Would Someone Please Think of The Audiences?

Audiences are the lifeblood of performing arts. Unlike some art forms, live audiences influence and impact art making performances. Research for The Arts Council of Ireland indicates that street arts, circus, and spectacle consistently attract large audiences. They also engage audiences who may not otherwise access the arts. ISACS, in collaboration with Spraoi, introduces a

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Check Out Spraoi Friends & The Snow Queen

Spraoi highly recommends The Snow Queen, an audio play for children, created by talented friends whose work we admire. (more…)

Artist Mentoring

Special thanks to artists Jessica Doolin, Caoimhe Dunne, and Claire Sheehan from the ISACS and Culture Ireland PITCH initiative who participated in Spraoi’s artists’ mentoring programme this autumn. Also very

Safari Quest

Spraoi artworks will feature at Safari Quest, a drive-through family attraction in County Kildare. Spraoi’s artistic team has been busy preparing an array of features for the event. For updates

Three South-East Towns in December!

Waterford Spraoi toured ten Irish street artists to three south-east towns in December. It was one of the few performance tours by and Irish arts company 2020. The ensemble visited

RTE : Spraoi organisers keep show on the road with street art

The ever-popular Spraoi festival could not happen in its usual form this year but organisers pressed ahead with some spectacular street art and are hopeful that they will be able

Beryl busting out some moves

Thanks to WLR for this great video!

Echoes of SpraoI

Following George’s Street on Tuesday, Waterford’s Michael Street was SPRAOI-ed last night. More quirky spirit-raising installations and street performances are due in coming days as part of our ‘Echoes of

Thanks Shout-Out

Huge thanks to our friends and colleagues at Waterford City and County Council Council, The Arts Council, Culture Ireland, Failte Ireland, Garda Siochana, Sanofi, SE2, Red Hat, DIAGEO, volunteers and

N.E.S.T.

Spraoi’s policy, over the last number of years, of supporting and developing new Irish work, through the NEST initiative, and the emphasis on presenting Irish premieres at Spraoi has helped

Compañía de Circo “eia”

inTarsi (Catalonia) IRISH PREMIERE A few smallish platforms, a trampoline, a teeterboard and four men… Four acrobats watch each other, gauge, run into, carry, throw each other and sweep us

The NEST Stage

A mentoring initiative in partnership with ISACS (the Irish Street Art, Circus and Spectacle Network) this year featuring Full Circle by Laura Ivers and TAO by Human Collective The NEST