Musicians and Writers Come to Town Hall for Night of Improvisation

The Black Gate presents an improvisational evening of music and literature in Galway's Town Hall Theatre featuring some of the finest writers and musicians in the country.

The Black Gate Invitational is a cross-disciplinary event featuring an array of the country's best musicians, writers, and performers. Songwriters Rioghnach Connolly, Peter Broderick, Suzanne Savage, Róisín Elsafty, Inni-K, Little John Nee, Anna Mullarkey, and Rodney Owl will be joined by writers Claire-Louise Bennett, Eva Bourke, Alan MacMonagle, Taim Haimet, Louis de Paor, and Elizabeth Reapy for an improvisational evening of music and literature against the backdrop of a nine-piece big band. Black Gate Invitational allows for the magic of improvisation, giving artists an option to let their work be interpreted live with other voices and to see new sparks emerge from their work.

Guest Performers: Rioghnach Connolly, Peter Broderick, Suzanne Savage, Róisín Elsafty, Inni-K, Little John Nee, Anna Mullarkey, and Rodney Owl.

Guest Writers: Clare Louise Bennett, Eva Bourke, Alan MacMonagle, Taim Haimet, Louis de Paor, and Elizabeth Reapy.

Black Gate Invitational Big Band: Matthew Berrill, Naomi Berrill, Matthew Jacobson, Nick Roth, Olesya Zdorovetska, Aengus Hackett, Greg Felton, Floriane Blancke, and Derek White.

This show / workshop will last for 3 hours and 30 minutes and the line-up is absolutely packed with talent, so you are sure to witness the creation of something beautiful while you are there. Tickets are only €10 available online at www.tht.ie

This event is kindly supported by Galway City Council and funded through the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media Local Live Performance Programming Scheme Phase 4.