Idea-generation Workshop ‘Tangent’
Idea-generation Workshop ‘Tangent’
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A Lasta Festival 2026 event!
TANGENT is an idea-generation workshop for creatives of all kinds (especially if you don’t call yourself one!). It aims to create the kind of welcoming, embodied space that many creatives are missing – one that simply allows ideas to emerge before they’re evaluated. Through chosen themes, somatic grounding exercises, creative prompts, and conversation starters, you are invited to come out of the mind and into the body, quiet that inner critic, and engage with the part of you who is naturally creative and curious. What can we find when we really pay attention?
You are invited to engage in the prompts in whichever way you choose; this might look like chatting to a new face across the table to get inspired, or quietly writing/drawing in your journal. It might be jotting down words and phrases that catch your ear for a future creative project, or doodling aimlessly while you listen to the buzz of the café. You won’t be asked to share what you write. We hope you leave this workshop feeling inspired, connected to community, and creatively nourished – carrying ideas that feel more likely to take root and come to fruition. Just bring a journal, a pen, and a book for our book swap – the rest is up to you!
Your Facilitator: Maria Kelly is an Irish singer-songwriter with over a decade of experience in writing, performing, and releasing music. Maria’s facilitation style is grounded, kind, and collaborative – rooted in a deep belief in the power of creativity to reconnect us to ourselves and each other. Whether through music or group work, she creates spaces where people feel safe to show up honestly, explore their voice, and trust the creative process.
About Lasta Festival: Lasta is an annual, nationwide, festival of events programmed by young people for young people supported by the NASC Network of venues. It features theatre, music, dance, visual art, and film. The festival typically runs throughout October across partner venues nationwide, this year’s Lasta Festival takes place Thurs 1st to Sun 4th October 2026. The eight Lasta venues are; An Grianán Theatre (Letterkenny), Backstage Theatre (Longford), Dunamaise Arts Centre (Portlaoise), glór (Ennis), Lime Tree Theatre (Limerick), Pavilion Theatre (Dún Laoghaire), Siamsa Tíre (Tralee) and Town Hall Theatre (Galway)
Event Details:
- Date: Sun 4th Oct 2026 @11am-1pm
- Cost: €8+bf
- Early Bird Ticket: €5+bf (Book before Fri 2nd Oct)
Lasta Festival 2026 Events at Siamsa Tíre:
- Thurs 1st Oct 7pm: Opening of Visual Arts Exhibition and Ag Samhlú Sound Installation
- Fri 2nd Oct 7.30pm: Annon | The Other Side presented by Scaoilte Theatre
- Sat 3rd Oct 11am: Vintage Pop-Up Shop
- Sat 3rd Oct 3pm: Piece of Mind Workshops with Jigsaw Kerry
- Sat 3rd Oct 7pm: Animated Film Akira
- Sun 4th Oct 11am: Tangent Idea Generation Workshop
- Sun 4th Oct 3pm: Art Therapy Workshop
- Sun 4th Oct 7pm: Music Gig
We look forward to welcoming you to Siamsa Tíre Theatre and Arts Centre.
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