Step into a world where the lines between audience and
participant blur.
Having captivated audiences with Alter at Cork Midsummer Festival 2024 (Winner – Best International Production, The Arts Review 2024), Kamchàtka return to the Festival, this time with the Irish premiere of Fugit.
Awarded Best Street Show at the 2025 Premios Max, Fugit is a profound homage to those who’ve dared to abandon the familiar, leave the unnecessary behind and bravely venture into the unknown. You’ll put yourselves in the hands of strangers, traversing the intriguing landscape of Cork city in a daytime journey like no other.
Kamchàtka, renowned for their award-winning outdoor theatre masterfully use silent gestures and evocative storytelling to explore themes of migration and displacement.
This is your chance to be part of something truly special – an immersive, unforgettable expedition that inspires, provokes and ultimately celebrates the human spirit.
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Literature
One of the great actors of our time, Isabelle Huppert brings her unmistakable voice to a rare live reading of a selection of work from a defining figure of French literature: Guy de Maupassant.
€45
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Participation / Early Years
Transforming a gallery into an interactive play space for early years children (0-6).
Free
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Music
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.
€32 / €28
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Theatre
This is a true story. It’s a few summers ago and a Maltese producer invites Sh!t Theatre out to her island paradise for Valletta European Capital of Culture...
€22 / €18