JoeBlackRyder and Andrea Kirchhofer au Tribunal

21 March 2022 by David
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JoeBlackRyder
Dubliner JoeBlackRyder is a well-known and highly regarded Irish musician, singer, songwriter, composer and performer of new and traditional Irish and modern folk songs. Joe’s songs have been covered by many artists including Grace Petrie. Joe is touring Switzerland and France in April 2022 at the invitation of his Swiss musical friends Zugluft and their Irish/French pals. JoeBlackRyder has blended the indigenous music of Ireland with an extensive catalogue of original compositions and world music spanning many musical genres and tastes. Joe has appeared on Continue reading →

Get your kicks

16 March 2022 by David
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Blue Suède Shoes – Les origines du rock ’n’ roll de 1946 à 1959
Friend and supporter of Tagora, M. Soul, relaunches his show “Blue Suède Shoes – Les origines du rock ’n’ roll de 1946 à 1959” His five-piece band will revisit the hits of seminal performers such as Louis Jordan, Fats Domino and Chuck Berry. If you’re a fan of the era, you’ll want to be there; and if you’re not a fan – you will be by the end of the show! Forthcoming appearances: 25 March in Colmar and 23 April in Monswiller. For times, details Continue reading →

The other RADA

23 November 2020 by David
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RADA logo
Tagora members who attended our AGM will remember that we discussed the possibility of “staging” performances online, using Zoom or similar applications. Well, great minds think alike; and the Riviera Amateur Dramatic Association (the other RADA, geddit?) is offering an online production of Lysistrata by Aristophanes. Continue reading →

“Grandfather”: a play by Maimu Berg

17 January 2018 by David
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Martin Weston, Richard Thayer, Jeannine O’Kane, Julia Laffranque and Janis Symons in “Grandfather” by Maimu Berg. Photo: Martyn Symons.
Court in the Act and Tagora present Grandfather A play by Maimu Berg marking the centenary of the Republic of Estonia directed by David Adamson Thursday, 8 February 2018, at 13.00 in the small drum of the European Court of Human Rights Grandfather (“Vanaisa”) is a play written by the distinguished Estonian author Maimu Berg to celebrate the centenary of the Republic of Estonia, and created especially for Court in the Act (the theatre club of the European Court of Human Rights) and Tagora. The Continue reading →

Looking for extras

10 January 2018 by David
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Théâtre national de Strasbourg février 2015. Photo: Claude Truong-Ngoc/Wikimedia Commons
The Trois 14 collective has circulated a notice from the Théâtre national de Strasbourg (TNS) saying they are looking for three extras, all men over 60, for a public performance in March. The production is entitled Nova – oratorio. Performances are on 12 and 13 March, with rehearsals earlier the same month. More information in the application form. If you apply, please mention that you heard about it from Trois 14.

Music from M. Soul and the band

5 November 2017 by David
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M. Soul and band
Tagora friend and supporter, M. Soul (otherwise known as Marcel Soulodre), brings his band and their tribute to Johnny Cash to Geispolsheim. They are performing in the Espace Malraux at 20.30 on Friday 10 November. Bookings: 0390 297272 or by e-mail. Download the flyer