Festival Overview:

Cork’s Corner | 10.00 a.m. - 6.00 p.m. | Cork Opera House Foyer

A gathering space centred around fostering connections in a communal atmosphere with a variety of visual arts, dance, spoken word, and music.

 

Theatre Quest | 10.00 a.m. - 2.00 p.m. | Backstage at Cork Opera House

An adventure for primary school students to explore backstage at Cork Opera House.

 

See Memories Attached | 10.00 a.m. - 6.00 p.m. | Dressing Rooms of Cork Opera House

A series of multi-sensory immersive dressing room exhibitions that open doors to the inter-generational lives of six different Cork people.

 

The Maker’s Den | Workshops 2.00 p.m. - 4.00 p.m. | 4.30 p.m. - 6.30 p.m. | Onstage Cork Opera House

Crafting workshops on the main stage of Cork Opera House where participants can take part in Lino Printing and Collaging led by Cork based artists.

 

Leeside promenade | 7.30 p.m. | Cork Opera House Foyer

A three part event where audiences journey through Cork Opera House in a celebration of Cork’s past, present and future.

 

Conversations with strangers | 9.30 p.m. | First Floor Bar Cork Opera House

A unique across-the-table event where everyone is welcome to engage in informal and open dialogue guided by curious and socially intriguing questions.

 

Cork Opera House CEO Eibhlín Gleeson: 

 

“It's a pleasure to welcome UCC’s Arts Management and Creative Producing MA students

back to Cork Opera House this year and we are very much looking forward to working with

them on the CurrentLee Arts Festival,” said Cork Opera House CEO Eibhlín Gleeson. “Cork Opera House is delighted to play it’s part in helping this cohort of incredible arts producers emerge into the industry, CurrentLee is full of fresh and innovative programming an ideal platform for these new producers. We look forward to hosting this festival and its audience at Cork Opera House.”

 

UCC Cork Opera House Partnership

UCC’s MA in Arts Management & Creative Producing represents the expanding programme of its School of Film, Music and Theatre and acknowledges the creative and critical role of the arts manager and producer in facilitating social engagement and enabling artists to bring great art to their audiences. Developed as part of a new partnership between UCC and Cork Opera House and inaugurated in 2019, the programme offers students with the opportunity of gaining meaningful practical experience in the professional environment of the theatre, mentorship with industry professionals, arts placements, and academic learning in a suite of modules taught by lecturers at UCC’s Department of Theatre, Cork University Business School, and guest practitioners.