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A fully improvised live performance experience, where music, drawing and movement interact in real time - creating a truly unique experience where nothing is fixed in advance.

A new durational live performance from Cork artists Danny Denton and Elaine Howley.

Set to the iconic 1975 album by Irish traditional group The Bothy Band, 1975 / Naoi Déag Seachtó Cúig is a must-see dance and theatre performance ritual where music and movement merge as one.

Join two of Ireland’s leading literary presses for a unique call-and-response exploration of the imaginative boundaries between writing and music, and the act of creativity itself. 

A live reading and music performance on the site at the heart of Ní Ghríofa’s new book, Said the Dead.

Performing to packed houses across the UK and Europe, Idrîsî Ensemble make their hugely anticipated Ireland debut at St Fin Barre’s Cathedral, presenting a special programme for Cork Midsummer Festival.

A music theatre performance based on a live recording of actors warming up before the opening night of a show.

Get ready for a fun-filled day at Soundburst – a vibrant, youth-led takeover of Fitzgerald’s Park bursting with feel-good summer energy. With young people at the heart, creativity, culture and celebration take centre stage.

Crucial Moves Collective present a series of events in collaboration with local artists, collectives and spaces.

Award-winning jazz pianist and composer Shuteen Erdenebaatar leads her acclaimed ensemble at Triskel Arts Centre, presented by Music Network.

How does it feel to be us? More importantly, how does it sound? How do we hear Joy? Fear? Pride? Grief? There is music in all of us, and melodies come from surprising places.

A new piece of music for chamber orchestra by celebrated Cork composer, John O’Brien, commissioned by Cork Midsummer Festival.