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BECO(ME!)ING - Second Year Sharing of Work
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Explore Your Inner Artist at In the Making Arts Festival | Cork Opera House | Wednesday 2nd April
04 Mar 2025Happening On 02/04/2025
In the Making is a one-day, participatory and multidisciplinary arts festival designed to spotlight and inspire creative exploration and discovery. Taking place in the city’s iconic Cork Opera House on Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025, this packed programme presents a unique opportunity to look inside the imaginations and creative practices of vibrant artists and makers, connecting audiences with some of the distinctive creative processes, inspirations and ideas driving Ireland’s arts scene today.
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Transition Year Creative Arts Programme Launched
10 Dec 2024
The School of Film, Music and Theatre is delighted to announce our Transition Year Creative Arts programme. This is a 3-day Creative Arts intensive that will allow selected participants to get a taste of student life in University College Cork.
When: 10th - 12th March 2025
Where: School of Film, Music and Theatre, University College Cork
Who: Transition Year Students
How: Application form - https://forms.office.com/e/R5LWQtvpKJ
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A Little Bit of Theatre - Sharing of Work from Adult Acting Classe - Mon 9th Dec
02 Dec 2024
Mon 9th at 7:30pm in the Granary Theatre.
Event is free but ticketed - Link to Book:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-little-bit-of-theatre-tickets-1101211947579
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PIECEWORK brings together students from UCC, West Virginia University & MTU to engage in collaborative art and performance making related to textile practices.
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The School of Film, Music & Theatre is delighted to announce artist Joshua Dyson as the 2024-25 recipient of the UCC-Cork Opera House MRes Studentship.
20 Nov 2024
Dyson (he/him) is a sound researcher, metalworker, performer and installation artist whose practice operates between critical spatial theory, sound studies, and site-specific interventions in relation to the phenomenology of place and maintenance.
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Professor Jools Gilson's Knitting Map continues to tour US
04 Nov 2024
The Knitting Map, a collaborative textile based project created as part of Cork Capital of Culture 2005 is currently installed in Art Museum of West Virginia University in Morgantown.
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UCC students selected as guest curators of The Irish Times Magazine
28 Sep 2024
- UCC English and Theatre students guest curate special edition of The Irish Times Magazine.
- Tess O’Regan and Dorothée Karekezi among four guest curators.
- Special edition explores key issues affecting students including addictions on campus, artificial intelligence, mental health, identity and generational stereotyping.
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UCC THEATRE & CORK OPERA HOUSE ANNOUNCE THEIR 2025 NEW IRISH ARTIST IN RESIDENCE PROGRAMME
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Cork Opera House and University College Cork are delighted to announce that applications are now invited for the third Theatre Artist in Residence Programme, which is jointly funded by Cork Opera House and UCC.
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Animal-Woman Journey(s) audio-visual installation with durational performance. Granary Theatre, Thurs 19th and Fri 20th of Sep 2024 between 2pm - 5pm.
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You are warmly invited to witness the Animal-Woman Journey(s) audio-visual installation with durational performance. This installation re-imagines folk tales about Animal-Women whose magical skins are lost, stolen or destroyed.
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Adult Acting Toward Performance now OPEN
20 Aug 2024
Introduction to Adult Acting (18+) and Adult Acting toward Performance
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https://uccshop.ie/shop/adult-acting-towards-performance/
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Some familiar UCC Theatre faces at the Cork Midsummer Festival
14 Jun 2024
The Midsummer festival is upon us, with an eclectic and exciting programme spanning until June 23rd. Many UCC Theatre alumni and friends are presenting and contributing to work at the festival this year, including in the following shows.
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UCC Youth Theatre hosts Open Workshop
26 May 2024Happening On 15/06/2024
UCC Youth Theatre (UCCYT) will host a free workshop for young people aged 13+ with an interest in gaining Theatre skills, developing creatively, and meeting new people.
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IN HER HEAD, Final Year Adaptations Showcase - Wed 17th and Thursday 18th April, Granary Theatre, @ 7pm
12 Apr 2024
IN HER HEAD consists of three short theatre adaptations created by UCC Department of Theatre Final Year students. A common thread running through the three pieces is the experience of being a woman in the world.
Tickets available on eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/in-her-head-tickets-880119530207?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl
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Theatre Postgraduate Webinar - 21st March 2024
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The Department of Theatre at University College Cork is hosting an online webinar to provide information about two of its taught postgraduate programmes, on the 21st of March 3-3:30pm.
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UCC Theatre Second Year Students Performance: Rasharemix
20 Mar 2024
The UCC 2nd Year Theatre and Performative Practices students present their performance "Rasharemix", a response to the film Rashomon.
Performances on the 20th and 21st of March at 7:30pm
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Granary Theatre, Dyke Parade, Centre, Cork, Ireland
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CurrentLee Arts Festival | Wednesday 10th April | Cork Opera House
20 Mar 2024
CurrentLee Arts Festival is an interactive event at Cork Opera House on the 10th of April, 2024. Overlooking the River Lee, the festival celebrates this unique city by bringing people in and of Cork together. In collaboration with Cork-based artists, we invite you to create and explore through an immersive journey within the Opera House.
