Queering the Airwaves: Queer Spaces

Eva Kelly (@eva_kelly01) will be speaking about creating queer art in Dublin in the current political climate. She will discuss a poetry and music gig she co-organised last year with Eri Farrell called ‘Sapphic Fragments,’ the importance of giving queer people a platform and giving back to the community through art. Eva will speak about her experiences as a queer poet in the Dublin open mic scene and how this led her to the project she is currently working on called ‘Shaking Hands.’ This a spoken word and dance multi-disciplinary theatre performance which explores finding love in queer spaces, through friendships/romantic relationships after experiencing trauma. They are starting rehearsals this summer, and Eva will discuss their plans first to debut the show in Dublin, and then to tour to Sligo, Carlow and Wexford. This will highlight the importance of bringing queer theatre to rural areas in Ireland. Eva will read out a poem from the project called ‘Queer Spaces’ to close out the show.

Eva Kelly Bio Eva Kelly is a dynamic spoken word poet and actor from Kildare, Ireland. Having studied Performing Arts in ATU, Sligo, she moved to Dublin in 2023 where she has quickly become a rising talent in the city’s open mic and poetry scene, bringing her voice to life in intimate, impactful performances. Eva’s work focuses on themes of feminism, sexual assault and queer identity. In 2025 her poetry was published in ‘Technicolour’ June’s edition of Abyss Literary Magazine, ‘Dyke Affair’ in August and her poem ‘Shaking Hands’ was displayed in an art gallery in Madrid in September. Eva is interested in merging spoken word and dance with theatre. She has also produced many poetry and music gigs in the past year at various venues in Dublin, such as Whelan’s, The International Bar and The Winding Stair Bookshop.