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Opposite of Queer Trauma
Cork Midsummer Festival

The Opposite of Queer Trauma

Yvon Bonenfant with Candy Warhol

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This is no ordinary performance.

It’s a dance party. A vocal happening. A full-body celebration of LGBTQI+++ resilience and radical joy.

We said, “Find your voice, feel internal rhythm, and move like you mean it!”

Led by artist and UCC Head of Theatre Yvon Bonenfant, and featuring the work of Cork’s own drag icon Candy Warhol - this groundbreaking work merges voice, body, and sound into a defiant and euphoric experience that’s bold, inclusive, and gloriously alive.

Step into a high-energy, immersive world where choral soundscapes meet electronic beats. Performers - professional and community alike - blur the lines between stage and celebration. Pulsing rhythms, vivid vocals, and an explosion of movement in a space that uplifts identity, queerness, and collective expression.

Supported by the Arts Council and UCC Granary Theatre.

Artistic Director Yvon Bonenfant
Show Concept Candy Warhol
Sound Design Kevin Terry
Facilitation Collaboration Gillian Hemme & Eki Arausto
Professional Ensemble Jack O’Leary, Moss Russell, Nathan Patterson & Osaro
Community Ensemble Clare Geraghty, Bridge, Sarah Dwyer, Jude O’Neill, Orlagh O’Brien, Macha Shewolf, Mel Murphy, Jamie Spillane
Technical Support Declan Leonard (Lighting Design) and Benjamin Burns (sound) of UCC Granary Theatre
Creative Producer Yvonne Coughlan
Inclusivity Producer Ciara O’Mahony

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  1. 14 — 15 June

  2. 5pm

    €10

  3. Dance Cork Firkin Crane View map
    • Touch tour, Sunday 15 June 5pm
    • Contains strobe lighting, loud noise, some audience standing / movement
    • ISL Interpreted
    • Voice-Vibration orbs available to feel the sound
    • Relaxed event

    Suitable ages 18+, contains strobe lighting, loud noise and some standing / movement

    Cork, Ireland

  4. 50 mins

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