Ian Wilson's 'Beside the Sea' (Sligo/Dublin/Newbridge)

Ian Wilson presents “Beside the Sea” a work of music theatre for violinist, soundtrack and found objects that explores ideas around memory, personhood and how to evoke a life and its trajectory through music.

Wilson wanted to make this piece since his father died four years ago after a long battle with Alzheimer’s; the goal is a work of art which examines how much of a role memory has in making a person and what part music can also have in that. Featuring violinist Dušica Mladenović, sound design by Steve McCourt, director Olivia Songer and set designer Jack Scullion, 'Beside the Sea' is a universal and uplifting story of changing minds and bodies, of ageing, using elements of Wilson's father’s life as found objects around which the narrative has been built. The work’s title is multi-faceted and ambivalent, referencing musical, physical, temporal, and cognitive domains.

Watch 'Beside the Sea' promo video.

Venues, Dates & Tickets

SLIGO | Wednesday, 14 September, 20.00 | The Model, Sligo | Please check back here for ticket link

DUBLIN | Thursday 15 September, 20.00 | Civic Theatre, Tallaght | Booking here

NEWBRIDGE | Friday 16 September, 20.00 | Riverbank Arts Centre, Newbridge, Kildare | Booking here