:51 > 0:04:52That's Culture Night, folks!
0:05:03 > 0:05:07Welcome to the stage Mr Archie Holloway, ladies and gentlemen!
0:05:07 > 0:05:10CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:05:19 > 0:05:22Go on, give us a kiss! Give us a kiss!
0:05:25 > 0:05:28DRUMS PLAY
0:05:40 > 0:05:43The FirePoise fire show has been one of the most popular events
0:05:43 > 0:05:44over the past few years.
0:05:44 > 0:05:48It's an incredible visual display of skill and discipline that has
0:05:48 > 0:05:52brought this crowd together as we go towards an exciting finale.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07What I love about this night, every single year,
0:06:07 > 0:06:09you always feel like you're just a tiny bit away
0:06:09 > 0:06:12from being properly involved,
0:06:12 > 0:06:13maybe a little bit too involved!
0:06:13 > 0:06:16About 30 seconds from now, I'll probably be in that parade!
0:06:16 > 0:06:18No bad thing.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46It's been absolutely brilliant this year,
0:06:46 > 0:06:49so much busier and so much more variety,
0:06:49 > 0:06:55and it ends as Culture Night 2012 goes up in flames.
0:07:12 > 0:07:16Culture Night brings many people together for one heady night
0:07:16 > 0:07:18but, of course, there's plenty of great stuff
0:07:18 > 0:07:19happening in Northern Ireland
0:07:19 > 0:07:22for the other 364 days of the year.
0:07:22 > 0:07:26Now, it was recently my pleasure to meet film director and writer,
0:07:26 > 0:07:29Terry George, who made the headlines in February
0:07:29 > 0:07:31when he and his daughter Oorlagh
0:07:31 > 0:07:34won an Oscar for their short film, The Shore.
0:07:34 > 0:07:38Previous Academy nominations for Terry include Hotel Rwanda
0:07:38 > 0:07:39and In The Name Of The Father.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42Other film credits are The Boxer, Some Mother's Son
0:07:42 > 0:07:43and Whole Lotta Sole.
0:07:43 > 0:07:48Terry divides his time between New York and Killough, County Down,
0:07:48 > 0:07:49where he shot the film
0:07:49 > 0:07:53that finally put that golden statuette in his hand.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56Jim?
0:08:02 > 0:08:03Jim!
0:08:06 > 0:08:07Oh, shit!
0:08:09 > 0:08:11It was an amazing night.
0:08:11 > 0:08:16We made this short film a couple of years ago about...based on peace
0:08:16 > 0:08:21and reconciliation, and little did we know, here we'd be tonight.
0:08:21 > 0:08:25Were you surprised to get that and hear your name called out?
0:08:25 > 0:08:28Yeah. I mean, I guess you're always surprised.
0:08:28 > 0:08:32I'm a bit of a cynic and a pessimist,
0:08:32 > 0:08:36so...and having been there twice before,
0:08:36 > 0:08:39I didn't let my expectations go up.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42But it was wonderful. It was delightful.
0:08:42 > 0:08:46It is the film that I feel is probably the most personal to you.
0:08:46 > 0:08:50This was shot literally outside your front door.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52It was, yeah.
0:08:57 > 0:09:01I've grown up all my life there, and so for me to go back there
0:09:01 > 0:09:05and give it something was both important and joyous.
0:09:05 > 0:09:06Let's talk about one of the scenes
0:09:06 > 0:09:09which still makes me laugh out loud every time I see this film.
0:09:09 > 0:09:11On the beach.
0:09:12 > 0:09:13Hey!
0:09:13 > 0:09:14Run!
0:09:24 > 0:09:27I don't think I'll ever make a Western,
0:09:27 > 0:09:31so this was my...this was my go at a Western, where I have a horse chase!
0:09:31 > 0:09:34- It was hard to shoot. - Why was it hard to shoot?
0:09:34 > 0:09:40Well, the tide's coming in, you know, it's money, we're all on a Polaris,
0:09:40 > 0:09:46which is a four-wheel truck there trying to keep up with the horse.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49- Trying to keep up with Conleth Hill as Paddy as well.- And Conleth.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52And Conleth isn't the fittest of people, he'd agree himself,
0:09:52 > 0:09:57so after three or four takes, Conleth was pretty much bollocksed, you know?
