but where i am going is actually a car park because it is here where the aerial dance company fidget feetance of their first show since the start of the pandemic, made possible largely through local authority finding. the show is designed to give a child's view of the world, as it emerges from the pandemic. the group is led by chantelle mccormick, a leading voice in the challenges for the arts in ireland during the covid crisis. in terms of the performers, how much training, education, how much do they have to learn before they could do this? it's a long journey because it is a very highly skilled thing you need to get, and that was hard during lockdown because these artists need to keep their skills because they have to do it every day. we are kind of looking at ireland almost through a post—pandemic lands. —— lens. how can you see irish culture moving forward and progressing? are you seeing optimistic signs? when you are a company, a lot of the times i feel to be recognised as an aerial company or a dance company, it's like you have to go international and when you are international, th

irish music playing. ..because it's here where the aerial dance company fidget feet are doing a performanceince the start of the pandemic, made possible largely through local authority finding. the show is designed to give a child's view on the world as it emerges from the pandemic. the group is led by chantal mccormick who's been a leading voice on the challenges for the arts in ireland during the covid crisis. applause. in terms of the performers, how much training, education, how much do they have to learn before they can do something like this? so, it's a long journey because it's a very high skill that you need to get, and that was hard during lockdown because how can these artists keep their skills because they have to do it every day. now, we're kinda looking at ireland almost through a post—pandemic lens. how can you see irish culture, in a sense, moving forward and progressing? are you seeing optimistic signs? it's like, when you're a company, a lot of the times ifeel like to be recognised as an aerial company or a dance company, or whatever, it's like, oh, you've to gotta go inter

. -- irish music playing. ..because it's here where the aerial dance company fidget feet are doing ahat is the riches inside of here? so for me it's the irish language, it's the irish dancing, it's the irish music and it's the aerial that we now have. so, it's like, i don't doubt that culture isn't going to survive a pandemic, because sometimes it's not a choice that you choose, like, it's something inside you that goes i have to dance, or i have to do aerial, or i have to sing or, you know, and wejust have to keep doing it. and what better way to finish the show in ireland than with a traditional ceili. if you think about it, during the pandemic these guys couldn't really perform and that must be desperately sad for them, and thank goodness that they were funded and kept going by grants, because the result of them being able to perform again, today now, that is incredible, the joy and pleasure they give people. wow. long may that live. give yourself a huge round of applause. cheering and applause. the next part of myjourney will take me south towards ireland's second largest city, c