Welcome to the School of Film, Music & Theatre
The School of Film, Music and Theatre is a place of ground-breaking creative learning and experimentation that promotes parity of esteem for theoretical and practical teaching, research and practice. Our School nurtures the ambitions of all who walk through its doors, and produces the most innovative, pioneering research and analysis of creative practice across disciplines in Ireland.
News and Events
21 Nov 2025
Climate Science and Arts Practice: Arts & Sustainability in Cork City
Fri 5th Dec, 2025 9am – 3.30pm Horgan’s Quay 1, Cork City / T23 AK13
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Happening On
20/11/2025
18 Nov 2025
20/11/25 - Prof. Huib Schippers - FUAIM Lecture, Ó Riada Hall, 11:00am
Music as Intangible Cultural Heritage: Understanding Cultural Ecosystems
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13 Nov 2025
UCC Fiddle Tutor Connie O'Connell retires after 43 years
We extend our congratulations to Connie O’Connell who recently concluded 43 years of dedicated teaching here at the Department of Music, UCC. A highly respected musician and teacher, Connie, taught generations of fiddle students at the Department.
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Happening On
27/11/2025
12 Nov 2025
FUAIM Lecture - Dancing in the Dark: Cognitive Choreographies and the Musicking Mind by Prof. Michael Bakan - 27/11/25 - Ó Riada Hall, 11am
In this talk, ethnomusicologist Michael Bakan draws upon a research career encompassing more than three decades and spanning a wide range of topics and approaches—from Balinese gamelan to disability studies and the ethnomusicology of autism—to advance a new research trajectory and epistemological vantage point for investigating the relationship of musicking and dancing.
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