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Spring 2024 Adult Acting Classes Open for Registration
18 Dec 2023
Introduction to Adult Acting (18+) and Adult Acting Advanced
Registration and payment here -
https://uccshop.ie/shop/introduction-adult-acting/
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A Little Bit of Theatre - Sharing of Work from Adult Acting Classes
01 Dec 2023
This Mon 11th at 8pm in the Granary Theatre - All Welcome!
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Picture the Audience Naked - A student sharing of work in progress
28 Nov 2023
Work from MA, HDip and BA students in the Department of Theatre.
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Towards The Glen
12 Nov 2023
MA Theatre & Performative Practices Students present
TOWARDS THE GLEN
A performance walk through the Glen River Park
Tue 21 Nov @ 2pm
Wed 22 Nov @ 2pm
Meet at the Yin Yang / Snake Sculpture
(closest entrance via Sunview Place East / Ballyhooly Rd
Bus: 207A/ 207/ 209/ 248 from City Centre to Harrington Square)
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Department of Theatre hosts Youth Theatre Practice Symposium
20 Oct 2023
We are delighted to be hosting the annual Youth Theatre Practice Symposium this Nov 10th & 11th here in the Department of Theatre.
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Mapping Climate Change: The Knitting Map & The Tempestry Project
12 Oct 2023
Kohler Gallery, Lawrence University WI
Sept 22 – Nov 17, 2023
Jools Gilson
Artist in Residence Oct 16 – 20, 2023
Supported by Culture Ireland
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Perforum Presents Konstantinos Thomaidis
15 Oct 2023
PERFORUM - Artistic Research Seminar - Autumn 2023
Konstantinos Thomaidis
Voicing Bodies, Voicing Histories:
Elaine Mitchener’s Sweet Tooth
Thur 23rd Nov @ 2.10pm
Granary Theatre
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Perforum presents Bernadette Cronin and Regina Crowley
04 Oct 2023
2:15pm - Weds 11th October - Granary Theatre
Kristin Linklater – Visionary Voice Teacher and Actor Trainer
Bernadette Cronin (University College Cork) and Regina Crowley (Munster Technological University)
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Kristin Linklater Book Launch
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Dr Bernadette Cronin and Regina Crowley (MTU) will launch their new book Kristin Linklater, published by Routledge in their Performance Practitioners Series on master voice coach for actors. The launch will take place in the Everyman Theatre bar Tuesday, 26th September from 6.30 - 7.30 pm.
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Perforum presents Yvon Bonenfant
04 Sep 2023
2:15pm - Weds 13th September - Granary Theatre
LOOP LOVE: DISABILITY, VOICE, VIRTUOSITY, AND QUEERED EXCHANGE
Yvon Bonenfant - Head of Department of Theatre, UCC.
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Autumn Intro to Adult Acting Class Open for Registration
02 Aug 2023
Introduction to Adult Acting (18+) and Adult Acting Advanced
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https://uccshop.ie/shop/introduction-adult-acting/
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UCC Department of Theatre alumni shine at Cork Midsummer Festival
20 Jun 2023
The Cork Midsummer Festival is in full swing, with many multidisciplinary arts events underway. We are delighted to see so many Department of Theatre alumni of past and present programmes creating and presenting work at the festival this year.
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MRES STUDENTSHIP OPPORTUNITY UCC SCHOOL OF FILM, MUSIC AND THEATRE and CORK OPERA HOUSE INCLUDING AN ORIGINAL ARTISTIC PRODUCT
27 Jun 2023
One Year Masters by Research (MRes)
Studentship Value: €13,500
(Full-time UCC fees €5770; Stipend of €6130; making fee of €1600)
Application deadline – Thur 20th July 2023, midnight.
Interview date – Tue 8th Aug (either in person or online)
Start date - Oct 1st 2023; Final Submission - Sept 30th 2024
Sharing of work at Cork Opera House, Culture Night - Sept 2023
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UCC Youth Theatre hosts Open Workshop
21 May 2023
Read moreUCC Youth Theatre (UCCYT) will host a free workshop for young people aged 13+ with an interest in gaining Theatre skills, developing creatively, and meeting new people.
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UCC Youth Theatre presents 'The Lazy Flame' a play reading
01 May 2023
The Lazy Flame is new play, written by members of UCC Youth Theatre. Set in a fantasy world, it explores magic, rebellion and letting go.
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Chained Bodies - A Final Year Showcase
21 Mar 2023
This is a Final Year Showcase from Theatre students at UCC. Chained Bodies explores themes of entrapment and struggle.
This event is Free but Ticketed - Booking Essential
Tickets available via https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/chained-bodies-tickets-591851974187
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Perforum Presents Rosaleen McDonagh - Weds 29th March
15 Mar 2023
UCC is delighted to present the Spring 2023 Perforum Series, curated by UCC and Cork Opera House Theatre Artist-in-Residence, Jody O’Neill. The season will explore creating theatre and dance through the lens of disability.
Rosaleen McDonagh - “Disability light” “Disability reality”
29th March 2023
2:15 in the Granary Theatre
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The Wonderism Festival | Thursday 30th March 2023 | All Day Event | Cork Opera House
27 Feb 2023
The Wonderism Festival: A Cork Opera House Creating Together Production in Association with the Department of Theatre, University College Cork (UCC).