0:09:59 > 0:10:02I give up! I give up!
0:10:03 > 0:10:05I surrender! I surrender.
0:10:05 > 0:10:10The recognition that the Oscar gave you, how did that feel?
0:10:10 > 0:10:14The greeting and the support of everyone
0:10:14 > 0:10:18and particularly, you know, the politicians,
0:10:18 > 0:10:20the First Minister and the Deputy First Minister
0:10:20 > 0:10:22and the reception at Stormont,
0:10:22 > 0:10:26which, for me, obviously, was a considerable culture shock.
0:10:26 > 0:10:30All of that, and the warmth of the people themselves,
0:10:30 > 0:10:32and how they shared in the notion
0:10:32 > 0:10:34that we told a story about Northern Ireland
0:10:34 > 0:10:38that was joyous and fun and captured some of the humour
0:10:38 > 0:10:40so that was a quite unique experience, yeah.
0:10:42 > 0:10:46Born in Belfast, Terry was in his late teens when the Troubles began.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51In 1975, he was arrested as a member of an IRSP group
0:10:51 > 0:10:54and sent to jail.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57Do you regret getting caught up in it? Because you were...
0:10:57 > 0:10:59Do I regret getting caught? Yes!
0:11:00 > 0:11:03No! No, I don't. It was...
0:11:03 > 0:11:05I can't call regret this or that.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07That's your life and that's what it is
0:11:07 > 0:11:09and the dice fell that way.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11Many of the people I knew are dead now.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13I'm lucky to be here, you know,
0:11:13 > 0:11:16even more likely to be in this situation
0:11:16 > 0:11:18where I'm talking about my life as a film director.
0:11:18 > 0:11:22In 1978, Terry was released from jail
0:11:22 > 0:11:25and three years later went to New York to work as a journalist.
0:11:25 > 0:11:29He also began to write for the theatre.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31His big break as a writer came in 1993
0:11:31 > 0:11:34when Jim Sheridan asked him to collaborate on the screenplay
0:11:34 > 0:11:36for In The Name Of The Father.
0:11:36 > 0:11:38It told the story of Gerry Conlon
0:11:38 > 0:11:42who, along with his father Giuseppe, was wrongly convicted
0:11:42 > 0:11:46for taking part in the IRA bombing campaign in England.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49CHEERING
0:11:49 > 0:11:52I took Gerry Conlon on this very memorable drive
0:11:52 > 0:11:54from New York to Key West,
0:11:54 > 0:11:59which is, I think, 1,200 miles, takes you two days
0:11:59 > 0:12:00and the reason for that was that
0:12:00 > 0:12:03I couldn't stop Gerry partying in New York,
0:12:03 > 0:12:05so it was a sort of moving jail cell for him.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08And the tape recordings of that trip
0:12:08 > 0:12:11became the script of In The Name Of The Father.
0:12:12 > 0:12:14There's a scene where
0:12:14 > 0:12:17Gerry Conlon and his father are in a cell together.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20Keep away from me! You've followed me all your fucking life
0:12:20 > 0:12:23- and now here you are in jail. You doing this deliberately?- No.
0:12:23 > 0:12:25- You doing it deliberately? - Stop it.- You doing it...?
0:12:25 > 0:12:29You wanted to put that father-son relationship at its core.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32- It became less a "Troubles" film...- Yeah.
0:12:32 > 0:12:36..and more that interpersonal, interfamilial relationship.
0:12:36 > 0:12:38That seems to be really important to you
0:12:38 > 0:12:40and it's a line that goes throughout your films.
0:12:40 > 0:12:45'The political story, the injustice story was important
0:12:45 > 0:12:48'but at the same time, the father-son story,'
0:12:48 > 0:12:50that evolution,
0:12:50 > 0:12:54the bad boy becoming the good man, was equally important.
0:12:55 > 0:12:59In the Name of the Father earned Terry his first Oscar nomination.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02In 2004, he got his second
0:13:02 > 0:13:05when he co-wrote the screenplay for Hotel Rwanda,
0:13:05 > 0:13:07a film he also directed.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09It told the story of Paul Rusesabagina
0:13:09 > 0:13:13and his struggle to save his family in the Rwandan genocide.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19'When I got together with Paul, we went to Rwanda'
0:13:19 > 0:13:24and it was particularly there that I saw just how similar it was
0:13:24 > 0:13:27to Northern Ireland in many ways.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30Is it the tribes, the tribal...?
