30/07/2026
INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL DAY at Mary From Dungloe International Arts Festival
Official Opening – 12:30pm
Welcome by Susan Doherty (Host) and Gavin Boyle, MDF Festival Director
Warm Welcome and acknowledgement of our Special Guests: Mr. Artur Michalski – Chargé d'Affaires of the Republic of Poland to Ireland 🇵🇱 and Mr. Yaroslav Humeniuk – First Secretary for Economic Affairs, Embassy of Ukraine to Ireland 🇺🇦
🎭 Stage Performances begin at approximately 1:00pm
1. Forristal School of Dance – Dance Performance
2. Joe Armstrong – Original musical composition written especially for MDF International Cultural Day
3. Anna Maloney 🇮🇪 – Harp Performance
4. Fionn Doherty – Rinceoirí na Rossan Irish Dancing 🇮🇪
5. Polish Dance Group – Children's Performance No. 1 🇵🇱
6. Patricia & Valerii – Polish & Ukrainian Traditional Dance 🇵🇱🇺🇦
7. Polish Dance Group – Children's Performance No. 2 🇵🇱
8. Khrystyna Khorina 🇺🇦 – Piano Performance, accompanied by her student Carmen
9. 🇮🇳 – Cinematic Fusion Dance by representatives of the local Indian community and nurses from Dungloe Community Hospital:
10. Nepalese Traditional Dance 🇳🇵 – Two performances
11. Brazilian Samba Dance 🇧🇷 – Performance followed by a workshop
12. Ethnic Fashion Show – Traditional Dress Showcase (countries presented in alphabetical order):
Afghanistan 🇦🇫
Brazil 🇧🇷
India 🇮🇳
Ireland 🇮🇪
Japan 🇯🇵
Nepal 🇳🇵
Nigeria 🇳🇬
Poland 🇵🇱
Spain 🇪🇸
Ukraine 🇺🇦
Venezuela 🇻🇪
13. Yevis Gallagher 🇻🇪 – Solo Dance Performance
14. Juan José Manzano 🇪🇸 – Flamenco Guitar Performance with Flamenco Dancer, followed by a workshop
15. Indian Community Centre, Letterkenny 🇮🇳 – Cultural Performance
16. Salsa & Goza 🇻🇪 – Salsa Dance Performance followed by a workshop
17. International Cultural Day Raffle Draw 📣
All proceeds in aid of the Patients' Comfort Fund, Dungloe Community Hospital. 🏥
18. Closing Performance – The Rosses
Celebrating international friendship through music, featuring:
Mariia Lubkovska – Vocals (Ukraine 🇺🇦)
Jerome Keeney – Guitar (Ireland 🇮🇪)
INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL DAY at Mary From Dungloe International Arts Festival
Official Opening – 12:30pm
Welcome by Susan Doherty (Host) and Gavin Boyle, MDF Festival Director
Warm Welcome and acknowledgement of our Special Guests: Mr. Artur Michalski – Chargé d'Affaires of the Republic of Poland to Ireland 🇵🇱 and Mr. Yaroslav Humeniuk – First Secretary for Economic Affairs, Embassy of Ukraine to Ireland 🇺🇦
🎭 Stage Performances begin at approximately 1:00pm
1. Forristal School of Dance – Dance Performance
2. Joe Armstrong – Original musical composition written especially for MDF International Cultural Day
3. Anna Maloney 🇮🇪 – Harp Performance
4. Fionn Doherty – Rinceoirí na Rossan Irish Dancing 🇮🇪
5. Polish Dance Group – Children's Performance No. 1 🇵🇱
6. Patricia & Valerii – Polish & Ukrainian Traditional Dance 🇵🇱🇺🇦
7. Polish Dance Group – Children's Performance No. 2 🇵🇱
8. Khrystyna Khorina 🇺🇦 – Piano Performance, accompanied by her student Carmen
9. 🇮🇳 – Cinematic Fusion Dance by representatives of the local Indian community and nurses from Dungloe Community Hospital:
10. Nepalese Traditional Dance 🇳🇵 – Two performances
11. Brazilian Samba Dance 🇧🇷 – Performance followed by a workshop
12. Ethnic Fashion Show – Traditional Dress Showcase (countries presented in alphabetical order):
Afghanistan 🇦🇫
Brazil 🇧🇷
India 🇮🇳
Ireland 🇮🇪
Japan 🇯🇵
Nepal 🇳🇵
Nigeria 🇳🇬
Poland 🇵🇱
Spain 🇪🇸
Ukraine 🇺🇦
Venezuela 🇻🇪
13. Yevis Gallagher 🇻🇪 – Solo Dance Performance
14. Juan José Manzano 🇪🇸 – Flamenco Guitar Performance with Flamenco Dancer, followed by a workshop
15. Indian Community Centre, Letterkenny 🇮🇳 – Cultural Performance
16. Salsa & Goza 🇻🇪 – Salsa Dance Performance followed by a workshop
17. International Cultural Day Raffle Draw 📣
All proceeds in aid of the Patients' Comfort Fund, Dungloe Community Hospital. 🏥
18. Closing Performance – The Rosses
Celebrating international friendship through music, featuring:
Mariia Lubkovska – Vocals (Ukraine 🇺🇦)
Jerome Keeney – Guitar (Ireland 🇮🇪)
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