Drogheda’s Upstate Theatre Project continues to go from strength to strength with productions focussing on local hiistory through oral presentation of community memories.
Their latest production, “The Morning Side the Mountain” which was made in conjunction with Carlingford Heritage Trust and first shown at the Droichead Theatre in May as part of the Drogheda Arts Festival, has now been selected as part of Indie Cork 2022 Film Festival as part of their online programme.
The fact that it is online means that people can enjoy the project from the comfort of their own home, ticket are €6 and available through https://indiecork.com/.
The Morning Side of the Mountain is based on community recordings collected in 2019 by Upstate Theatre Project in partnership with Carlingford Heritage Trust.
The project focusses on the selected stories of Peadar and Kathleen Elmore from the collection. Their stories integrate the personal with the social history of the Cooley peninsula weaving stories of forbearance and resilience and told with their wonderful brand of humour and wit.
A beautiful rendering of the power of the oral tradition blended with the artistic visual interpretations by artist Vivienne Byrne and the sonic eloquence of the compositions of composer Breifne Holohan.
The project was created in association with the Carlingford Heritage Centre and Drogheda Arts Festival. Funded by the Arts Council of Ireland.
The Cork 2022 Film festival runs from the 2nd to the 16th of October.
See our previous article:
Upstate Theatre exploring ‘The Morning Side of the Mountain’ at Droichead
