Files relating to the devising and production of a parade by Macnas to mark the centenary of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU), Dublin, 1994. Includes detailed proposal with details of input required from Macnas; TS correspondence and production meeting minutes, largely between Padraig Breathnach and Gary McMahon of Macnas and Peter Cassells and Don O'Connell of ICTU; document of proposed activities for city centre activities as part of ICTU centenary; contracts and agreements signed between Macnas and ICTU; document of estimated production costs; lists of items required by Macnas for production; parade map and running order; details of insurance and logistics for the parade.
File 2 includes assorted press releases about Macnas as well as a brief history of the company; document with text/transcript of commentary for RTE coverage of ICTU congress cavalcade parade; sponsor list for the parade; text of opening remarks by Peter Cassells, General Secretary of ICTU at the opening of the Congress Centenary officiated by An Taoiseach, Albert Reynolds T.D., at Dublin Castle; summary of speech by Philip O'Flynn. President of ICTU, as same event and also programme of wider events in the ICTU centenary programme.
Files of records relating to the production and administration of Sweeney / Buile Suibhne, produced by Macnas in Galway and also on tour internationally in San Francisco, USA.
File 1 includes letters of response to invitation to attend the world premiere of Buile Suibhne from offices of Máire Geoghegan-Quinn T.D., Áras an Uachtaráin on behalf of President of Ireland, Mary Robinson; Minister for Justice and also from the Office of the Taoiseach, Albert Reynolds, T.D; The Ambassador of France in Ireland; Michael D. Higgins T.D., Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht (signed); letter of contract of agreement made between Macnas and Galway Arts Festival for world premiere production of Buile Suibhne; correspondence from travel writers and other letters and fax correspondence regarding attendance at Buile Suibhne in Galway. Also letters from Macnas to various Galway schools, regarding the programming of performances of Buile Suibhne for schools. (Nov 1994).
File 2 includes printed programme from production of Buile Suibhne at the Somerville Theater, Somerville, Massachusetts; planning documents from productions of Buile Suibhne in USA such as San Francisco parade schedule, projected budget; breakdown of costs/value of costume items; drawings and sketches of elements of the parade; and general administrative fax correspondence between Rod Goodall and organisers at San Francisco.
Files relating to the production and administration of Balor at the V Festival, Iberoamericano de Teatro de Bogotá 96 in Colombia and at Town Hall Theatre, Galway.
File 1 includes press cuttings of event listings for the festival, printed programme of events at the festival (with image of Macnas/Balor on the cover); a printed handbook of information for members of the Macnas company for attendance in Bogota. Also letter from Mike Diskin, Manager, Town Hall Theatre, attaching contract for production of Balor at the Town Hall.
File 2 includes extensive fax and email correspondence between Macnas (Rod Goodall, Declan Gibbons) and organising staff at the Bogota Festival, namely Clarisa Ruiz. Includes breakdown of budgets and costs for the touring production, details and costs of insurance; discussing around funding applications and Government funding applications (Letter from 15 March cites "recent developments in Northern Ireland" as reasons for delay in funding decisions by the Government);signed contract agreed for production by Macnas at the Festival in Bogota (1 Jan 1996).
File 3 includes extensive fax and letter correspondence between Macnas (Rod Goodall, Declan Gibbons) and organising staff at the Bogota Festival, namely Clarisa Ruiz. Includes early discussions between Bogota and Macnas about producing a show in Colombia, through to discussing about programming, scheduling and funding. Note letter from Fanny Mikey, Festival Director, citing "one of the most difficult political crisis Colombia has experienced in recent years" (17 March 1996).
File 4 includes travel documents and correspondence regarding logistics of travel and arrangements, baggage dispute with British Airways and travel guides for Bogota city.
File of manuscript and typescript planning notes for parade produced by Macnas in 1993/1994. Includes lists of characters, floats and elements of the parade, lists of costumes and props, lists of participants and roles, details of materials needed and other such information regarding the planning and production of the parade. also includes photocopy extract from book entitled "Processional Images" by Tony Lewery, with drawings and information on parade float design and construction.
