Cork Midsummer Festival
  • What's On
  • Artists & Projects
  • News, Like
  • More

    About

    About Team Governance & Policies Previous Festivals

    Support Us

    Support Us Our Supporters Become a Friend Corporate Support Donate

    Your Festival

    Your Festival How To Book Accessibility An Essential Guide To Cork Volunteer
  • What's On
  • Artists & Projects
  • News, Like
  • About
    • Overview
    • Team
    • Governance & Policies
    • Previous Festivals
  • Support Us
    • Overview
    • Our Supporters
    • Become a Friend
    • Corporate Support
    • Donate
  • Your Festival
    • Overview
    • How To Book
    • Accessibility
    • An Essential Guide To Cork
    • Volunteer
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
Ode to joy amanda Coogan
Cork Midsummer Festival

Ode To Joy

Amanda Coogan, Dublin Theatre of the Deaf and Cork Deaf Community Choir

  • Be Part
← back to all events

A stunning live performance exploring one of the most famous works of classical music through the unique perspective of Deaf culture.

The Cork Deaf Community Choir and artist Amanda Coogan will perform Beethoven’s Ode to Joy in Irish Sign Language alongside Lianne Quigley and Alvean Jones of the Dublin Theatre of the Deaf. Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, the European Union’s anthem, has renewed contemporary context as a powerful artistic example of conflict between darkness and light, this performance will be an aural and visual feast.

Beethoven himself was completely deaf when writing this masterpiece - in embodying his music from an Irish Deaf community perspective, the Cork Deaf Choir and the Dublin Theatre of the Deaf bring with them not just a beauty in performance but also an embodiment of the struggle for acceptance and equality. This will be a visually stunning new work of performance art, re-framing the experiences of the oppressed and asking the audience to recognise the resilience in the human spirit.

Accompanying music performance of Ode to Joy by the National Symphony Orchestra and conducted by David Brophy, with a specially-formed choir and Irish and European soloists. Recording courtesy of the Department of Foreign Affairs, who in May 2023 hosted EU50 Gala Concert of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 at the National Concert Hall, in association with the European Commission and European Parliament to celebrate 50 Years of Ireland's Membership of the European Union.

Supported by the Arts Council and presented as part of Creative Europe funded BEyond PARTicipation project with venue supported by Crawford Art Gallery

  1. 24 — 25 June

  2. 11.30am & 1pm

    Free but registration required

  3. Lecture Theatre, Crawford Art Gallery
  4. Additional performance 2.15pm, Saturday 24 June

  5. 25mins

You might also like

view all →
The Wind that Shakes The Wig More Info
Candy Warhol

The Wind That Shakes The Wig

Theatre

Futureproof

One of Ireland’s most exciting drag acts, Candy Warhol, rediscovers her grá for her homeland in this glittering show for the soul!

€15 / €12.50
Cork Arts Theatre

Found Broken Crow Theatre Company More Info
BrokenCrow

Found

Theatre

Brand New

Bridget Jones meets Indiana Jones, with talking fish, in a joy-filled night of theatre, traditional storytelling, and music directed by Julie Kelleher.

€23 - €27
Graffiti Theatre

ELLLL cait fahy More Info
Curated by ELLLL

CMF Music Trail

Music

Brand New

Through a lineup of established and emerging talents, this trail brings together the most vital voices in the region across a variety of sounds and genres. Join us for a music trail that will take you from brunch to bedtime across some of Cork’s hottest venues.

Be part sharing More Info
Suisha Arts with Jody O'Neill and Al Bellamy

Be Part Sharing

Theatre

Be Part

A sharing of work in progress by members of Suisha Arts / Cope Foundation theatre group followed by a conversation around the Be Part project process.

Free
Dance Cork Firkin Crane

Sign up to our Newsletter

Subscribe to our mailing list to get our latest news and events sent straight to your inbox.

Cork Midsummer Festival
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
Cork Midsummer Festival
  • Civic Trust House,
    50 Popes Quay, Cork, Ireland
  • info@corkmidsummer.com
Generously Funded by
The Arts Council funding festivals logo
Cork Arts Office logo
Failte Ireland logo
Ireland's Ancient East logo

© 2023 Cork Midsummer Festival CLG. Registered in Ireland No 290323. Charity Registration No 20075514, CHY 19295

  • Terms & Conditions
  • Cookie & Privacy Policy
website by path