Dance Cork Firkin Crane This Month

 

Announcing Dance Performances at Cork Midsummer Festival co-presented by Dance Cork Firkin Crane Following the announcement of Cork Midsummer Festival's 2026 programme yesterday, we are thrilled to present bold works by dance artists Emily Terndrup and Fearghus Ó Conchúir as part of this year's line up. Offspring (A Modern Frankenstein) Emily Terndrup Fri 12 - Sat 13 June, 7pm (Preview Thur 11 June at 7pm, Sat Matinee at 1pm) In this visceral reimagining of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Emily Terndrup fuses explosive choreography and razor-sharp storytelling into a fierce, funny and fearless meditation on creation and consequence. Returning to Dance Cork Firkin Crane following an electrifying preview in 2025, Terndrup's award winning production is not to be missed. Booking & Info >>> Cúinní an Ghiorria Fearghus Ó Conchúir Sat 20 - Sun 21 June, 7pm at Millennium Hall, City Hall In traditional farming, the hare’s corner is ground left wild so different plants and animals can flourish in safety. 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. Following each performance is an inclusive céilí for all to join. Booking & Info >>> Also coming up at DCFC Ciseach | An Embodied Manifesto Catherine Young Dance Fri 1 May, 7:30pm A pulsating incantation weaving together a tapestry of dance, rhythm, live music and voice that seeks to rekindle our broken relationship with the land. Tickets are selling fast for tonight's show, grab yours by following the link below. Booking & Info >>> Cine Club: Double Bill Dance Stories by Laura Murphy / Risa by Kate Weare NOTE NEW DATE: Tues 5 May, 7:30pm The final Cine Club event of 2025-26 presents a double bill of portrait-style dance films focusing on women in dance from Laura Murphy (IRL) and Kate Weare (USA). Booking & Info >>> Crane Visual: Fragments of Becoming Yuan-Wen Wang Opening Night Wed 6 May from 6pm Yuan-Wen Wang's abstract paintings merge her Asian roots with the diverse cultural influences of her life in Spain. Guided by movement, landscape, and the shifting textures of inner experience, this new body of work captures the fluidity of change and the impermanence of time. Info >>> Cork Fringe at Dance Cork Firkin Crane Fri 8 - Sun 10 May Dance Cork Firkin Crane is excited to host two performances as part of this year's Cork Fringe Festival -The History of Art: A Clown Show by Charee Monroy on Friday 8 and Sunday 10 May, and In Tree by Seán Looney and the In Tree Ensemble on Saturday 9 May. Booking & Info >>> The Act of Existing Philip Connaughton for Croí Glan Fri 3 - Sat 4 July, 7:30pm What happens when two artists willingly surrender to an audience’s will? The Act of Existing highlights how marginalised communities have been historically subjected to societal control, forced to conform, obey laws that don’t protect them, or perform acceptability for safety. Booking & Info >>> Professional Opportunities Professional Classes with Aoife Desmond Thurs 14 & 21 May, 11am Booking & Info >>> CATCH Workshop Series curated by Luke Murphy - Attic Projects Sun 14 - Wed 17 June Limited spaces remaining Booking & Info >>> Community News & Events Scoil Mhuire presents Legally Blonde Thr 7 - Fri 8 May More Info >>> Get Ur Ballet On Cork School of Dance Fri 15 - Sat 16 May More Info >>> Trish McCarthy Showcase 2026 Sun 17 May More Info >>> IDCA Unarmed Stage and Screen Combat – One Week Intensive Mon 18 - Sat 23 May at Actors Vision More Info >>> Workshop with Michael Keegan-Dolan as part of Cork Midsummer Festival Sat 20 June at Cork Opera House More Info >>>