Street Art

The production and staging of top quality street art is at the very centre of Spraoi's ethos. Street art is, by its' very nature, vibrant, innovative and inclusive; qualities the company strives for. Street art can encompass many disciplines; music, theatre, dance, comedy and circus, and the festival has featured, and will continue to feature, the very best of national and international acts.

Spraoi 2010 saw productions by artists and companies from Ireland, Britain, the USA, India, Canada, Germany, France, Sweden, Belgium and Spain. It featured the Irish premieres of no less than eight new street theatre shows, including Kluster Vz from Belgium, Company Magmanus from Sweden, UK dance and acrobatic company Mimbre, fusing acrobatics with theatre and dance in their new production “Until Now”, and the Rob Torres from the USA with his hilarious one man show "Funeeestuff".  

Walkabout performances are also a major element at the festival, and Spraoi 2010 presented The Fine Artistes with three different walkabout shows, Stuff & Things with “The Thinker” and “Carpet Man and Lino Boy”, and from Catalonia there was the funereal “Humortal”.

The company will continue to seek out new, exciting and innovative street theatre work, both national and international, to present at the Spraoi Festival.