What if the starting point for a journey is refusal? Walking defines a direction but the end point is never achieved. What if the contemporary invitation is not to leave your bed and walk but to pick up your bed and walk? To take with us in our mobility an anomalous stillness; and to walk […]
WORLD PREMIÈRE of ‘Aon’ by Breandán de Gallaí Amharclann Ghaoth Dobhair – July 6 – 8, 2017 Firkin Crane, Cork – Performances: July 25 – August 3, 2017 What the critics say about Ériu “superb: a must-see full-on theatrical show … intensely moving … technically brilliant … breathtaking” The Skinny, Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2016 “Tender […]
Firkin Crane and Cork City Council are proud to welcome the award-winning dance company, Junk Ensemble, as Cork City Dance Artists in Residence at Firkin Crane. The award is supported by the Arts Council, and open to national competition. This is Firkin Crane and Cork City Council’s 6th consecutive year to win the award. Describing […]
Veteran Contemporary dancer Tara Brandel, native of West Cork, brings 2 exciting solo dance theatre pieces to the Firkin Crane as part of the Cork Midsummer Festival Cappaghlass was made in response to the current refugee crisis, using the rural Irish valley of Cappaghglass (where Tara was born and currenty lives) as a metaphor. Cappaghglass […]
Acclaimed choreographer and Luke Murphy is delighted to programme and produce Ireland’s first professional contemporary dance workshop festival. The Catch8 Workshop series is a new initiative by Attic Projects in collaboration with Cork Midsummer Festival and hosted by The Firkin Crane. The Catch8 Workshop Series will run from June 17th-24th with two workshops by Irish […]