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Daughter of God in Granary Theatre
21 Feb 2023
Daughter of God is produced in association with Cork Opera House, UCC Department of Theatre/Granary Theatre and Once Off Productions, supported by Fishamble: The New Play Company and Arts & Disability Ireland.
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Perforum Presents Roderick Ford - Weds 1st March
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UCC is delighted to present the Spring 2023 Perforum Series, curated by UCC and Cork Opera House Theatre Artist-in-Residence, Jody O’Neill. The season will explore creating theatre and dance through the lens of disability.
Roderick Ford - The Poetics of Otherness
1st March 2023
2:15 in the Granary Theatre
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UCC DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE WELCOMES TWO PRESTIGIOUS PHD SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
10 Feb 2023
The Department of Theatre is delighted to announce that two arts professionals of the highest calibre are being supported by the Irish Research Council within the Enterprise Partnership Scheme for Postgraduate researchers and the Employment-Based Postgraduate Programme to complete PhD research. Each will receive funding of €110,000 to support their study, from their organisational partner and the IRC. Both candidates will be integrating artistic practice into their research trajectories.
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Perforum Presents Rhona Coughlan - Weds 25th Jan
06 Jan 2023
UCC is delighted to present the Spring 2023 Perforum Series, curated by UCC and Cork Opera House Theatre Artist-in-Residence, Jody O’Neill. The season will explore creating theatre and dance through the lens of disability.
Rhona Coughlan: Conversations about disability and dance
25th of January 2023
2:15 in the Granary Theatre
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Perforum Season Spring 2023
19 Dec 2022
Weds 25th January 2.15pm @ Granary Theatre: Rhona Coughlan/Conversations about disability and dance
Weds 1st March 2:15pm @ Granary Theatre: Roderick Ford / The Poetics of Otherness
Weds 29th March 2:15pm @ Granary Theatre: Rosaleen McDonagh/ “Disability light” “Disability reality”
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Perforum Presents Doireann O’Malley - Weds 14th Dec
08 Dec 2022
Doireann O’Malley / Conversations On A Crosstown Algorithm
Wed 14th Dec / 2.15pm @ Granary Theatre
Screening / Artist Talk
Doireann O’Malley & collaborators Bertrand Flanet and Lugh O'Neil
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Picture the Audience Naked - A student sharing of work in progress
25 Nov 2022
Picture the Audience Naked is a sharing of new work in progress created by MA and BA students in the Department of Theatre, University College Cork. Students across a range of modules will share their work together in the Granary Theatre.
The sharing run over two nights and starts at 8pm - Wednesday 30th Nov and Thurs 1st Dec - with different work presented each night.
Modules presenting work include First Year Introduction to Practice, Final Year Special Studies in Theatre Practice and MA Advanced Theatre Practice. The sharing is supported by Second Year Performance Technologies: Explorations.
Tickets are free but must be booked via Eventbrite - Book here
Trigger Warning:
A wide range of themes are explored including bullying, racism, psychological and physical violence, etc.
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Jody O'Neill's "Yellow" in Granary Theatre
18 Nov 2022
Jody O'Neill the UCC-COH Theatre Artist in Residence will be doing a free performance of her new show 'Yellow' on Thursday, 8th Dec at 2pm in the Granary Theatre.
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Perforum presents Jools Gilson - Weds 9th Nov
20 Oct 2022
Our Perforum Series is back for a third installment! On Weds 9th Nov we welcome Professor Jools Gilson to Granary Theatre at 2:15pm to discuss:
Tempestries: The Cloonshannagh Bog Body, Textiles & Somatic Research
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CALL FOR DANCE ARTISTS
20 Oct 2022
UCC CREATIVE & UCC Environmental Research Institute
DANCE ARTIST / PLANT SCIENCE RESIDENCIES
Glenkeen Gardens, West Cork
2022-23
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Perforum - Jodie O'Neill - Weds 19th Oct
10 Oct 2022
Our Perforum Series is back for the second session of the season! Next week we welcome our Theatre Artist in Residence, Jodie O'Neill, to Granary Theatre at 2:15pm to discuss:Read moreAdvocacy Through Art -
UCC - COH MRes Studentship Recipient - Angela O'Callaghan
03 Oct 2022
UCC's School of Film, Music and Theatre with Cork Opera House are delighted to announce the MRes Studentship recipient Angela O'Callaghan - The Studentship is one of the four pillars of the COH-UCC collaboration. We are excited to see angelas research develop over the coming months strengthening the Cork Opera House - Universit College Cork connection.
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Youth Theatre Practice Symposium 2022 announced
01 Oct 2022
Supporting Inclusion in Youth Theatre
Learning from Practice
18th and 19th Nov 2022
University College Cork
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Trainee Technician - Granary Theatre - Job Posting
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Fixed Term Part Time Post (0.5 FTE)(duration 12 months)Job Reference: 060431For a candidate information pack and to apply, visit: https://ore.ucc.ie/Read more -
Perforum Season Autumn 2022
20 Sep 2022
Wed 28th Sept, 2.15pm @ Granary Theatre: Róisín O'Gorman / Attuning to archival affects through arts practice research
Wed 19th Oct, 2.15pm @ Granary Theatre: Jody O'Neill / Advocacy Through Art
Wed 9th Nov, 2.15pm @ Granary Theatre: Jools Gilson / Tempestries: The Cloonshannagh Bog Body & Textiles
Wed 14th Dec, 2.15pm @ Granary Theatre: Doireann O’Malley /Conversations On A Crosstown Algorithm
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Perforum - Dr. Róisín O'Gorman - Wednesday 28th Sept
23 Sep 2022
Our Perforum Series is back! Next week we welcome our Dr. Róisín O'Gorman to Granary Theatre at 2:15pm to discuss:Read moreAttuning to archival affects through arts practice research -
Department of Theatre and ACE launch Short Course in Arts Project Management
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Arts Project Management aims to provide foundational skills in planning and developing arts events, event management, arts marketing, grant application writing, finance for event management, and event fundraising.
