The Conference of Birds

Birds on the brink of extinction take to the stage hoping the humans will look up and cherish their song before it’s too late.

An intergenerational performance of theatre, music and visual art by participatory arts group The Elders in collaboration with a flock of multi-disciplinary artists and National Concert Hall’s Cór na Nóg. A gathering of wings, voices, and stories rooted in the lives of birds from Ireland’s Red List of Birds of Conservation Concern.

The work invites us to step briefly into another way of being, of moving, calling, and listening. Research, myth, theatre, movement, animation, visual art, music, and live performance are woven together to give voice to birds and their fragile futures.

This performance is accompanied by an exhibition of all Ireland’s critically endangered birds by Gerard O’Brien running at dlr Mill from April 19th – June 13th .