Dance at Cork Midsummer Festival with a Solstice Céilí at Elizabeth Fort

 

Presenting bold new Dance performances from Fearghus Ó Conchúir, Emily Terndrup, Teaċ Daṁsa, and more this June.

Cúinní an Ghiorria Fearghus Ó Conchúir   Seó rince nua le Fearghus Ó Conchúir agus lena mheitheal Leis an saothar nua rince seo agus leis na ceardlanna a bheidh á reáchtáil, fáiltímíd romhat “cúinní nua don ghiorria” a chruthú linn — ag tarraingt ar ár ndúchas agus ár n-aiteacht le todhchaí níos beomhaire a mhúnlú dúinn go léir. A new dance show by Fearghus and his team As we search for more sustainable lives, languages and communities, choreographer Fearghus Ó Conchúir, who grew up in the Ring Gaeltacht, invites you to join him and his award-winning collaborators in creating new “corners for the hare” in the centre of Cork.  20-21 June | Performance followed by an inclusive céilí each night  Millennium Hall, City Hall Book Now Offspring (A Modern Frankenstein) Emily Terndrup Darkly funny and disarmingly tender, Terndrup’s work is intelligent and utterly original. Winner of Best Performer and Best Design at Dublin Fringe Festival 2025, Offspring guarantees to spark questions long after the final breath.  12-13 June (Preview 11 June)  Dance Cork Firkin Crane Book Now 1975 / Naoi Déag Seachtó Cúig Teaċ Daṁsa In this new dance-theatre work, choreographer Michael Keegan-Dolan brings together seven exceptional dancers to honour, remember and be inspired by a visionary cultural happening in challenging times.  18-20 June  Cork Opera House Book Now Solstice Céilí Martin O'Donoghue Celebrate the Solstice with sounds and dances inspired by our ancestors, from the neolithic to the neoliberals - in one giant crazy artistic céilí!  21 June  Elizabeth Fort Book Now Browse events 12-21 June 2026, Cork city Cork Midsummer Festival schedule

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