0:13:30 > 0:13:33The division between Hutu and Tutsi for sure,
0:13:33 > 0:13:37the manipulation by extreme politicians on both sides.
0:13:37 > 0:13:41The divide, the fear of losing land
0:13:41 > 0:13:44or losing stuff to the other side.
0:13:44 > 0:13:48Don Cheadle is incredible as Paul in the film.
0:13:48 > 0:13:49There's one scene
0:13:49 > 0:13:52where he is trying to find his family, it's towards the end.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55SOLDIERS SHOUT
0:13:55 > 0:13:57Stay where you are! Stay down!
0:13:59 > 0:14:01GUNFIRE
0:14:05 > 0:14:08SCREAMING
0:14:09 > 0:14:13The look on his face is so harrowing,
0:14:13 > 0:14:16the pain that he thinks that his family are dead
0:14:16 > 0:14:17and then he finds them.
0:14:17 > 0:14:21How did Don Cheadle get all of that into his face?
0:14:21 > 0:14:24Well, he's one of the best actors in the world
0:14:24 > 0:14:27and in that case, you know,
0:14:27 > 0:14:32that was the climax of the drama of the family.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36THEY SCREAM
0:14:36 > 0:14:37They've gone! They've gone.
0:14:37 > 0:14:41'I've been blessed with the best actors in the world,
0:14:41 > 0:14:45'I've worked with, so particularly with Don and Sophie in that film,
0:14:45 > 0:14:49'they carried it and the audience loved them
0:14:49 > 0:14:52'and wanted them to succeed and wanted them to find the children.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55'Again, it's a family story.'
0:14:55 > 0:14:59Is it important for you to have that personal at the core of a film
0:14:59 > 0:15:03which has a huge political ramification to it as well?
0:15:03 > 0:15:05That's what I look for first.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07I'm not capable of doing totally political films.
0:15:07 > 0:15:11I want to look for that person within the film who tells...
0:15:11 > 0:15:15who becomes the audience or explains to the audience what's going on,
0:15:15 > 0:15:18whether it's Paul Rusesabagina or Giuseppe Conlon,
0:15:18 > 0:15:20that's what I look for
0:15:20 > 0:15:24because then, you're able to combine drama...
0:15:26 > 0:15:32..and entertainment with a message that you hope resonates with people.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35Is that what you want to do as a filmmaker?
0:15:35 > 0:15:39Yeah, when possible. I mean, you've got to switch off from it, you know?
0:15:39 > 0:15:42You can't be that crusader all the time
0:15:42 > 0:15:47and I want to kind of stretch in terms of what I'm capable of,
0:15:47 > 0:15:50which is why The Shore and Whole Lotta Sole came about.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53SHRIEKING
0:15:56 > 0:15:58Get him!
0:16:00 > 0:16:02Are you trying to get in touch with your funny side?
0:16:02 > 0:16:04Well, yeah, I think people got laughs out of it.
0:16:04 > 0:16:09The most satisfying thing for a director, filmmaker,
0:16:09 > 0:16:14producer, even actor, is to sit at the back of a theatre or cinema
0:16:14 > 0:16:15and hear the audience laugh.
0:16:15 > 0:16:17- You pick him up. Yes, you. - BABY CRIES
0:16:17 > 0:16:21- You're going to learn a thing or two about children. Pick him up!- OK!
0:16:24 > 0:16:25BABY FARTS
0:16:25 > 0:16:27Oh, Jesus!
0:16:27 > 0:16:30'I remember when I was going to the Oscars with my mum,
0:16:30 > 0:16:31she was in the limousine
0:16:31 > 0:16:34and she said, "This is all great,
0:16:34 > 0:16:37"but are you ever going to get yourself a real job?"
0:16:37 > 0:16:42And in a way, that's the Northern Ireland mentality, you know,
0:16:42 > 0:16:45so yeah, so maybe I'll get there.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56German artist, Hans Peter Kuhn,
0:16:56 > 0:16:59is known for his large-scale installations in public places,
0:16:59 > 0:17:02usually working with electric light and amplified music.