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Autumn Adult Acting Classes Open for Registration
15 Aug 2022
Introduction to Adult Acting (18+) and Adult Acting Advanced
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https://uccshop.ie/shop/introduction-adult-acting/
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UCC Youth Theatre Registration Open for 2022 - 23
09 Aug 2022
UCC Department of Theatre is delighted to announce that UCC Youth Theatre is opening Sign Up for 2022-23 for a limited number of spaces. Workshops will start back on the Tues 20th Sept from 7-8:30pm in person in the Theatre Lab. Please get in touch if you have any questions or would like to come along and try it out.
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INCLUSIVE DANCE CORK Modules launched
04 Aug 2022
Inclusive Dance Cork is a pilot training programme open to dance and movement practitioners interested in learning inclusive dance methods. It is planned as a two-year training programme for professional artists, teachers of dance, and dance practitioners, inclusive of people with and without disabilities.
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New MRes Studentship in collaboraton with Cork Opera House and the School of Film, Music and Theatre, UCC
15 Jul 2022
The School of Film, Music and Theatre at University College Cork, Ireland, is seeking a candidate for an MRes – Masters by Research -- Studentship as part of our working relationship with Cork Opera House. The Studentship is one of the four pillars of the COH-UCC collaboration. An independent-minded, driven artist, whose artistic process demonstrates strong affinities with research-based investigations, and who enjoys engaging with theory-practice integrated approaches, will be well-suited to this opportunity.
For more information and how to apply please follow the link here: https://www.ucc.ie/en/hr/vacancies/research/full-details-1568634-en.html
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Jody O'Neill - Theatre Artist in Residence UCC Cork Opera House
19 May 2022
We are delighted that Jody O’Neill will be the Cork Opera House – UCC Theatre Artist in Residence for 2022-23.
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MINDFUL EMBODIMENT PRACTICE AND PERFORMANCE - Perforum Series 2022
03 May 2022
The Department of Theatre, School of Film | Music | Theatre, University College Cork
Presents Perforum Lunchtime Research Series: 5th, 12th, 19th, and 26th May 2022
(Live and Online)
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The Danijela Kulezic-Wilson Memorial Award. PhD Scholarship in the School of Film, Music & Theatre, University College Cork.
17 Feb 2022
The Danijela Kulezic-Wilson Memorial Award. PhD Scholarship in the School of Film, Music & Theatre, University College Cork.
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Words + Bodies - Readings in the Theatre Lab as part of Refugee Week
22 Feb 2022
Words & Bodies is a collection of collaborative pieces surrounding the themes of sanctuary and refugee, all of which involve found texts from those who have had such experiences. The texts were found after a research process and are from a range of sources.
Friday 25th from 13:30 - booking required - https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/words-bodies-tickets-275008637237
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Cork Opera House and UCC launch new bursary for autistic Artist in Residence
21 Feb 2022
Cork Opera House and University College Cork Department of Theatre have announced a Theatre Artist in Residence Programme that will provide a bursary of €20,000 to a professional theatre artist who identifies as autistic/person with autism.
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Theatre Open Evening - Thurs 20th Jan - 7pm
11 Jan 2022
The Department of Theatre is excted to host an online open evening next Thrus 20th January at 7pm.
Please register here - https://forms.gle/5T8SCiu8BmoUSr246\
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Adult Evening Classes Starting Mon 17th January 2022
14 Oct 2021
Introduction to Adult Acting (18+)
Duration: 6 weeks on Mondays
Start Date: Monday 17th Jan 2022
Location: In person in the Theatre Lab
Time: 19:00pm – 21:00pm
Price: €110.00 for UCC Staff/Students, recipients of Social Welfare Payments, Over 65’s. €130 for all other applicants.
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Technical Officer - Granary Theatre - Job posting
10 Dec 2021
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Specific Purpose Whole Time Post
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PhD Studentship in Department of Theatre
25 Nov 2021
The Department of Theatre, School of Film, Music and Theatre at University College Cork, Ireland, is seeking a candidate for a PhD Studentship in the area of programming, creative producing, outreach, inclusion and arts administration.
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Transition Year Programme Open to applications
13 Nov 2021
Programme dates: 28 February – 4 March, 2022
Subject to Public Health Guidelines
TY Corvinus will be held from 28 February – 4 March 2022.
This programme is designed for second level Transition Year students interested in literary, creative, and historical humanities.
Our week-long programme includes a range of workshops and taster lectures/seminars on.
