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Commissioned Performance: Isadora Epstein - The Return to Hy-Brasail!
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The Royal Irish Academy 19 Dawson Street Dublin Ireland
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*Meet at Royal Irish Academy, Dawson Street.
Through lecture and performance, Isadora Epstein is on a theatrical search for Hy-Brasail - a possibly imaginary island off the coast of Co. Clare. Introduced by librarian Siobhán Fitzpatrick (RIA) and early medieval historian Dr. Elva Johnston (UCD), the artist will perform accompanied with musicians, Sinéad Onóra Kennedy and Lizzy O’Brien.
This event takes place as part of Dublin Art Book Fair 2018: Art and Architecture: Uncovering Libraries and Collections, sponsored by Henry J Lyons, supported by Dublin UNESCO City of Literature and the Arts Council of Ireland. Dublin Art Book Fair 2018 is guest curated by architectural and cultural historian, Dr. Ellen Rowley.