Play the companions

The tutor book is in print and comes out next week.
Here is a film how it looks and sounds.

Wire Strung Harp: Bass for Dance Music. The use of Na Comluighe

The very particular tuning of the Wire Strung Harp shows us two strings lying beside each other tuned G. It is exactly the same note and nobody knows why they are there. Those two strings are called na comluighe or the sisters. There have been wild speculations even theories based on spirituality. Some of the Wire Strung Harp harpers even abolished the double string tuning. Nobody has yet developed or played baselines with the double G incorporated or made any use of them. This is where my work comes in. With relative easiness, a rapid, rhythmic way of playing is accomplished. Here a peep into my work. Watch this space.

Paddy O’Rafferty

cata isle mime in naas

Featuring on calendar

On the  Ennis Street Festival in 2010 this great picture of me with Cata Isle Mime Theatre was taken by Cigala D’Or.

online shop

like to invite you, to have a look in my online shop:

http://shop.astridadler.com/index.php?route=common/home

You will find numbered limited edition prints of the paintings “Scattery Island” and “Wedding cross”. There is a range of postcards of my work with price reductions on sets of 10 and 50. Why not send an art-postcard for Xmas and Winters-Solstice.

There are felted scarfs and the fabulous felt-hats. All 100% wool, some with integrated lace.

For the children you find a full page illustrated book about fairies. As a thank you for sticking your head in the door, I have a present for you: There is a printable version of the celtic shaman art “Dragon” easy to download completely for free.

While you are there, you might want to have a look at all the updates on my official website as well. In the visual art section, you’ll find two films of work before the year 2000. There is a first entry into the projects with documentation from the “Search for the divine female project” and some quotes in the text section. Cata Isle Mime Theatre updates under mime with easy to download brochure, the Irish Times front page and more photos featuring the solo show premiere in Temple Bar.

I like to give a big thank you to my indoorwebdesigner from Artvaark-design, Kilrush, who made all this possible.

Cata Isle Mime Theatre: sneak preview

Cata Isle Mime Theatre’s first solo show combines mime with elements of puppeteering. Poured into sound, light and make believe, it shows you that everything is possible on stage.

A simple object is the cause of many unusual situations, turning into things, creatures and puppets. A series of scenes for young and old, bound together by simple objects: “Buckets”

Fotosession with Aska Bitner

Bogoak piece

Nuala’s Tractor seat

Art challenge

12 pieces of work in 12 hours minimum of 6 mediums

10 artists participated and I won the overall!

These are some of the results. Reception Saturday 4th of September 7.00pm in the Butter Market Gallery, The Marine Hotel, Kilkee. Work of the participating artists will be on display till 1 week after date. All work is for sale.

“The coast in a bucket” by CATA ISLE MIME Theatre

“The coast in a bucket” is the name of the upcoming show CATA ISLE MIME Theatre will be putting on in Kilkee. In early 2009 Astrid Adler was supported by the Arts Council to found CATA ISLE MIME Theatre.The group welcomes their new member Emer O’Carroll to their upcoming summer show in Kilkee community centre. Emer O’Carroll recently completed two years of Lecoq training in Paris and Barcelona. Mime is talking without words, expressing yourself with your whole body which constantly expresses our emotions and feelings; the language everyone understands. With Marcel Marceau developed techniques mimes brings fantasy and imagination to life. Because the body gives the picture inside a form it turns into reality,-for yourself and everybody watching. After producing a specially tailored show for Ennis Street Festival, this show depicts scenes of life at and around the coast. Using the universal language of the body, everyday scenes and stories are enacted with absurdities and unexpected solutions. All ages are welcome on Sunday 29th of August in Kilkee Community Centre at 4pm.

You find CATA ISLE MIME Theatre on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cata-Isle-Mime-Theatre/130105653695500?ref=ts