- Celtic Civilisation
- English
- Greek and Roman Civilisation
- History
- History of Art
- Theatre
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Adult Evening Classes Starting Mon 1st November
14 Oct 2021
Introduction to Adult Acting (18+)
Duration: 6 weeks on Mondays
Start Date: Monday 1st Nov 2021
Location: In person in the Theatre Lab
Time: 19:00pm – 21:00pm
Price: €110.00 for UCC Staff/Students, recipients of Social Welfare Payments, Over 65’s. €130 for all other applicants.
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Scenario Forum Colloquia Archive Launch
18 Jun 2021
Scenario Forum is delighted to launch an archive of the Online Research Colloquiuim series. Initially containing the first seven sessions, this archive will grow over time. We hope that it is a useful and engaging resource for the Performative Teaching, Learning, and Research community.
Link to view here - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_tFOILtYTte1BDs9IbHAKouoH2L6EQJr
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Symposium Launch - Sore Back, Square Eyes? Going Performative in Digital Teaching and Learning
19 May 2021
We are delighted to announce that the registration for the 8th Scenario Forum Symposium “Sore Back, Square Eyes? Going Performative in Digital Teaching and Learning Spaces” is now open! The symposium will take place online on Friday 18th & Saturnday 19th June 2021.
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Out of Touch - Second Year and MA Sharing of Work
14 Apr 2021
Join second-year and MA students in Theatre & Performative Practices as they share devised work generated during performance modules in 2021. Inspired by the original artwork from Textile students in MTU these pieces push and challenge the theatrical devising process.
Online event on April 28th at 8 pm via Zoom - link to book tickets
https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/out-of-touch-tickets-149293568081
Click for Out of Touch Programme
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Stand Up for Literature - Scenario Forum welcomes John O'Toole
09 Apr 2021
8th Scenario Forum Online Colloquium - 24 April 2021 - 11:00am
We are delighted to welcome special guest John O'Toole who has made an outstanding contribution to our field of research. As John is based in Australia, please note that this colloquium will not take place in the usual time slot, but two and a half hours earlier at 11 a.m. Irish time / 8 p.m. Australian time.
John O'Toole
Stand Up for Literature – dramatic approaches in the secondary classroom
A 60minute presentation, followed by discussion.
You can register at: https://forms.gle/Kpn1o1eKnSwrSToZ6
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Registration Open - Sign up for Adult Acting or UCC Youth Theatre in 2021!
18 Dec 2020
The Department of Theatre is delighted to announce sign up for our Adult Acting evening class starting on Mon 1st Feb 2021 is now open.
Also UCC Youth Theatre is open to new members joining in Jan 2021.
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Department of Theatre hosts Youth Theatre @ 40 - A Youth Theatre Practice Symposium
17 Nov 2020
Department of Theatre is delighted to host Youth Theeatre @ 40 - A Youth Theatre Practice Symposium.In partnership with University College Cork, Youth Theatre Ireland will host a 2-day event to mark the organisation’s 40th birthday during which we will explore the evolution of the national development organisation for youth theatre and the youth theatre sector’s creative work with young people over the past four decades and beyond. Participants will have the opportunity to choose from a range of online workshops and thematic sessions and will be invited to join the virtual audience for ARTiculate and Playshare 2020 to celebrate 40 years of writing for youth theatre.Don't miss one of the Youth Theatre calendar highlights of 2020!Read more -
Evening Classes and Youth Theatre Registration launched
30 Sep 2020
The Department of Theatre is delighted to launch registration for our Adult Acting classes and UCC Youth Theatre. Both classes will be launched online with regular review following best practice and public health advice.
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Department of Theatre and Covid-19, Autumn 2020 - Updated 10th Sept
11 Aug 2020
For new and continuing students in the Department of Theatre, at all levels:
The Department of Theatre is undertaking a rigorous exercise with external health and safety consultants to identify the kinds of teaching we will be able to deliver next year in each module. Because of the particular needs of Theatre, we are taking some time to work through these issues in order to give you the *best learning experience possible* while *keeping you as safe as possible*.
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Midsummer Meet UP 2020 Hosted by UCC YT
17 Jun 2020
UCC Youth Theatre is delighted to host Midsummer Meet UP 2020 with the Cork Midsummer Festival. Memebers from 5 local Youth Theatre will meet to share skills, make friends and leanring about theatre. Workshops facilitated by Maxine Acton-Carey, Julie O'Leary, Barry Whelan and Fionn Woodhouse.
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Announcing Half Moon Festival, a multi-disciplinary arts festival programmed by the inaugural cohort of the MA in Arts Management & Creative Producing.
16 Jun 2020
The Department of Theatre (School of Film, Music & Theatre) is delighted to announce
Half Moon Festival
A once-off multi-disciplinary arts festival programmed by the inaugural cohort of the MA in Arts Management & Creative Producing as part of their end of year practical work.
Friday 26th to Sunday 28th June 2020.
For sneak previews of the festival you can listen back to events featured on Evelyn Grant’s Weekend Drivetime (Lyric FM) last weekend (see http://rte.ie/r.html?rii=16_11206916_21613_20-06-2020) or read more about Half Moon Festival on UCC Express (see https://uccexpress.ie/announcing-half-moon-festival-online-from-cork/).
