Item 16 - Correspondence - New York and USA Proposal 1994-1995

1 file, c. 100 pp

File of letter and fax correspondence regarding a project proposal from Macnas to produce "Buile Suibhne" ("Sweeney") as part of the St. Patrick's Day Parade in New York. Includes correspondence between Padraic Breathnach, Gary McMahon, and Rod Goodall of Macnas with others connected with the planning and organisation of Macnas tour to the United States in 1995. Includes correspondence with the Irish Arts Foundation of San Francisco (IAF-SF) and Eddie Stack, its Artistic Director; Peter O'Neill of IAF-SF, inviting Mayor of Galway Fintan Coogan to be part of the St. Patrick's Day Parade in San Francisco; Proposal document "Macnas in Massachusetts" (Mar 1995); Mike Durkin of the Annenberg Centre, Philadelphia; Printed itinerary for Macnas day-by-day in USA; flyers and headed paper for Irish-American Cultural Institute; 65th Anniversary issue of the Irish Echo magazine supplement; flyers from Artaud Theatre, San Francisco; Celtic National Heritage Festival of Louisiana; Playbill from "All in the Timing" at John Houseman. Other items include lists of items and materials needed for costumes/props used on US tour, as well as projected budgets with costs for the tour.

File 2 relates to media and publicity for the tour, includes printed flyers from Buile Suibhne/Sweeney by Macnas on its U.S. Tour, programmes and press cuttings of coverage from venues in the US as well as excerpts of press coverage of Macnas from Irish media; lists of media outlets and contacts in US areas.

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