0:17:02 > 0:17:05But when he was invited as part of the Cultural Olympiad
0:17:05 > 0:17:09to County Antrim's Causeway Coast, he took a very different approach.
0:17:09 > 0:17:13Natasha Sayee met him to discuss his latest work, Flags.
0:17:13 > 0:17:17SHIPPING FORECAST PLAYS 'Showers good, occasionally moderate.
0:17:17 > 0:17:22'Malin, Hebrides, Bailey - variable, three or four,
0:17:22 > 0:17:26'showers good. Fairisle, Faeroes, north-east...'
0:17:26 > 0:17:31This is a very dramatic and very beautiful landscape.
0:17:31 > 0:17:35I mean, you have these rocks from... These basalt pillars,
0:17:35 > 0:17:38but then you have these green areas
0:17:38 > 0:17:42that suddenly fall down and make this big base.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45It is tremendous and unexplainable!
0:17:45 > 0:17:49So what was it that drew you to this unexplainable place?
0:17:49 > 0:17:52I was asked to do something here at the Giant's Causeway
0:17:52 > 0:17:54so I came here and I saw it and I nearly said,
0:17:54 > 0:17:58"This is impossible, I cannot do anything on a place like this.
0:17:58 > 0:18:01"This is too big. It doesn't make sense to add something to it."
0:18:01 > 0:18:04But then I went out there on the Giant's Causeway
0:18:04 > 0:18:07and turned around and I saw Port Noffer, the big bay there.
0:18:09 > 0:18:10Over several weeks in August,
0:18:10 > 0:18:13Hans Peter Kuhn and his team created flags,
0:18:13 > 0:18:15putting 140 steel poles into the ground.
0:18:15 > 0:18:19Each one has a plastic flag which swivels
0:18:19 > 0:18:21to show either a red or yellow side,
0:18:21 > 0:18:25depending on which way the wind's blowing.
0:18:25 > 0:18:27When people come down here for the first time,
0:18:27 > 0:18:30how would you like them to view your installation?
0:18:30 > 0:18:33Well, I mean, the good thing is, there is the Giant's Causeway,
0:18:33 > 0:18:37which blocks the view, so when you come down here, you don't see it.
0:18:37 > 0:18:41This is something I like very much. Then, suddenly,
0:18:41 > 0:18:44you get this image of the colour spots in the landscape.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55Mostly, I work with sound and light.
0:18:55 > 0:18:59When I came here, it made no sense to do anything with electricity
0:18:59 > 0:19:01because this is a natural place. It should stay natural.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04So then I thought, "What can I use as a force?"
0:19:04 > 0:19:07And of course, wind is there and it's free.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10Flags came up very naturally just from the situation.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18Tell us about the red and yellow
0:19:18 > 0:19:22because there's a vista of red and yellow.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25It's actually very simple. It's a very formal reason.
0:19:25 > 0:19:27I wanted a stark contrast between the two sides,
0:19:27 > 0:19:30so I looked for colours
0:19:30 > 0:19:34that are nicely opposite.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37Red and yellow would be the colours that would be used most
0:19:37 > 0:19:39by the advertising industry.
0:19:39 > 0:19:41In the end, it is that same reason. I want people to see it
0:19:41 > 0:19:45and that's what advertising people want, of course, too.
0:19:45 > 0:19:49They also give you these colours because they want you to look.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52I think what it does is making people really aware of nature.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55Nature is unpredictable. You look around, you see,
0:19:55 > 0:19:57they all move and each moves in a different way.
0:19:57 > 0:20:01Now you see the trees moving or the leaves moving
0:20:01 > 0:20:04but you never see the wind itself. It is invisible.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07That's the great thing about this. It helps you appreciate
0:20:07 > 0:20:10how the wind is moving around the causeway.
0:20:10 > 0:20:12'People come from all over the world
0:20:12 > 0:20:15'to experience this extraordinary landscape
0:20:15 > 0:20:19'and to hear how it was forged by natural forces, including the wind.'
0:20:19 > 0:20:22'After millions of years of weathering, wind and rain
0:20:22 > 0:20:25'changing the stone's chemical structure,
0:20:25 > 0:20:28'the laterite was broken down, an ongoing process
0:20:28 > 0:20:32'that affects the entire landscape of the Giants Causeway.'
