
NEST
Music
NEST is a Mass for the Tenant. A powerful live performance honouring our deep, often sacred connection to home - even when those in power treat it as disposable.
€15 / €13
A quiet, powerful one-on-one performance that celebrates the beauty of human connection and the intimacy of shared presence.
On an otherwise empty stage, one dancer and one audience member meet for a singular ten-minute encounter—shaped by a tender exchange of words, movement, and mutual attention. No performance is ever the same. No one else will witness it. It is a fleeting, unrepeatable gift.
Inspired by the reflective ritual of the Jewish seder, Lien reimagines performance as a deeply personal, almost spiritual act—an antidote to isolation, and a quiet reminder of the empathy that holds us together.
A unique encounter of grace and humility and a heart-touchingly unforgettable experience of movement and connection - Lien is an extraordinary performance that will leave a lasting impact on all who experience it.
Lien is one of two productions by Lewis Major in this year’s programme, with Triptych also presented during this year’s festival.
Choreography, concept and design Lewis Major
Supported by CreateSA and House of Oz
Further support by The Pav, The River Lee, and The Green Room at Cork Opera House.
Music
NEST is a Mass for the Tenant. A powerful live performance honouring our deep, often sacred connection to home - even when those in power treat it as disposable.
€15 / €13
Music / Dance
A time-traveling collective of traditional musicians and dancers explore the history of our island’s social dancing from 2025 BC to 2025 AD.
€7 / €5
Patrick McCabe with accompaniment from David Murphy and Michael Lightborne present Howl On. Part soundtrack, part poetic memoir, a fever dream in which Patrick Kavanagh flirts with psychedelia, communes with John Lennon and ponders notions of town and place.
€15
Theatre
A series of work in progress sharings at Cork Theatre Collective Studio at Triskel Arts Centre, supported by Cork Midsummer Festival and Cork Theatre Collective.
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