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Tag: Macnas

Posted on October 30, 2017 October 31, 2017

Port Na bPúcaí: Macnas Parade, Galway 2017

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The Dark Half. If you were to cut a year down the middle, right through the belly, it would make sense (in the northern hemisphere at least), to choose the time of Halloween.

This is when Daylight Savings Time is …

Posted on October 26, 2015 November 10, 2016

Macnas Parade, Galway, 2015: The Shadow Lighter

macnas parade 2015

It’s a little bit of dark, a little bit of chaos, a lot of imagination, and a stick to shake at the arriving winter. Dwell in the dark, take refuge in the symbols, there is energy and density in the …

Posted on October 27, 2014 November 30, 2015

Macnas Parade, Galway 2014

macnas parade 2014

Symphony for the Restless: Let the Night in, let the night out


Macnas Parade 2014, Galway

It moves slowly, eerily, growing from a small blob to the right of the cathedral, into a more distinct giant head as it crosses the Salmon Weir bridge. …

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