Also includes undated planning document "Initial Document - Now [New?] Proposal" - being a template outline for building a proposal for a new Macnas project.
A4 notepads with manuscript planning notes and details for various Macnas events and programmes. Includes details of planning logistics, costs, budgets, materials supply, casts and staff, transport and touring, meeting details, reminders and related information. Includes references to productions of Fir Bolgs, an event at Dromoland, Co. Clare; Mac Teo, Mac Eolas community arts schemes, and other planned events from Macnas.
File of letter and fax correspondence between Padraic Breathnach, Chairman of Macnas, and national and international producers and venues regarding the hosting and staging of Macnas events. Correspondents include Massachusetts Cultural Centre, Boston; the American Ireland Fund; American Irish Cultural Institute; Office of the Secretary to the President, Áras an Uachtaráin, regarding Mary Robinson, President of Ireland; Consulate General of Ireland, San Francisco; Consulate General of Ireland, Boston; Consulate General of Ireland, New York; Loretta Brennan Glucksman; Darlene Hone; Blane de St. Croix; Ciaran O'Reilly of Irish Repertory Theatre, New York; Jean Kennedy Smith, American Ambassador to Ireland. File also includes manuscript itinerary for travel and meeting plans for Macnas within the United States, lists of Irish societies in the Boston Consular area. Letter by Michael D. Higgins, Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht, on behalf of Padraic Breathnach sent to those potential U.S. based producers and figures (Aug 1994)
File of letters between Padraic Breathnach and Michael D. Higgins, T.D., Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht. Letter from Higgins to Breathnach, 12 Oct 1994, noting points made by Breathnach re. relationship between Macnas and Galway Corporation; Letter signed by Higgins in his capacity as Minister, confirming the appointment of Breathnach as a member of the Arts Council. (21 Sep 1994).
Files of correspondence regarding the work of Padraic Breathnach as a member of the Arts Council.
File 1 includes letter signed by Eamon Gilmore T.D., Minister of State at the Department of Marine, discussing awareness of the problems facing arts workers in Ireland (16 Jan 1995); Letter from Terry Devlin, Artistic Director of Island Theatre Company and by Liam Rellis, General Manager of Red Kettle Theatre Company, copied to a number of independent theatre companies in Ireland and Northern Ireland, expressing concern for funding of regional theatre companies in Ireland; Máire Hearty, Siamsa Tíre, Co. Kerry; Kerry School of Music; Fire Station Artists' Studio; Mary Geraghty of Erris Community Group, Belmullet, Mayo; Joe Gavin, City Manager, Galway; Mary-Rose Barrington, Graduate Business School, UCD; John Hargaden, University of Limerick [Concert Hall]; Áine Maguire, Blue Raincoat Theatre Company; Brendan Flynn of Clifden Community Arts Week; Peter Cassells, ICTU; Mel Mac Giobúin of Creative Activity for Everyone; David Teevan, Gallowglass Theatre Company; John Sharples of London Arts Board. (SEE ALSO T7/5/7 for ICTU Parade material)
File 2 includes documentation and papers from the Arts Council and from the period of time which Padraic Breathnach was a member of the Arts Council. Includes Council correspondence, memos, minutes and discussions regarding various committees of the Arts Council, including literature, music, theatre and drama and others. Items discussed include grants and applications made to the Arts Council for funding. Includes discussion documents on the planning and implementation of the Theatre in Ireland review report undertaken by the Arts Council, and copy of the questionnaire issues to those who took part in the report.
File of letter and fax correspondence between Padraic Breathnach (and also Declan Gibbons, Derval Byrne) of Macnas, to a number of French theatre companies, producers, and venues, regarding possible hosting and/or collaboration of production by events with Macnas. Also discussion around participating in Macnas events at the Galway Arts Festival (Aug 1995) and ONDA (Office Nationale, de Diffusion).
Lists of contacts, networks, local councillors, political figures, sponsors and others, kept by Padraic Breathnach, Chair of Macnas.