0:20:33 > 0:20:36When you've seen the Flags installation,
0:20:36 > 0:20:40you can really appreciate just how much this landscape
0:20:40 > 0:20:42is being shaped by the sea and the wind.
0:20:42 > 0:20:46But the extraordinary basalt columns here at the Giants Causeway,
0:20:46 > 0:20:50well, they defied explanation for centuries.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53'Were they formed eons ago when sedimentary mud solidified,
0:20:53 > 0:20:56'or when molten lava met cold seawater?
0:20:56 > 0:21:02'Or were they formed much more recently, when God created the world?
0:21:02 > 0:21:05'This view is included in a display at the visitors centre.'
0:21:07 > 0:21:10'Young Earth Creationists believe that the Earth was created
0:21:10 > 0:21:11'some 6,000 years ago.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14'This is based on a specific interpretation of the Bible,
0:21:14 > 0:21:19'and in particular, the account of Creation in the book of Genesis.'
0:21:19 > 0:21:22This might seem like anti-scientific heresy to some,
0:21:22 > 0:21:25but the views of these Young Earth creationists
0:21:25 > 0:21:27are included here at the visitors centre.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30That's only a small part of the exhibition,
0:21:30 > 0:21:33but it has sparked a fierce debate.
0:21:33 > 0:21:36When you look at this really spectacular coastline,
0:21:36 > 0:21:41do you feel the need to ask why it was created or who created it?
0:21:41 > 0:21:44No, I don't. This is, honestly, I don't mind,
0:21:44 > 0:21:48I don't care if it's created by God, if you want to call it that
0:21:48 > 0:21:52or if it's a Big Bang. It doesn't make any difference. It's the same.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55The main issue is that it's there and that we appreciate it,
0:21:55 > 0:21:58but how it came to happen, we can never tell.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01But do you feel it's somewhere that should be celebrated?
0:22:01 > 0:22:06You can celebrate nature by just being there and appreciating it.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09When you look at this, this is so beautiful, and here you can see
0:22:09 > 0:22:11this is all formed by nature,
0:22:11 > 0:22:15and the wind has also a big part in it.
0:22:15 > 0:22:16Erosion is water and wind, usually.
0:22:16 > 0:22:21OK, this is artificial, what I'm doing, but it follows nature.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23If you take the time to look a little bit
0:22:23 > 0:22:26then you realise what nature is doing.
0:22:29 > 0:22:33And Flags runs until the 4th of November.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36I'm joined now by Ralph McLean, with his cultural recommendations
0:22:36 > 0:22:38for the coming weeks. What have you got for us?
0:22:38 > 0:22:39First up, Marie-Louise,
0:22:39 > 0:22:42we've got Derry-based Echo Echo dance theatre company
0:22:42 > 0:22:45and their new touring production, The Cove.
0:22:45 > 0:22:48This is based on the production team's experiences
0:22:48 > 0:22:50in a cove in Inishowen in Donegal.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53It's very authentic, in-your-face. Highly recommended. I should say,
0:22:53 > 0:22:55you won't need wellies and your windcheater.
0:22:55 > 0:22:59You're not going to be exposed to the elements indoors, it's in the round.
0:22:59 > 0:23:02And the set design comes from Dan Shipsides, who is an artist
0:23:02 > 0:23:06as well as being a climber, so authentic is the word here.
0:23:06 > 0:23:08It starts its tour in Letterkenny on the 3rd of October,
0:23:08 > 0:23:10plays at various places throughout Northern Ireland
0:23:10 > 0:23:12and finishes in the Millennium Forum
0:23:12 > 0:23:14on the 17th. Climb on board would be my advice.
0:23:14 > 0:23:16Sounds great. What have you got for us next?
0:23:16 > 0:23:18Well, Flive, or Fermanagh Live, is a festival
0:23:18 > 0:23:20that's been running for four years,
0:23:20 > 0:23:24bringing all kinds of cultural events to that beautiful part of the world.
0:23:24 > 0:23:26This year, it's very eclectic as always.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29Musically speaking, they've got the wonderful Juliet Turner.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32Trad stalwarts Andy Irvine and Donal Lunny are going to be there as well.