For a full calendar of events and access to Half Moon Festival’s online platform see:https://www.halfmoonfest.com
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UCC Youth Theatre Online Theatre Workshop for Cruinniú na nÓg
18 May 2020
UCC Youth Theatre (UCCYT) will host free online workshops for young people aged 14 - 18 with an interest in gaining Theatre skills, developing creatively, and meeting new people. These workshops are part of Cruinniú na nÓg supported by Creative Ireland.
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MA Theatre & Performative Practices announce Queer Year 2020-21
24 Feb 2020
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Perforum: Spring 2020 Mindful Embodiment Practice and the Creative Process
04 Feb 2020
Wed 12th February (6 – 7.45pm)
Deborah Middleton
Director of the Mindfulness and Performance Project at the University of Huddersfield, UK
‘Mindfulness for Performers: Embodied and Relational Practices’
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Perforum presents Lorraine Maye, Cork Midsummer Festival - Weds 20th Nov
21 Nov 2019
Weds 20th (6 – 7:45 pm)
Theatre Development Centre, Triskel Arts Centre, Tobin St, Cork.
Lorraine Maye - Cork Midsummer FestivalPERFORUM Autumn 2019
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Research/Practice: Curating & Producing
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Youth Theatre Symposium - Fri 22nd & Sat 23rd Nov
11 Nov 2019
Join us at University College Cork on Friday and Saturday, 22 and 23 November, for “Which way from here?” an expanded annual Youth Theatre Symposium and enjoy two jam-packed days of workshops, discussion and performances. This year’s expanded symposium duration also means more opportunities to catch-up and network with fellow youth theatre practitioners from all over the island of Ireland.
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Theatre Employability Guide
15 Oct 2019
We are delighted to announe the launch of new Theatre Employability Guides with the support of the College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences.
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Perforum presents Fiona Kearney, Glucksman Gallery
01 Oct 2019
Weds 16th (6 – 7:45 pm)
Theatre Development Centre, Triskel Arts Centre, Tobin St, Cork.
Fiona Kearney - Glucksman GalleryPERFORUM Autumn 2019
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Perforum Presents Anne Clarke - Landmark Productions
13 Sep 2019
Weds 18th (6 – 7:45 pm)
Theatre Development Centre, Triskel Arts Centre, Tobin St, Cork.
Anne Clarke - Landmark ProductionsPERFORUM Autumn 2019
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Theatre Evening Classes 2019
06 Sep 2019
The Department of Theatre is delighted to announce our evening class program for 2019.
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UCC Youth Theatre Registration Open
16 Aug 2019
UCC Department of Theatre is delighted to announce the starting dates of this year’s UCC Youth Theatre. Workshops will start back on the Thurs 26th Sept from 7-9pm in the Theatre Lab on the Western Road. Please get in touch if you have any questions or would like to come along and try it out.
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Research/Practice: Curating & Producing - Perforum Autumn 2019 Announced
15 Aug 2019
Department of Theatre, School of Film, Music & Theatre, UCC
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in association with Theatre Development Centre/Corcadorca Theatre Company
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PERFORUM: AUTUMN 2019
Research/Practice: Curating & Producing
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Culture Night Workshops 2019
14 Aug 2019
The Department of Theatre are delighted to announce open workshops on Culture Night 2019 with Yvon Bonenfant and Julie O'Leary.
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Global Water Dances Cork 2019
19 Jun 2019
Great day last Sat at Arts, Activism and the Envirnment: Conversations and Community including Global Water Dances Cork. See the programme for the event including participants etc below.
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Arts, Activism and the Environment: Conversations & Community - June 15th
07 Jun 2019
Come to the Glucksman Gallery on the 15th June to watch or even take part in Arts, Activism and the Environment: Conversations & Community.
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10:30 - Family Workshops
12:00 - Global Water Dances
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Killing Stella in the Belltable, Limerick
30 Apr 2019
Killing Stella is inspired by Marlen Haushofer’s compelling novella Wir töten Stella (Austria, 1958), an unflinching story of collusion in abuse, and the price that has to be paid for remaining silent. This is the very first time Haushofer’s story has been translated and adapted for an English-speaking audience. With a host Department of Theatre staff and graduate involvement.
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Student Insights - Aideen takes Gold for UCC
22 Apr 2019
Disco Pigs, directed by final year student Aideen Fox, takes home three national awards and was nominated for two more.
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South Parish Learning Neighbourhood/Cork Lifelong Learning Festival Event
08 Apr 2019
Cork Lifelong Learning Festival / South Parish Learning Neighbourhood in association with Nano Nagle Place presents an introduction to the Lantern Project’s new drama/theatre initiative followed by slideshow of Tableau Vivant created by members of the group
Venue: Goldie Chapel, Nano Nagle Place
6.30pm, Tuesday 9th April
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UCC Youth Theatre present D.N.A. by Dennis Kelly
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This Fri 5th and Sat 6th at 7pm in the Theatre Lab
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FOUND: Images, Objects, Things
31 Mar 2019
Second Year Students of Theatre of the Image (Department of Theatre, School of Film, Music & Theatre) UCC, are delighted to present a series of short performances taking influences from the work of international practitioners: Tadeusz Kantor, Pina Bausch and Robert Wilson.
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Student Insight - UCC's Theatre Experience
25 Mar 2019
Introducing Rhiannon Connick and her experience in the theatre department UCC.
