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My Bristol Favourites: Gráinne Young-Monaghan
Gráinne Young-Monaghan is a clown and multidisciplinary performer “specialising in underwhelming chaos”.
With a background in both visual art and circus, she creates “playful and experimental performances that are rooted in surreal rituals of the everyday and celebrations of the mundane”.
Gráinne has been shortlisted in the Performing Arts category of Bristol Legends.
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These are Gráinne’s top-five Bristol favourites:
The Loco Klub
The Loco Klub is located beneath the original Bristol Temple Meads – photo: Loco Klub
“The Loco Klub is a performance space and hub for the Bristol circus community and alt performing arts scene. There’s always a friendly familiar face there!”
St Werburgh’s City Farm Cafe
St Werburgh’s City Farm provides meat, vegetables, salad and wild ingredients for the cafe’s menu – photo: Izzy Henley
“St Werburgh’s City Farm Cafe is a real Hobbit house nook with high quality ingredients. It’s a nice treat to take you away from the city.”
Conham River Park
Conham River Park follows the winding route of the River Avon – photo: Martin Booth
“This is a nice wooded walk. Conham River Park is an easily accessible green space within Bristol.”
The Cube
The Cube has in previous incarnations been an am-dram theatre, an extension of the Chinese Overseas Association and an illegal gambling den – photo: The Cube
“The Cube always has an amazing mixed bill of weird and wonderful events. There’s never a dull time here.”
BUMP Roller Disco
BUMP Roller Disco is currently based on Wellington Road in St Jude’s – photo: BUMP Roller Disco
“BUMP Roller Disco is wheelie good – tee hee!”
Main photo: Gráinne Young-Monaghan
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