0:23:32 > 0:23:34All sorts of other great stuff as well,
0:23:34 > 0:23:37Dylan Quinn Dance Theatre Company will be there, Ardal O'Hanlon,
0:23:37 > 0:23:40king of stand-up that he is, and loads more besides
0:23:40 > 0:23:43including a zombie film, so from Father Ted to the Living Dead.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45See what I did there? Very clever.
0:23:45 > 0:23:47It's a three-day festival, from October 4th.
0:23:47 > 0:23:49Check out their website for information.
0:23:49 > 0:23:52Sounds great. Where are you going to take us to next?
0:23:52 > 0:23:55Well, I think with the nights drawing in we could all do with a laugh.
0:23:55 > 0:23:56So a bit of stand-up comedy.
0:23:56 > 0:24:00If you're not familiar with the Irish-American comedian Des Bishop,
0:24:00 > 0:24:02I have one thing to say to you. Where have you been?
0:24:02 > 0:24:04He's had various series' on RTE.
0:24:04 > 0:24:06Probably the best of them is In The Name of the Fada
0:24:06 > 0:24:09in which he had to learn Gaelic to perform his show in that language.
0:24:09 > 0:24:10An amazing guy, very observational,
0:24:10 > 0:24:13and he's playing a couple of dates in Northern Ireland,
0:24:13 > 0:24:15Millennium Forum in Derry on the 13th
0:24:15 > 0:24:17and then up to Belfast and the Ulster Hall on the 20th.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19I wonder if he'll do his jokes in dual language.
0:24:19 > 0:24:22We'll have to wait and see. And finally, what have you got for us?
0:24:22 > 0:24:25- Quickfire cultural recommendations. - A couple of quick recommendations
0:24:25 > 0:24:28would be I Am My Own Wife, an incredible
0:24:28 > 0:24:31Pulitzer Award-winning performance, running at the MAC until the 6th.
0:24:31 > 0:24:35It is 36 characters, the story of one woman and it's told by one man,
0:24:35 > 0:24:38so very intriguing as well. Check it out and you'll see
0:24:38 > 0:24:41why it's so award winning. It's at the MAC until the 6th.
0:24:41 > 0:24:42Now, we know that kids love
0:24:42 > 0:24:45to get stuck into art and get messy and muddy with it.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48They can do that at the Sticky Fingers Arts Festival,
0:24:48 > 0:24:50which runs in Newry throughout the month of October.
0:24:50 > 0:24:52Check out their website for more information.
0:24:52 > 0:24:57And the Stirling Prize, a very prestigious award for architecture,
0:24:57 > 0:24:58that's announced this month as well.
0:24:58 > 0:25:02And you've seen the Lyric and anybody who's seen the renovated Lyric
0:25:02 > 0:25:03will know how beautiful it is.
0:25:03 > 0:25:06It's nominated for the Stirling Prize this year. Fingers crossed.
0:25:06 > 0:25:10- That'll be announced on the 13th. - Ralph, thank you very much.
0:25:10 > 0:25:14And that's it. We're back next month with the first of two specials
0:25:14 > 0:25:17from the Ulster Bank Belfast Festival at Queens.
0:25:17 > 0:25:21You can keep up to date with BBC Radio Ulster's Arts Extra programme,
0:25:21 > 0:25:23weeknights at 6:30pm.
0:25:23 > 0:25:27We leave you tonight though with an exclusive a cappella performance.
0:25:27 > 0:25:29This is the Futureheads.
0:25:29 > 0:25:31One, two. A-one, two...