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Perforum presents Feidlim Cannon - Tues 19th March
15 Mar 2019
Tues 26th Feb (6 – 7:45 pm)
Theatre Development Centre, Triskel Arts Centre, Tobin St, Cork.
‘The Poor Room to my Childhood: Influences of Tadeusz Kantor on the work of Brokentalkers’
Feidlim Cannon - BrokentalkersPERFORUM SPRING 2019
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Theatre of the Image
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MA in Arts Management & Creative Producing - Open for Applications
12 Mar 2019
We are delighted to announce that our exciting new MA in Arts Management & Creative Producingis now open for applications for Sept 2019 intake.
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Student Insight - FYP Take a Bow
11 Mar 2019
As FYP showcase comes to an end, hear and see what students have to say.
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Perforum Presents - Finola Cronin Weds 6th March
07 Mar 2019
PERFORUM SPRING 2019
Theatre of the Image
Venue: Theatre Development Centre, Triskel Christchurch, Tobin Street, Cork City.
Perforum events are open to the public. Admission is free.
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Perforum presents Serge Von Arx - TUES 26th
20 Feb 2019
Tues 26th Feb (6 – 7:45 pm)
Theatre Development Centre, Triskel Arts Centre, Tobin St, Cork.
‘Theatre Design: The Theatre and Architecture of Robert Wilson’
Serge Von Arx - Artistic Director of the Scenography Department, Norwegian Theatre AcademyPERFORUM SPRING 2019
Theatre of the Image
Perforum events are open to the public. Admission is free.
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Student Insights - Molly and the Masque of the Red Death
18 Feb 2019
“A man.
Was it?
A man or a figure.
It can’t be both it was a man!
A man or a figure.
And what did they say about this man?”
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Spring 2019 Perforum - Theatre of the Image
28 Jan 2019
Department of Theatre, School of Music & Theatre, UCC in association with Theatre Development Centre/Corcadorca Theatre Company presents
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PERFORUM: SPRING 2019
Theatre of the Image
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Research Publications, Recommendations and Symposia
21 Jan 2019
Below are links to a selection of recent staff publications
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Masterclass: Performative Practices: Theatre, Disability and the Arts
07 Nov 2018
A collaboration between the Department of Theatre, School of Music and Theatre, and the Mental Health and Disability Research Cluster, Applied Social Studies/ISS21,
12:00 noon to 4:30 pm,
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Tuesday 27th November 2018
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Llanarth Group Residency with Theatre@UCC
19 Oct 2018
Free public events as part of Llanarth Group Residency with new UCC MA in Theatre & Performative Practices in the Department of Theatre.
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Department of Theatre field trip to Dublin Theatre Festival
15 Oct 2018
MA and Final Year Students of our Engaging the Profession module had a fantastic field trip to the Dublin Theatre Festival with lecturers Dr. Marie Kelly and Dr. Bernadette Cronin.
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Perforum presents Kaite O'Reilly
11 Oct 2018
7th November 2018 Theatre Development Centre, Triskel Arts Centre, Tobin St, Cork.
‘Alternative Dramaturgies informed by a D/deaf and Disability Perspective’
Kaite O’Reilly - Playwright, Author and Dramaturge, Writer in Residence with the Llanarth Group, and Veteran of the Disabled People’s MovementPerforum Autumn 2018 'Inclusivity and the Performing Arts'
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Wednesdays 6:00 pm - 7:45 pm
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Perforum presents Katy Dymoke - THURSDAY 18th 6pm
04 Oct 2018
18th October 2018 - Theatre Development Centre, Triskel Arts Centre, Tobin St, Cork.
‘Working with touch and movement in arts and health’
Katy Dymoke - Teacher and Practitioner in Body-Mind Centering, Embody Move Program Director, Body Oriented Psychotherapist and director of Touchdown dance theatre company
Perforum Autumn 2018 'Inclusivity and the Performing Arts'
Perforum events are open to the public and admission is free.Note Day Change to THURSDAY 18th at 6pm
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Perforum presents Eoin Nash
20 Sep 2018
26th September 2018 - Theatre Development Centre, Triskel Arts Centre, Tobin St, Cork City
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Talk Title - ‘Hearing and Connecting’
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Culture Night in Theatre - Booking Open
17 Aug 2018
The Department of Theatre are hosting two workshops on Culture Night 2018. Places are limited so please confirm attendance below via eventbrite or by emailing theatre@ucc.ie.
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UCC Youth Theatre 2018
09 Aug 2018
UCC Department of Theatre is delighted to announce the starting dates of this year’s UCC Youth Theatre. Workshops will start back on the Thurs 20th Sept from 7-9pm in the Theatre Lab on the Western Road. Please get in touch if you have any questions or would like to come along and try it out.
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Cork Opera House and UCC announce the appointment of the inaugural Theatre Artist in Residence
03 Aug 2018
Cork Opera House and UCC are delighted to announce that Cork playwright and actor John McCarthy has been selected as the inaugural Theatre Artist in Residence.
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Killing Stella in the Everyman Theatre
04 Jul 2018
Killing Stella is inspired by Marlen Haushofer’s compelling novella Wir töten Stella (Austria, 1958), an unflinching story of collusion in abuse, and the price that has to be paid for remaining silent.This is the very first time Haushofer’s story has been translated and adapted for an English-speaking audience. With a host Department of Theatre staff and graduate involvement.
