“Three years in and we’re still the baby festival in Ireland’s festival County. We are very proud of what we have achieved with modest funding but we want to take it further. AKA exists because of a demand; a demand for space, a demand for a platform, a demand from creative people to be part of a movement towards collaborative and community arts in Kilkenny.

We see the importance of the interaction of people through arts as a means of breaking down barriers of inequality and the use of creativity as a driver of inclusion and celebration of our shared values. AKA is needed now more than ever.

So here you have in your hands the collective force of nature that is AKA Fringe for 2017. In these pages you will find so many amazing creative people bringing their work to share with you. Across the various strands; visual, music, poetry, drama and spoken word are two weeks of interaction, fierce debate and most of all fun!

We are grateful to all who have contributed their work and committed to AKA. We are endeavouring to include a diverse mix of work but also to spread the love across venues include some fantastic rural venues as well as Ye Faire City.”

– akafringe.com