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IAC Commissions: Eoin Colfer and Liam Bates

"Pandemic Academic"

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Grásta: Grace in Uncertainty

The pathos and banality of stay-at-home life, captured in an exuberant Irish country anthem for our times.

Internationally bestselling author Eoin Colfer (Artemis Fowl, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Part Six) and award-winning composer Liam Bates (Promax World Gold winner, IFTA nominee), take on the more mundane woes of the pandemic—and the universal shortcomings they've exposed—with a musical vehicle that delivers equal parts mirth and compassion.

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Eoin Colfer and Liam Bates discuss the making of "Pandemic Academic" >

"Pandemic Academic"

Lyrics by Eoin Colfer
Composed by Liam Bates
Performed by Aileen Mythen
Directed by Viko Nikci

Commissioned by Irish Arts Center as part of Grásta: Grace in Uncertainty, 2020-2021.

Irish Arts Center's Grásta commissions series challenged twenty-six artists, reflecting a range of perspectives and disciplines, to create work in response to the idea of finding grace in uncertainty. Click here to learn more.

About the Artists

Eoin Colfer
Liam Bates
Aileen Mythen
Viko Nikci
THE PROJECT

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