This is the 5th year of the Clonakilty Convention (can't believe its been five years already since we organised the first one!).

-Workshops
-Fire show
-Renegade
-Gala
-Games
-Good flood
-Camping
-Lovely people

Last years convention was such a success with an absolutely amazing line up of talent. And this year we want to continue to bring together some of the worlds finest object manipulators and movement artists to teach, perform, play and inspire.

Check out last years gala show on the convention website clonakiltyconvention.com and stay tuned for more information on this years convention.

youtube.com/watch?v=qgmkwkNitlc

So what a line up we have for you this year!

Including:
- Aragorn "Bishop" Boulanger (windstyle, dance + movement)
youtube.com/watch?v=e61M84h09e4
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- Matthias Romir "Pinball Paranoia" (club, ball and experimental juggling=manipulation)

-Nico (mexican [lexicon]Contact[/lexicon] juggling + acrobatics)\

-Nicolas Longuechaud (hoop manipulation)
youtube.com/watch?v=gzDdPd8OoXs
youtube.com/watch?v=kHGtODKKOd0&feature=fvw

-Camille (club swinging and manipulation)

- Cecilia Manfrini and Lukas Wiesner (Acrobatics, Contortion, Juggling)

- Meg Claire Pike "MCP" (Staff)

- Darragh McLoughlin (Ball Juggling)

- Chloe De Buyl Pisco (Dance)

- Ronan McLoughlin (Poi)
youtube.com/watch?v=vh3HWx1ozrY


More to come, stay tuned.

And those flights are very cheap at the moment ( ryanair.com aerlingus.com ). The closest airport is Cork, followed by Kerry, Shannon and then Dublin. check buseireann.ie for connecting buses to Clonakilty

Hope to see ye there



Ronan