Tuesday 11th August 2026
Location: Watergate Theatre, Parliament Street, Kilkenny. R95 D320
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In this profound multimedia show, specially devised for the Festival in collaboration with videographer Laura Sheeran, Grammy Award-winning musician Francesco Turrisi explores his Sicilian roots and reflects on the idea of migration through a series of original compositions for solo piano, often incorporating recordings of Sicilian people performing songs of everyday life in the 1940s and 1950s.

Featuring pre-recorded poetry (spoken in Sicilian by Ester Pantano and Nino Provenzano, and in English by actor John Turturro), archival photographs capturing local fishing traditions, and an original animation by Syrian-Armenian artist Kevork Mourad, addressing the tragedy of migrants who lose their lives at sea, Vuci is a moving exploration of identity, belonging, and what Sicily means to those who leave, those who try to reach it, and those who call it home.
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