Irish singer, actor and folklorist. The Irish Times called her “the finest singer and actor of her generation.” A leading presence at the Abbey and the Gate. International concerts at Radio City New York, Red Rocks and Glastonbury. Central to the global success of Celtic Woman with Grammy and Emmy nominations and six Billboard World Artist of the Year awards. Creator of the Nightvisiting series, a work shaped by her recent MA in Irish Folklore and inspired by her work with the ITMA and National Folklore Collection, UCD. First commissioned by the National Famine Museum, Strokestown Park in 2022, Nightvisiting has since been presented at Triskel Arts Centre, Liverpool Irish Festival, TradFest at The Séamus Ennis Arts Centre, West Cork Music and the Irish Cultural Centre, London
Graham McLaren has three decades of work across Europe, North America and Australia. He served as Artistic Director and Chief Executive of the Abbey Theatre, Ireland’s national theatre, from 2016 to 2021, and earlier as Associate Director at the National Theatre of Scotland. He founded Theatre Babel in 1994 and led the renewal of Perth Theatre from 2004 to 2008. His productions have been seen at International Festivals, and National Theatres across the globe. He has created more than 70 productions across four continents.
Michael Mushalla is an internationally recognised creative producer, artist manager and agent based in the United States Virgin Islands. In a classic mail room to board room trajectory, he began at Columbia Artists Management Inc. in 1981, later serving as Vice President and as a member of the Board of Directors for more than a decade. In 1998 he founded Double M Arts & Events, LLC, which he continues to lead today. Across a long international career, he has represented and produced work with major artists and organisations including the Mark Morris Dance Group, the Abbey Theatre, the National Theatre of Scotland, Scott Silven, Vox Motus. From scale as broad as one man performances by Al Pacino, to The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. Michael is an active member of the International Society for the Performing Arts, North American Performing Arts Managers and Agents, and the Western Arts Alliance.