Misleór Festival of Nomadic Cultures 2024
Custodians: Keepers of Culture
Exploring the theme ‘Custodians: Keepers of Culture’, this year’s Misleór Festival recognises and celebrates the guardians of music, song, dance, stories, skills and knowledge within the nomadic tradition.
Please join us for a colourful celebration and dynamic conversation on cultural custodianship at Misleór Festival of Nomadic Cultures 2024.
All events are free unless otherwise stated.
Cherra Sessions
For nomadic communities the ‘cherra’ (Cant word for ‘fire’) has always been an important place for sharing and connecting; a melting pot of memory, imagination and creativity. Join this special meeting of creative minds, as poets and storytellers gather around the cherra to share work inspired by their nomadic heritage.
Featuring Julia Sweeney - local Traveller writer and poet from Galway, Damian Le Bas - writer, filmmaker and visual artist from the Gypsy Traveller community in UK, and Aka Hansen - filmmaker and poet from the Inuit community in Greenland. This event will also feature a bespoke performance of the National Action Group for LGBTI+ Traveller & Roma Rights - Spoken Word Project.