Tramway

DIG 2025: Moving Meitheal - Galway Dance Symposium (Scotland/Ireland)

DIG 2025: Moving Meitheal - Galway Dance Symposium (Scotland/Ireland)
Tickets
Free - ticket required
Dates and times
Sunday 11th May 2025
11:30am

Part of Tramway's Dance International Glasgow festival, 9 - 24 May

Galway Dance presents a one-day symposium as part of their International Residency Initiative Scheme (IRIS) with partners Glasgow Life and Theatre Gu Leór discussing Intangible Cultural Heritage.  

This one-day symposium will explore the relationship between Intangible Cultural Heritage and contemporary (dance) performance.

It will open with an introduction by Galway Dance and IRIS Facilitator Rob Heaslip - with the 4 participating artists in the programme.

Guest Speakers and Panels with invited artists include:

Folk Folx
Lived experience of making work connected to tradition for the contemporary audience palette.

Aesthetics of Tradition
Textures, materials and purpose.

Event concludes with a sharing by participating IRIS artists.

This event is free of charge but you must register through Eventbrite.


ACCESS
Relaxed event

CREDITS
The symposium is part of the International Residency Initiative Scheme supported by the Irish Arts Council to build relationships with Scotland’s Glasgow Life and Theatre gu Leòr.

Accessibility guides

Read the Accessibility Guide for Tramway on AccessAble 

Large Print and Braille programme material available upon request. 

Some performances may also be BSL interpreted, audio described or have further assistance available. Access information for individual events is included in their event listing. 

 

Accessible toilets

Accessible toilets are available on all three levels of Tramway, and come equipped with handrails and emergency pull cords. Please contact Tramway prior to your visit if you have any additional requirements

Assistance dogs

Assistance dogs are welcome. We can provide a bowl of water for an assistance dog. The assistance dog toilet area is located to the rear of the building.

Assistance dogs are allowed in the auditorium.

Wheelchair access

There is level access to all Tramway spaces and the cafe, with lift access to the upper spaces.

There are designated spaces for wheelchair users in the theatre. 

 

Baby changing

Baby changing facilities are available on the ground floor

Baby feeding

Breastfeeding is welcome at Tramway

Cafe or restaurant

Full table service is not available. Food or drinks can be ordered at the counter and will be brought to the table.

No tables are permanently fixed. No chairs are permanently fixed.

Menus are hand held only, but are clearly presented in contrasting colours. Menus are not available in Braille. 

Parking

On street only

Photography and video recording

At times, Glasgow Life will be on the premises to film and take photos. 

The public are only permitted to record and take photos where explicit permission has been granted in advance. 

Free wifi

There is free Wi-Fi available at Tramway, which you can access by registering through Facebook or an online form. Once registered, you can access free Wi-Fi whenever you are at Tramway.

Location Map

Tramway is a post-industrial venue with a range of unique and versatile spaces, popular with private and corporate clients looking for a venue ‘with a difference’. Tramway is an ideal space for performances, exhibitions, private viewings, seminars, meetings and smaller scale functions.

Visit Tramway's venue hire web page to find out more. 


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