First Fortnight 2013 line-up announced

Having held their inaugural festival in January, the organisers of First Fortnight have announced their plans for 2013.

The forthcoming Dublin festival will be two weeks of mental heath-themed arts and cultural events, all centred around Temple Bar.

On the musical bill we have the likes of Le Galaxie, We Cut Corners, Roisin O and Kopek. Artists such as Stuart Semple will also take part, with theatre productions from Silent and Solpadeine Is My Boyfriend also involved.

Expect plenty of music, theatre, film, spoken word and visual art over the two weeks. The full line-up can be found over at [link]www.firstfortnight.ie[/link].

First Fortnight has also launched the First Fortnight Centre for Creative Therapies, a health facility for the homeless.

The festival is partnered by Amnesty International Ireland, Mental Health Reform and See Change.

Dublin City Arts Officer Ray Yeates says: “First Fortnight brings to the fore the healing power of creativity and cultural practice. Mental health difficulty is part of life and the Arts, as it does with many other issues, can express all of the complexity involved.”