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Gig Hilary Woods “A fugue comprised of nine slow
hypnotic dirges” is how Acts of Light, Woods’ forthcoming album on Sacred Bones is described by her people. Woods continues her sonic excavations spanning field recordings in Spain, strings in Oslo and the Palestrina choir in the Pro Cathedral. Where The Bough Has Broken, the first single off the album, is cunningly envisioned through RTÉ newsreel archives. “This video muses on the beauty of community and resilience, made to a piece of music that celebrates connection and the specificity and transience of time, space, and human expression. This music video is a visual love letter to the Dublin City I grew up in, to the spirit of familial roots and the extraordinary moments in ordinary life that leave their lasting impression,” says Woods. She will be accompanied on these shows by pioneering and visionary drummer and percussionist Gabriel Ferrandini. The Complex (The Gallery), Wednesday October 25 & Thursday October 26, €22.50 Theatre Somewhere Out There You Nancy Harris’s new play fizzes and pops. It’s a comedy with heart and insight, a story about love lost and love sought set against a backdrop of the city lit with nostalgic neon thrills such as the Happy Ring House and Why Go Bald? signs. Wayne Jordan directs an ensemble of talented actors primed to deliver their best and then some. This production goes for the grandiose, including running time, but it never stops wearing its heart on its sleeve and being sassy and fun. Abbey Theatre until Saturday November 4, 7.30pm (except Sunday) with Saturday matinees at 2pm, €15-€45 Exhibition Person Presence Perception Of course, first and foremost, the star attraction here will always be the Casino which was designed by Sir William Chambers in the late eighteenth-century as a neoclassical pleasure house for James Caulfeild, 1st Earl of Charlemont. Ceres and Bacchus hold dominion from the roof above four Egyptian lions, winged satyrs, ox skulls and mysterious twin-tailed merfolk perched on the roof’s two urns. Take in one of their daily tours at 10am, 12am, 2pm and 4pm (until the end of October) and learn about the intricacies of the building such as the fasces moulding of a bundle of rods with an axe which we discovered is where the word fascism derives from. (thanks Robert) Exhibition Andy Warhol: Three Times Out It’s been a while since a blockbuster salute to Warhol has hit town, IMMA in 2007 to be precise. Arguably, the best known and most influential artist of the 20th Century what fascinates us now is his appeal or relevance to a new TikTok-ified audience – will they care for his pop art? How well will Silver Clouds translate to Insta reels? It’s almost a comfort blanket of sorts for older generations as they embrace the soup cans and nod to Nixon. What actually caught our attention is the room in which his lesser known early drawings around love, sex and desire are housed. They show the range of his talent from the get-go. His ‘Electric Chair’ series which dates back to 1963 still resonates - there’s a Xeroxed style replication which tightropes the viewer into questioning their relationship to the dark subject matter whilst appreciating his colourful pop take on it. Hugh Lane until Sunday January 28 62 Within the building you will find 41 works owned by either the OPW or Department of Finance which are themed around people within the deceptively large number of rooms. There’s Becks Butler’s ‘Loopies Field’ series which we featured In the Frame in 2020. Christopher Banahan’s ‘Lizzie in Interior’ sits atop a walnut cabinet in the China Closet framed by hand-painted Chinese wallpaper. Amanda Doran’s ‘Beast Mode’, Garry Loughlin’s ‘Evdokia’ and Mónika Bögyös ‘Untitled’ caught our attention whether seen beside gold painted Ionic fluted (grooved) columns or with Apollo’s head emerging from a sunburst in the ceiling. As you do. Casino Marino until November 6 casinomarino.ie/online-tour