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8-10 April 2022

TABOO

EVENTS

8-10 April 2022


Each year the festival presents a central theme and writers, professionals or artists are given the opportunity to exchange experiences and ideas on the subject in an informal setting.
Panel discussions, interviews, readings, signings and exhibitions take place over the 3 days of the Festival: an opening night on Friday evening at The French Library with a performance / Main events events on Saturday at Dublin Castle with book sales and on Sunday at Alliance Française Dublin / a closing literary cabaret at Buswells Hotel.

Festival Launch:
"Femmes, Féminisme & Tabou"

Thursday 24 March – 7.30pm

Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris

Opening Night:
"INCIPIT"
Reading Performance

Friday 8 April – 7pm

Alliance Française Dublin

Panel Discussion:
"Taboo and
Families"

Saturday 9 April – 10.30am

Dublin Castle

Panel Discussion: 
"Taboo
and Race"

Saturday 9 April – 11.30am

Dublin Castle

Panel Discussion:
"Language
and Taboo"

Saturday 9 April – 12.30am

Dublin Castle

Panel Discussion:
"Taboo, Health and
the Body"

Saturday 9 April – 3pm

Dublin Castle

Panel Discussion:
"Taboo
and Sexuality"

Saturday 9 April – 4.15pm

Dublin Castle

Interview:
Vanessa
Springora

Saturday 9 April – 5.30pm

Dublin Castle

Panel Discussion:
"Taboo, Identity
and Society"

Sunday 10 April – 11am

Alliance Française Dublin

Interview:
Jan
Carson

Sunday 10 April – 12.45pm

Alliance Française Dublin

Interview:
John
Boyne

Sunday 10 April – 1.45pm

Alliance Française Dublin

Performance:
Literary
Cabaret

Sunday 10 April – 4pm

Buswells Hotel

Events in English, Irish and French. Simultaneous interpreting is provided in English and French.
Admission free for all events (except the Cabaret) on a first come/first served basis. To avoid disappointment, we advise people to come early. Booking is required for the reading performance on Friday evening and the cabaret on Sunday evening.
Please note this programme subject to change.

PRESENTED BY

Alliance Française Dublin
French Embassy in Ireland
Dublin Unesco

PARTNERS

Many thanks to their continuing support