There really is something for everyone in this year’s Cork Midsummer Festival. From a ghostly tale in a suburban swimming pool to table tennis at the Crawford Gallery.
Rose Anne Kidney is at the helm this year as acting director of the festival, which will be launched this evening. One of the most lovely and notable elements of the Cork Midsummer is the creative use of space across the city. Venues pop up in the most unexpected places and this year is no different, according to Rose Anne
The five elements of the festival — Now and New, On the Streets, Music, Be Part and Future Proof — will showcase a range of artistic and cultural talent. “We are putting on world-class performances and bold new work, circus spectacle, outdoor participation events, live music performances, and community-led art from Cork and beyond,” says Rose Anne.
Good Sex, a play written by Emilie Pine and presented by acclaimed production company, Dead Centre, will feature two new actors each show and they will tell a story of desire, betrayal, and loneliness. The actors, some of the best working in Ireland at present, will be guided by an intimacy director trained in the art of teaching people how to touch.
The production, which carries a 12+ rating, contains simulated sex but no nudity, strong language and themes of a mature nature. It runs every night in The Everyman between June 20 and June 23 with a 3pm matinee on Sunday, June 23.
Of-course there is a plethora of other events- many much more child-friendly happening over the festival, including Wiff Waff is Playing at my Gaff, an interactive exhibition at the Crawford Art Gallery featuring ping-pong with a twist — ‘wiff waff’ is apparently an old name for table tennis!
Solstice Céilí at Elizabeth Fort on June 21st will see a band of traditional musicians and dancers exploring social dancing in Ireland down through the ages, encompassing reels and rave.
For more information on this and a plethora of other events check out the website: What’s On | Cork Midsummer Festival
