Oíche Shamhna / An Irish Halloween

Multi-award-winning trio Alfi is the collaborative project of musicians Fiachra Meek, Ryan McAuley, and Alannah Thornburgh. Featuring an unusual line-up of harp, five-string banjo, and uilleann pipes, Alfi explores a combination of music and song sourced from the folk traditions of Ireland and America. Alfi released their debut album ‘Say Old Man’ in July 2023 to great critical acclaim—"the album captures the organic, full-bodied spirit of their live shows, as well as the distinctive personalities of the players—and marks Alfi as a vital force in Ireland’s ever-diversifying folk scene" (Hot Press). Nominated for ‘Best Emerging Folk Artist’ at the RTÉ Folk Awards, Alfi have also received numerous accolades including the ‘US Embassy Creative Minds Award’, The ‘Caoimhin O Dochartaigh Award’ at Imbolc International Music Festival, and Molloy Award at “Birmingham TradFest”.

WonderSpark Puppets is a New York City-based puppet theater company led by Chad Williams and Z Briggs. The company's mission is to spread joy, spark imagination and share laughter through high-quality puppet performances.  Their shows are often found in schools, shuls, libraries, parks, and other exciting locations. They have toured internationally, bringing original productions and puppetry workshops to festivals in Thailand and Taiwan.

Since 1998, Darrah Carr Dance has created a unique blend of traditional Irish step and contemporary modern dance. The company incorporates Irish music, step dance footwork, and spatial patterns within contemporary choreography and presents a bold new twist on conventional Irish dance. Artistic director Darrah Carr Byrne calls her style ModERIN: a playful combination of the words "modern" (dance) and "Erin" (an Irish American reference to Ireland). In commemoration of the company's 15th anniversary season in 2013, Macater Press published ModERIN: Contemporary Irish Dance Works–Darrah Carr Dance. This impressive artist's catalog documents the company's lasting impact on the field of Irish dance and features stunning images and in-depth descriptions of their major repertory works. Recent performance highlights include: Good Morning America, the Today Show, the New York Pops at Carnegie Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Victory Dance at the New Victory Theater, the Yeats Project at the Irish Repertory Theatre, the Duke Theater on 42nd Street, Celebrate Brooklyn, Inside/Out at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, MASS MoCA, The Yard at Martha’s Vineyard, and Dublin’s Bank of Ireland Arts Centre and Project Arts Centre. Seán Curran and Darrah Carr Dance received a Bessie Award nomination for their 2012 collaboration Dingle Diwali.