Macnas, based at the
Black Box[?] theatre in
Galway, is
Ireland's leading performance company and was founded in
1985. Its public performances are noted for exuberance, colour and spectacle. The company has singlehandedly changed the nature of public entertainment in Ireland and has spawned many imitators.
- "Macnas" from the Gaelic (Irish) "joyful abandonment".
Macnas website (http://www.macnas.com)