Dancing on the edge of vertigoCLIMBING MIGHT be a sport and a pastime, but for some it is a purely aesthetic experience, bordering on the spiritual. For them, the goal isn’t just to conquer the peak, but to revel in the very act of climbing: the moment-to-moment decisions that guide foot to crevice and hand to crack, the shifts in weight and the beauty of the line of the climb. Others, called free climbers, are driven by a more radical credo.
A new era for culture as GaeilgeFOR DECADES, much of the emphasis on the Irish language in the arts has been about preservation. But things are changing. The Irish language in contemporary arts is spreading beyond Gaeltacht areas and reaching new collaborators and a new generation.
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Shakespeare puts all the world on stageTHE PREMISE of Shakespeare: Staging the World, an exhibition at the British Museum until the end of November, is to move the playwright into his historical moment. Through the display of maps, clothing and other objects from his world, the exhibition explores the influences on Shakespeare’s imagination and looks at how his work shaped the Elizabethan world view.
Playboy of the Western WorldLyric Theatre, Belfast, Until Oct 6 7.45pm (Sat mat 2.30pm) £10-£24.50lyrictheatre.co.uk028-90381081
