Sinn Féin launch 10 Priorities for the Performing Arts – Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD
Sinn Féin spokesperson on Gaeilge, Gaeltacht, Arts, Culture, Tourism and Media, Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD, has today launched Taibhiú – Sinn Féin’s 10 Priorities for the Performing Arts.
This builds on the 10 overarching priorities for supporting Irish artists and arts which Sinn Féin published earlier this week following a vibrant Dáil Ealaíon Arts Assembly at which more than 100 representatives from across the arts discussed what is needed for the sector to thrive.
Teachta Ó Snodaigh said:
“Sinn Féin is committed to support the arts. Today we are launching our 10 priorities for the performing arts, which forms part of our comprehensive policy work and follows extensive engagement with the sector. The performing arts encompass a wide range of artforms – music, theatre, dance, street art, circus, spectacle, comedy, musical theatre, and opera – each of which contribute in its own unique way to Ireland’s
culture, society and economy and face a series of distinct and common challenges.
“It was important when putting our comprehensive policy for the arts together that we recognised the distinct needs of those working across the field of performance, and demonstrated our commitment to addressing the issues they face.
“Our performing arts like music, theatre and dance require dedicated strategies, as well as more space to thrive, both in terms of greater protections for existing venues which host culture and capital investment in new spaces and studios.
“We would also work towards having more Irish music on radio and in film, and exploring tax relief options which could usher in a renaissance in Irish theatre.
“We are committed to tackling financial barriers like rip-off ticket prices and prohibitive insurance costs, and to protecting the copyright of performers and creators from exploitation and artificial intelligence.
“The existing ways in which cultural institutions support the performing arts needs to be revisited to ensure that benefits artists and audiences nationwide, and those artforms currently excluded from funding and support their peers benefit from – such as comedy and musical theatre – need to be recognised.
“I invite performing artists, art workers and audiences to read the detail of our proposed approach and let us know what they think. We will soon publish other policies focused at other art sectors, as part of Sinn Féin’s comprehensive work on these issues.
“Sinn Féin is committed to delivering on these issues and standing up for the arts.”
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Inniú, sheol urlabhraí Gaeilge, Gaeltachta, Ealaíon, Cultúir, Turasóireachta agus Meán, Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD, Taibhiú – 10 dTosaíochtaí Shinn Féin do na Taibhealaíona.
Tagann sé seo sna sála ar na 10 dTosaíochtaí uilíocha chun tacú le healaíontóirí agus ealaíon na hÉireann a d’fhoilsithe Sinn Féin níos luaithe sa tseachtain tar éis Dáil Ealaíon bríomhar ina ghlac breis is 100 ionadaí páirt as gach chearn de na healaíona chun plé a dhéanamh faoi cad a theastaíonn chun go n-éireoidh leis an earnáil.
Dúirt an Teachta Ó Snodaigh TD:
“Cuimsíonn na taibhealaíona réimse leathan ealaíona – ceol, drámaíocht, rince, ealaíon sráide, sorcas, taispeántas, greann agus ceoldrámaíocht – agus cuireann gach ceann acu ina mbealach féin le cultúr, sochaí agus geilleagar na hÉireann, le dúshláin ar leith dá gcuid féin agus i gcoiteann acu go léir.
“Bhí sé tábhachtach agus muid ag cur polasaí cuimsitheach le chéile do na healaíona gur aithin muid riachtanais ar leith iad siúd ag obair sna taibhealaíona, agus gur léirigh muid ár dtiomantas dul i ngleic lena gcuid fadhbanna.
“Teastaíonn straitéisí ar leith dár dtaibhealaíona ar nós ceol, drámaíocht agus rince, chomh maith le tuilleadh spás chun bláthú, ó thaobh cosaint de ar ionaid reatha ina dtarlaíonn cultúr agus san infheistíocht caipitil i spásanna nua agus stiúideonna.
“Geallann muid freisin obair i dtreo tuilleadh ceol Éireannach ar an raidió agus sna scannáin, agus féachaint ar roghanna maidir le faoiseamh cánach chun athbheochan i ndrámaíocht na hÉireann a éascú.
“Táimid tiomanta dul i ngleic le bacanna airgeadais ar nós praghsanna míréasúnta ticéad agus costais dodhéanta árachais, agus chun cóipcheart ár dtaibhealaíontóirí agus gcruthaitheoirí a chosaint ón dúshaothrú agus an intleacht shaorga.
“Ní mór dúinn féachaint athuair ar na bealaí a dhéanann institiúidí cultúir tacú le taibhealaíona chun chinntiú go mbaineann ealaíontóirí agus lucht féachana fud fad na tíre tairbhe, agus go bhfuil na bhfoirmeacha ealaíon atá fágtha amach ó mhaoiniú agus tacaíocht atá ar fáil dá gcuid comhghleacaithe faoi láthair – ar nós greann agus ceoldrámaíocht nach opera é – aitheanta.
“Fiafraím ar taibhealaíontóirí, oibrithe ealaíon agus lucht féachana na sonraí a léamh ar ár gcur chuige molta agus a gcuid tuairimí a roinnt linn. Beidh polasaithe eile seolta go luath againn maidir le hearnáil eile ealaíon.”
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Note: Sinn Féin’s 10 Priorities for the Performing Arts can be viewed here in Irish, and here in English.
