A Mothers Voice

A Mother's Voice

A collaboration with Musici Ireland

“A Mother’s Voice” is an immersive, multi-disciplinary experience dedicated to the many women affected by the mother and baby homes in Ireland during the 1900s. In honor of these women, this collaboration between artists and living survivors sheds light on this veiled era of Ireland’s recent history.

Collaborating with Musici Ireland to develop and finalising the imagery and animation for the piece.

Developed with funding from Triskel & The Arts Council - Funding Music.

Original Concept/Creative Director: Beth McNinch

Assistant Creative Director: Jane Hackett

Mothers’ Voices: “Cait,” Deirdre Wadding, and Sheila O Byrne

Musicians: Ioana Petcu-Colan, Jane Hackett, Beth McNinch, and Katie Tertell

Original Score and Soundscape: Irene and Linda Buckley

Animation: Eabha Bortollozo and Jack Kirwan

Installation: Bridget Ni Dhuinn

Lighting Design: Eoin McNinch

Sound Technician: Colm Hinchion

Shea Donovan, Indigo Arts Collective

“A Mother’s Voice does a beautiful job of centering survivors and transforms powerful testimony into performance with thoughtfulness and care. This is important work, blending activism and artistry, and I hope many other audiences have the opportunity to experience it.”