Inspired by the children’s poetry and stories of WB Yeats, When the Moon Spun Round is an aerial performance entwined with Irish folk music that will leave audiences of all ages enthralled.
An Grianán Theatre celebrates its 25th anniversary this year and as part of our celebrations, we have been offering free access to selected shows to local national schools and will continue this into 2025. Our next free event for national schools is a wonderful show called When the Moon Spun Round on Wed 12 February 2025.
Please note that a maximum of 70 tickets (including teachers & SNAs) can be booked per school. To book please call the box office on 074 912 0777 anytime from 9.30am to 5pm Monday to Friday.
Performances at 10am and 12.30pm
Suitable ages 6+
Running time: 60 minutes
When the Moon Spun Round is a visually captivating theatrical performance that combines dance, traditional music, and storytelling elements.
“Joyous…Magical….Visually Spellbinding” The Irish Times ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Come on an imaginative journey where aerialists dance like waves of the sea, where a fiddler soars high, and where moonlit cloths suspend, float and fall.
With mesmerising choreography, ethereal lighting, and immersive soundscapes, the performance invites audiences of all ages on a journey to explore what happened when the moon spun round.
Find out more about the show here.
By eliminating financial barriers for local school children to attend arts events like this we hope to lay the foundations to create the next generation of theatregoers and theatre makers.
Teachers: don’t miss out on our next free schools event! – sign up to our dedicated emails just for schools HERE (We won’t spam you – you will only receive occasional emails that relate to events suitable for national school age children).