0:25:31 > 0:25:33- # I came to town - Nineteen
0:25:33 > 0:25:35# And they called it the summer
0:25:35 > 0:25:38- # I came to town - Nineteen
0:25:38 > 0:25:40# And they called it the summer
0:25:40 > 0:25:42# I was 19 when I came to town
0:25:42 > 0:25:44# And they called it the summer of love
0:25:44 > 0:25:46# There were burning babies burning flags
0:25:46 > 0:25:48# There were hawks against the doves
0:25:48 > 0:25:52# I took a job in a steamie down on Cauldrum Street
0:25:52 > 0:25:56# Fell in love with a laundry girl who was working next to me
0:25:56 > 0:25:59# Oh, she was a rare thing
0:25:59 > 0:26:01# Fine as a bee's wing
0:26:01 > 0:26:04# So fine a breath of wind might blow her away
0:26:05 > 0:26:07# She was a lost child
0:26:07 > 0:26:09# Oh, she was a-running wild
0:26:09 > 0:26:12# She says, "As long as there's no price on love
0:26:12 > 0:26:14# "As long as there's no price on love
0:26:14 > 0:26:18# "As long as there's no price on love I'll stay-ay-ay
0:26:18 > 0:26:22# I wouldn't want it any other way-ay-ay-ay
0:26:22 > 0:26:25- # I came to town - Nineteen
0:26:25 > 0:26:27# And they called it the summer
0:26:27 > 0:26:29- # I came to town - Nineteen
0:26:29 > 0:26:32# And they called it the summer
0:26:32 > 0:26:35# Brown hair zig-zag around her face And a look of half surprise
0:26:35 > 0:26:40# Like a fox caught in the headlights There was animal in her eyes
0:26:40 > 0:26:42# She said, "Oh, boy, can't you see?
0:26:42 > 0:26:45# "I'm not the factory kind
0:26:45 > 0:26:48# "If you don't take me out of here I'll surely lose my mind"
0:26:48 > 0:26:50# Oh, she was a rare thing
0:26:50 > 0:26:53# Fine as a bee's wing
0:26:53 > 0:26:56# So fine a breath of wind might blow her away
0:26:56 > 0:26:58# Blow her away
0:26:58 > 0:27:00# She was a lost child
0:27:00 > 0:27:02# Oh, she was a-running wild
0:27:02 > 0:27:04# She says, "As long as there's no price on love
0:27:04 > 0:27:06# "As long as there's no price on love
0:27:06 > 0:27:11# "As long as there's no price on love I'll stay-ay-ay-ay
0:27:11 > 0:27:15# And I wouldn't want it any other way-ay-ay-ay
0:27:15 > 0:27:17# Boom ba-doom, ba-doom
0:27:17 > 0:27:20# Boom ba-doom, ba-doom
0:27:20 > 0:27:22# Boom ba-doom, ba-doom
0:27:22 > 0:27:24# Boom ba-doom, ba-doom
0:27:24 > 0:27:26# We was camping down the Gower one time
0:27:26 > 0:27:28# And the work was pretty good
0:27:28 > 0:27:31# She thought we shouldn't wait for the frost
0:27:31 > 0:27:32# And I thought maybe we should
0:27:32 > 0:27:35# We were drinking more in those days
0:27:35 > 0:27:38# And the tempers reached a pitch
0:27:38 > 0:27:41# Like a fool, I let her run With a rambling itch
0:27:41 > 0:27:43# Well, the last I heard she was sleeping rough
0:27:43 > 0:27:46# Down on the Derby beat
0:27:46 > 0:27:50# White Horse in her hip pocket And a wolfhound at her feet
0:27:50 > 0:27:52# They say she even married once
0:27:52 > 0:27:54# A man named Romany Brown
0:27:54 > 0:27:58# But even a gypsy caravan Was too much settling down
0:27:58 > 0:28:01# They say her flower's faded now
0:28:01 > 0:28:03# Hard weather and hard booze
0:28:03 > 0:28:05# Well, maybe that's the price you pay
0:28:05 > 0:28:07# For the chains that you refuse
0:28:07 > 0:28:09# Oh, she was a rare thing
0:28:09 > 0:28:12# Fine as a bee's wing
0:28:12 > 0:28:15# So fine a breath of wind might blow her away
0:28:15 > 0:28:17# She was a lost child
0:28:17 > 0:28:20# Oh, she was a-running wild
0:28:20 > 0:28:22# She says, "As long as there's no price on love
0:28:22 > 0:28:25# "As long as there's no price on love
0:28:25 > 0:28:29# As long as there's no price on love I'll stay-ay-ay-ay
0:28:29 > 0:28:33# And I wouldn't want it any other way-ay-ay-ay
0:28:33 > 0:28:36# Ay-ay-ay-ay
0:28:36 > 0:28:39# Ay-y-y-y. #
0:28:41 > 0:28:45Subtitles by Red Bee Media Ltd