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SoloSIRENs Symposium 2025

Monday 9 June, 10:30am–3:30pm
Samuel Beckett Theatre, Trinity College Dublin
As part of Creative Brain Week

SoloSIRENs third symposium will create a space to explore the nature of care in theatre, arts participation and society. It continues SoloSIRENs ongoing inquiry into feminist aesthetics and the roles of care and collaboration in our models of theatremaking and community engagement.

The event will feature reflections from artists in our How Do We Care? festival at the Civic, Tallaght; a ‘Careground’ installation created by students from Sacred Heart SNS, Killinarden; and an academic response from festival researcher Dr. Yingjun Wei. We’ll also hear from guest speakers working to create a more caring society within and beyond theatre and the arts.

The day will facilitate attendees participation through conversation, storysharing, playful engagement and of course, care!

The symposium is free and open to all: artists, audiences, students, academics, community workers, anyone interested in how we are caring and how we can care more.