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Saturday 9th November 2019 8pm

(Doors open 7.30pm)

Tickets: €15

Booking fee: online €1.50 per ticket / telephone €2 per ticket
€1 Firkin Crane restoration levy is included in the ticket price

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On Saturday 9^th November, almost 40 dancers, from all over the world, will take to the stage in the Firkin Crane, alongside world famous belly dancer, Kami Liddle (USA) for “Tribal Republic: A Showcase of Fusion Bellydance and Alternative Arts”.

Cork’s own Suadela Bellydance Troupe are proudly hosting the international display which will showcase a full spectrum of performance styles including Tribal Fusion and Oriental belly dance, as well as many more dance-styles including traditional Indian and Capoeira inspired performances.

The Shandon based Suadela troupe, who formed in 2011 fusing together a variety of belly dance styles, have previously performed all over Ireland and the world including featuring at Electric Picnic since 2016. 

Performers from all over Ireland, India, China, Turkey and Brazil will descend on the ‘rebel’ city, to showcase their mesmerising talents as well as learn from one of the masters of the belly dance world.

Hailing from San Francisco, USA, Kami Liddle will headline the artistic display while also hosting a workshop series with Suadela throughout the weekend. Kami is a former member and choreographer of Bellydance Superstars, a professional touring bellydance company produced by music industry Miles Copeland (manager / producer of bands such as The Police, Billy Idol and The Bangles.) 

As well as Liddle and Suadela themselves, the show will also feature a variety of performances from Stacey McPartlin and her troupe Polaris (Dublin), Dawn Wang (China), Fatma Turgut (Turkey), Sundrop Mala (India), Grupo Candeais Cork (Brazil), Ciara McKenna (Clare) and much more! 

ONLINE BOOKING

Saturday 23rd November 2019 7pm
(Doors Open 6.30pm)

Tickets: €11

Booking fee: online €1.50 per ticket / telephone €2 per ticket
€1 Firkin Crane restoration levy is included in the ticket price

Booking (021) 4507487 (Opening hours 1pm – 4pm Tuesday to Friday)

ONLINE BOOKING

Sunday 24th November 2019 12pm – 4pm

Tickets
€15

Booking (021) 4507487 (Opening hours 1pm – 4pm Tuesday to Friday)

Wordless stories – Body Voice Workshop with John Scott

Programmed by Megan and Jessica Kennedy of Junk Ensemble, Cork City Dance Artist in Residence at Firkin Crane.

John Scott leads a workshop exploring creation and development of material, spatial awareness, performance state, text, dance, wordless stories. Scott, founder and director of Irish Modern Dance Theatre, is known for tireless experimentation. Scott will engage in the processes he uses in the creative process for developing material for performance. Scott utilises the techniques he has learned from his own research and his performances with choreographers/artists as varied as Meredith Monk, Sara Rudner, Thomas Lehmen and The Living Theatre. Scott also undertakes award winning work with Victims of Torture and refugees and with artists in Palestine. Scott has taught workshops at New York University Experimental Theater Wong (NYUETW), University of Colorado, Drexel University, Philadelphia, San Jose State University, Irish World Academy at University of Limerick and UCD Drama Department.

Dublin born, John Scott apprenticed and danced with Dublin City Ballet. He later studied with Meredith Monk, Julian Beck and Judith Malina (Living Theatre). He performs in Oona Doherty’s ‘Hard To Be Soft’ and has also performed in Meredith Monk’s Quarry (Spoleto Festival) and for Yoshiko Chuma, Sarah Rudner, Anna Sokolow and Thomas Lehmen. His company, Irish Modern Dance Theatre, has performed throughout Ireland and internationally at Kennedy Center, Washington, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, New York Live Arts, La MaMa, Danspace Project at St Mark’s Church, PS 122, New York and Dance Base, Edinburgh, Les Hivernales, Avignon, Tanzmesse Dusseldorf, Forum Cultural Mundial, Brazil. John is also one of the subjects of Sadlers Wells’ 52 Portraits with Jonathan Burrows, Matteo Fargion and Hugo Glendinning. He is founder of ‘Dancer from the Dance’ festival of Irish choreography in New York and Dublin.

ONLINE BOOKING

28th November 2019 8pm

29th November 2019 8pm

30th November 2019 8pm

Tickets:
€16 / €13 concession

Booking fee: online €1.50 per ticket / telephone €2 per ticket
€1 Firkin Crane restoration levy is included in the ticket price

Booking (021) 4507487 (Opening hours 1pm – 4pm Tuesday to Friday)

UCC Musical Theatre Society is proud to present 9 to 5 The Musical

Tumble outta’ bed and stumble on down to see Dolly Parton’s smash-hit musical. ‘9 to 5’ – The Musical tells the story of three fed-up women who have been sent to the edge by their ‘sexist, lying, egotistical bigot’ of a boss. After a surprising turn of events, the ladies decide to take managing the office into their own hands but will these three heroes manage to cover up the mysterious disappearance of the boss for long?

If you love the iconic Dolly Parton then you’ll adore her award-nominated score teamed up with a stunning book by the original screenwriter of the 20th Century Fox Picture, Patricia Resnick.

Don’t miss your chance to see the feel-good production of the season with 8pm shows nightly based on the 20th Century Fox Picture. Originally produced on Broadway by Robert Greenblatt, April 2009.

“9 to 5, what a way to make a livin’!”