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52connect 2016 WE ARE DELIGHTED TO PARTNER WITH THE KENNEDY CENTER on this exciting festival to commemorate Irelands 100 year journey from the 1916 Rising and the early days of independence to today. This centenary will have particular resonance in the United States. Five of the seven signatories to the 1916 Proclamation spent periods of time in the U.S. that signicantly inuenced their thinking and actions. The U.S. is the only foreign country specically mentioned in the Proclamation it has the greatest concentration of our diaspora and the contemporary ties are of ex- traordinary depth and breadth. This festival will give us an opportunity to express our gratitude for the support that the U.S. has provided to Ireland through- out the last century and we hope will help to renew and strengthen the bonds of friendship into the future. Anne Anderson Irelands Ambassador to the United States THE FESTIVAL AT THE KENNEDY CENTER brings a celebration of a seminal moment in Irish History to a storied venue associated with a revered Irish American President. It is a great expression of the bridge between our two countries before and since 1916. The Festival is an opportunity to mark how Ireland has progressed through a century and also to look forward through the vibrancy of Irish culture. Kieran McLoughlin President CEO of The Worldwide Ireland Funds IR E L A N D S CU LTU R E IS U N IQUE and its artists bold and gifted with exceptional talents. We are excited to present the old traditions uncover the new and reveal this extraordinary heritage of the Irish people. Alicia Adams Festival Curator and Kennedy Center Vice President for International Programming and Dance