http://www.firkincrane.ie/index.php en paul@firkincrane.ie Copyright 2013 2013-05-24T12:09:55+00:00 {title_permalink=news/index} http://www.firkincrane.ie/index.php/event_details/you-too-can-be-untrained-dance-class/ Have you ever wondered what contemporary dance is all about, but thought you needed to be trained to find out? On Wednesday 29th at 10am, the cast of Untrained will host an open workshop. All are welcome, no previous dance experience necessary. To encourage anyone interested in movement, the fee has been kept to a low €15 or €12 concession. Lucy Guerin Inc will also teach a Professional Masterclass at 10am on the morning of the show. To book the performance or classes, please phone 021 450 7487. 2013-05-24T12:09:55+00:00 {title_permalink=calendar/index} http://www.firkincrane.ie/index.php/event_details/crux-youth-dance-gala-performance-2013/ An exciting mix of innovative danceworks ranging in style from Modern, Jazz, Hip-Hop & Contemporary dance Performance 2013-05-23T14:06:40+00:00 {title_permalink=calendar/index} http://www.firkincrane.ie/index.php/event_details/i-alice-i/ A love story about Alice Kinsella and Alice Slattery. They were spotted in Crumlin shopping centre stealing a kiss and are here in the theatre telling you all about their lives ... reluctantly. Performance 2013-05-21T16:00:24+00:00 {title_permalink=news/index} http://www.firkincrane.ie/index.php/event_details/it-article-about-cure/ Cure is creating a storm @dublindancefest! Can't wait to see it at @firkincrane this summer! bit.ly/18XRGFs— Midsummer Festival (@CorkMidsummer) May 20, 2013 2013-05-20T17:39:45+00:00 {title_permalink=news/index} http://www.firkincrane.ie/index.php/event_details/the-witches-are-coming/ Five WITCHES will welcome the audience arriving in darkness to the outdoor performance site to witness (and perhaps participate in) a ritual dance, where frenetic movement and live music herald the dawn, where sacred animals are honoured, and where colour and light are called forth from the shadows. The entire performance will take place outdoors and will be timed to coincide with astronomical, nautical and civil dawn as they alter from day to day. For this large scale site-specific piece comprising of a cast of 5, a volunteer ensemble of 50, fire breathers, a choir and live animals, we are seeking a volunteer cast of 50 to complete this unique spectacle, to participate in what is set to be an extraordinary experience for both the participants and audience who will share it’s secret before the city awakens and night becomes day... There will be a mass of bodies holotropically breathing in a frenzy (Holiotropic breathwork involves accelerated breathing to induce non-ordinary or ecstatic states). There will be birth, marriage and death. There will be solos and “real” dancing. There will be a powder chalk ritual borrowed from the Hindu festival Holi. It will be messy and it will be big ... and we would like you to take part. WITCHES is being co-produced with the kind support of Firkin Crane and the Cork Midsummer Festival and will be co-created and choreographed in the weeks leading up to this year’s festival. During that time the international cast will draw on the practices of Kundalini, Shamanism, and Radical Feminism and Celtic Mythology to explore their own experience of ritual practice, gender and the “forgotten” female, a notion eroded over time. Performances of the piece will run at dawn (aprox. 4.30am) from June 21st to 24th. As part of the volunteer ensemble you will be required to attend rehearsals for aprox. 2 hours on the Tuesday and Thursday of each rehearsal week, beginning the week of May 20th, and for the following four weeks. We will issue information about the technical rehearsals leading up to the opening during those four weeks. We would love your participation - please contact Aideen Wylde (Producer) at aideenwylde@gmail.com, or Ruairi Donovan (Choreographer) at ruiaridonovan@gmail.com for further information, or to register as a performer. 2013-05-17T11:26:10+00:00 {title_permalink=news/index} http://www.firkincrane.ie/index.php/event_details/dance-interactive-exhibition/ Dance Interactive is a permanent multi-media exhibition space at the heart of Firkin Crane’s historic building. Visitors can immerse themselves in a dynamic environment featuring interactive installations, photographic exhibitions and dance film-work. Having recently attracted over 8000 visitors for the Centenary exhibition celebrating Joan Denise Moriarty, Firkin Crane continues with a presentation of works by dance artists who utilise digital media. A video installation by dance artist and film-maker Mary Wycherley is followed by a retrospective of Firkin Crane’s professional dance residency programme BLANK CANVAS. In June, it will be part of Open Inquiry, when visitors can take a tour through Firkin Crane’s studios and watch dance artists and choreographers at work. If you are enthusiastic about dance, curious about how dance meets digital technology or simply eager to take a look inside Cork’s home of dance, then drop into Firkin Crane anytime between 10am and 5pm. Entry to Dance Interactive is FREE. 2013-05-09T21:53:35+00:00 {title_permalink=news/index} http://www.firkincrane.ie/index.php/event_details/dance-in-cork-midsummer-festival-2013/ Three amazing dance performances as part of Cork Midsummer Festival 2013: From Witches, an outdoor performance that takes place at dawn by the Lough, to the inner landscapes of Icarus, Firkin Crane's Dance Curator Fearghus Ó Conchúir brings audiences on a journey of discovery and continues his own inquiry into who we are as individuals and as a culture with Cure. 2013-05-09T21:34:53+00:00 {title_permalink=calendar/index} http://www.firkincrane.ie/index.php/event_details/professional-masterclass-with-lucy-guerin-inc-dance/ Firkin Crane's professional dance class runs every Tuesday morning but, for this special Masterclass, please note that the time has been changed to 10:00 - 11:30 Classes & Workshops 2013-05-09T14:58:41+00:00 {title_permalink=calendar/index} http://www.firkincrane.ie/index.php/event_details/lucy-guerin-inc.-workshop-dance/ An introduction to some of the tasks and processes used to develop Untrained. Classes & Workshops 2013-05-09T14:44:56+00:00 {title_permalink=news/index} http://www.firkincrane.ie/index.php/event_details/a-chance-to-dance-class-cork/ With access to some of the country’s best dance teachers, Firkin Crane can provide a wide range of dance classes for any age, ability and agility. Schools, Groups and Clubs are invited to take part on a weekly or monthly basis, either with their own private teacher or as part of a larger group. Hip–Hop, Ballet, Contemporary, Salsa, Zumba, Swing, Break Dance, and many more. Classes are run in a fully equipped dance studio with a professional dance teacher. Some courses result in a Sharing, or a performance for family and friends, but all are fun and a great way to get fit. For more information: call 021 450 7487 or email ann@firkincrane.ie 2013-04-03T15:46:17+00:00