CORKMIDSUMMERFESTIVAL

Cork Midsummer Festival is seeking a Marketing Intern to work alongside the Development & Marketing Manager for the 2012 festival.

Cork Midsummer Festival are looking for a number of Production Interns for the 2012 Festival.

Two Opportunities for Cork Based Emerging Artists and Theatre Producers to develop and share skills this October with Galway Theatre Festival, Solstice and Makeshift Ensemble.

Cork Opera House presents the return engagement of Dido and Aeneas with renowned soprano stars Cara O’Sullivan and Mary Hegarty.

Cork Midsummer Festival is seeking a Marketing and Communications Intern

Meet Creative Connections as part of Culture Night 2011 plus opportunities to participate in free family friendly arts workshops for women and children this autumn.

Following the addition of a second performance of Laurie Anderson: Transitory Life due to popular demand, we are delighted to announce that Laurie Anderson has agreed to participate in a public conversation on the final day of this year’s Cork Midsummer Festival.

Cork Midsummer New Works department has joined forces with www.thisistomorrow.info – an innovative international contemporary art magazine – to capture, celebrate and archive the New Works programme during this year’s festival. Seeking two experienced writers an one photographer to contribute to this once off opportunity.

“Fewer Emergencies” involves four voices, three stories, two songs and a little boy called Bobby or is it Jimmy.

We have joined Fund It to raise the remaining €2000 for the costs of putting on the TOSCA screening and we have just 12 days to raise this money!

Cork Midsummer New Works department seeks two Trainee Producers. This is an exciting professional development opportunity for two ambitious theatre producers to work and train at the core of one of the countries most vibrant annual festivals.

Cork Midsummer Festival seeks two outgoing, organised people with heaps of energy, a winning personality and a full clean driving license to act as Artist Liaison for the 2011 festival.

The Famous Spiegeltent returns to the Cork Midsummer Festival
with Murphy’s as proud sponsors! Due to popular demand, the magical mirrored Spiegeltent returns to Cork from 14 – 26 June as part of the Cork Midsummer Festival, with Midsummer Nights – a programme of music, performance and laughter. Festival favourite Camille O’Sullivan will be performing four dates and will be one of the many top attractions performing at this unique venue, which promises to be one of the highlights of the 2011 Cork Midsummer Festival.

As the Eurovision Craze begins and we prepare for Jedward euro-mania, the Cork Midsummer Festival is joining in on the celebrations by hosting a “Eurovision Song Contest Fundraiser” on Saturday 14th May in The Bailey Bar, Washington Street, Cork. The theme for the night will be ‘European Countries’ of course. On entry you will be assigned a country and it is ‘pot-luck’ from there. Don’t worry if you aren’t on the winning team though – MC Ronan ‘Wogan’ Leonard will be awarding a variety of spot prizes throughout the evening. Douze points will be awarded for the Best Dressed Eurovision Contestant costume and of course you can watch the live screening from Dusseldorf, Germany!

Soak up the Eurovision atmosphere and see Ireland’s pop duo compete to become Ireland’s eighth winner of the competition. Get your lipstick on!

Entry is €10 with a free pint on arrival!

The Chair and Board of Cork Midsummer Festival are delighted to welcome accomplished director, producer and curator Tom Creed to Cork as Festival Director. Tom Creed succeeds William Galinsky as Festival Director from mid June. Hailing from Cork, Tom has a long association with the festival, having directed Playgroup’s The Art of Swimming, Once Off Productions’ The Train Show, Raymond Scannell’s Mimic and Manchán Magan’s Broken Croí/Heart Briste at the festival, amongst many others.

Cork Midsummer Festival is seeking a Box Office Manager for the 2011 festival.

The Box Office Manager is responsible for the setting up and daily management of Cork Midsummer Festival’s temporary box office including remote box office sites. Candidates must have proven experience in Box Office Management and be available for immediate start. Knowledge of the Ticketsolve ticketing system will be an advantage. The Box Office Manager reports directly to the Communications Manager.