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Donal O'Regan, 11 May
A JAM-PACKED festival for young people will be taking place in Limerick
next month.
Programmed for young people by young people, LASTA 2024 National Arts
Festival will take place between June 1 and 12.
The Lime Tree Theatre / Belltable is one of seven venues nationwide who
have teamed up to present this event in cities and towns across the
country, from Letterkenny to Tralee, from Galway to Portlaoise.
The Lasta programme for the Limerick venue has been curated by two
young Limerick curators  selected through an open call - Annie Brown
and Erin Fitzgerald.
One of the highlights of the festival will be a theatre performance of
Boxing by Castletroy writer William Keohane. He will perform on June 7.
Based on a project originally conceived and delivered by Backstage
Theatre in Longford and now in its third year, Lasta has blossomed to
include venues and individual curators nationwide, and an expanding
programme of exciting, multidisciplinary work. 
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In an innovative and exciting approach to programming, 19 young
curators have been engaged by seven regional venues to programme a
festival of work for young people nationwide.
Under the guidance of theatre artist Maisie Lee, these young people
will work collaboratively to deliver an ambitious line up of work. 
Featuring multiple disciplines and reflecting the diversity of modern
Ireland, this festival offers a unique opportunity to develop our
future arts programmers and producers. The line-up for this year's
festival will feature theatre, music, comedy, dance, film, photography
and experiential moments promising a fresh, fun, and exciting
festival.
For further information, visit limetreebelltable.ie