Ailis Ni Riain, composer and writer

"Listening to it stops me in my tracks.
This is a composer who can get right under the skin."
Bob Gilmore, The Journal of Music in Ireland

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Composer and Writer

About Ailis Ni Riain

The International Prize-winning (ISCM) Irish composer and published playwright (Tilt, Nick Hern Books) Ailis Ni Riain combines her interests in composing and writing to produce works which explore her myriad artistic interests. She is particularly interested in sound installation, voice theatre, public art, music-theatre & presenting contemporary music in diverse spaces. She has been represented by the Contemporary Music Centre of Ireland since 1999 and Casarotto Ramsay & Associates.  She lives in Lancashire in the North of England.

Swedish premiere of Beaten

Beaten - Swedish premiereAilis Ni Riain's debut play Beaten (published by Nick Hern as TILT) will receive its Swedish premiere at the Göteborgs Stadsteater in Gothenburg running from 6th November to 23rd January 2010.

 
As Da Cheann (trans: Out of your head), a new commission for Deirdre O Leary

Deirdre O'LearyAilis has been commissioned by Irish bass-clarinettist Deirdre O'Leary, with funds from the Arts Council of Ireland to write a new work for bass-clarinet and pre-recorded sound to be premiered in 2010.

 
Sawn-off Opera at the Royal Exchange

Royal Exchange TheatreSawn-off Opera will present three new mini-operas by Ailis Ni Riain, supported by Arts Council England at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester on 16th October 2009.

 
Commission by Danish trio TTAATTOO

Active ImageAilis has been commissioned by the Danish Trio TTAATTOO with funds from the Arts Council of Ireland to write a new work for piano, clarinet and viola to be premiered in Denmark in Summer 2010.

 
Sawn-off Opera at the RNCM

Sawn-Off Opera at the RNCMThe Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester will present Sawn-off Opera performing three new mini-operas by Ailis Ni Riain with libretto by David Gaffney from 24-26th November. See performances page for details.

 
10:10 Commission

10:10 EnsembleAilis has been commissioned by the Liverpool Philharmonic's 10:10 Ensemble -- recent winners of the PRS Ensemble of the Year -- to write a new work for singer Lore Lixenberg and the ensemble to be premiered on 10th Feb 2010, at The Cornerstone, Liverpool.

 
CELL Premiere at 24:7 Theatre Festival

CELL premiere at 24:7 Theatre Festival CELL, Ailis Ni Riain's third play received its premiere as part of the 24:7 Theatre Festival in Manchester from 20th-26th July 2009 (see links to reviews below). Directed by Paula Simms, CELL tells the story of Hickey, an Irish acute social withdrawal who hasn't left his bedroom for two years. Mickey, his ebullient alter ego challenges his decision every day.  This is a lyrical and percussive piece of new writing.

 

Reviews: What's on Stage | British Theatre Guide | Manchester Evening News

 
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