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Cork Midsummer Meet Up 2018
22 Jun 2018
Members from four different youth theatre met up in UCC on Fri 22nd June to take part in workshops, learn critical thinking skills and see theatre productions.
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Perforum Conference 2018
13 Jun 2018
20th - 21st June 2018
Postgraduate Arts Practice Research Conference 2018
CHANGING THEATRES: DRAMATURGY AND CONTEMPORARY THEATRE PRACTICE AND RESEARCHIn the Theatre Lab, UCC
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Theatre Connects Symposium
25 Apr 2018
Performative pathways between schools, universities and the wider community
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Friday, 25 May
12:00 – 16:30
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Perforum Conference 2018 - Call for Papers
25 Apr 2018
PERFORUM CONFERENCE
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20th & 21st June, 2018
POSTGRADUATE ARTS PRACTICE RESEARCH CONFERENCE 2018:
CHANGING THEATRES: DRAMATURGY AND CONTEMPORARY
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UCC Youth Theatre take part in Shorts Play Festival
22 Apr 2018
Members of three Cork city based Youth Theatres - Activate Youth Theatre, Mallow based Lightbulb Youth Theatre and UCC Youth Theatre took part in a day of workshops, rehsearsal and performance on Sat 21st April in Graffiti Theatre Company.
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Global Water Dances: Following flows inside and alongside our bodies of water
11 Apr 2018
Dr. Róisín O’Gorman
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Department of Theatre
12 April, 1-2 PM, Aras na Laoi G18 -
Céilí Mór!
10 Apr 2018
GET FLOORED Fundraiser
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Scoil an Cheoil agus na hAmharclannaíochta, UCC
School of Music and Theatre, UCC
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Perforum presents Emelie Fitzgibbon
13 Mar 2018
11th April - Theatre Development Centre, Triskel Arts Centre, Tobin st, Cork
Talk title : 'Theatre and the Very Young - A Quiet Beauty'
Emelie Fitzgibbon - CEO, Graffit Educational Theatre CompanyPerforum Spring 2018 'Innovative Practice in the Performative Arts'
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Wednesdays 6:00 pm - 7:45 pm
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Senior Lecturer in Theatre - Vacancy
23 Mar 2018
Status:Specific Purpose Whole Time Post
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RESONATE - Final Year Performances in Firkin Crane
20 Feb 2018
Due to severe weather conditions the performances on 1st, 2nd and 3rd March had to be cancelled.
The first RESONATE performance is now scheduled for Sunday, 4 March, 8 pm, Firkin Crane. Updates will follow regarding lunchtime performances during the week from 5 - 9 March.
Ticket Prices: €10 full, €8
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Student trip to the Abbey Theatre
19 Feb 2018
Final Year students of Engaging the Profession are excited about their Dublin field trip this week to see Porcelain by Margaret Perry at the Peacock Theatre.
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Perforum presents Phil Kingston - Abbey Theatre
11 Jan 2018
14th March 2018 - Theatre Development Centre, Triskel Arts Centre, Tobin st, Cork
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Talk title : ‘I Never Knew the Abbey Did That’
Phil Kingston – Abbey Theatre Community and Education Manager, Perforum Spring 2018
Perforum Spring 2018 'Innovative Practice in the Performative Arts
Wednesdays 6:00 pm - 7:45 pm
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Perforum presents Grace Dyas
13 Feb 2018
7th March 2018 - Theatre Development Centre, Triskel Arts Centre, Tobin St, Cork.
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'We don't know what's buried here - the theatre of campaigning'
Grace Dyas - activist, writer, theatre producer & director with THEATREclub
Perforum Spring 2018 'Innovative Practice in the Performative Arts
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Evening Classes 2018 - Sign Up Open!
09 Jan 2018
Youth Theatre, Contemporary Dance for Beginners and Adult Acting (Intro and Advanced) are now Open for Sign Up. Learn new skills, meet new people and have fun in challenging, creative safe evniroment.
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More info on our MA in Theatre & Performative Practices Queer Year
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In Our Presence - Second Year Site Specific Performance
02 Dec 2017
Second Year Site-Specific Performance
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SHOW in the Theatre Development Centre
01 Dec 2017
SHOW, the annual weekend event where new works and works-in-progress are shown to the public, happens this coming weekend. For those interested the schedule is below. Be aware that capacity is limited and seating will be on a first-come-first-served basis.
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First Year Students sharing of work
26 Nov 2017
Corvus: Keep Crow and CarrionWeds 29rd at 6pm
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Thurs 30th at 6pm
Drama Lab, Connolly Complex, Western Road, Cork City
Booking is essential via Eventbrite.ie
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NEW NAME
24 Nov 2017
We are now the DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE
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Dr. Marie Kelly speaks at Women, Place and Space
16 Nov 2017
Dr. Marie Kelly (School of Music and Theatre) will present a paper on Gender, representation and the Irish stage: theatre casting, space and object at the CACSSS masterclass series on Women, Place and Space on Friday 17thNovember.
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UCC Students & Staff Ready for the Dragon!
31 Oct 2017
UCC Students and Staff are taking part in the Dragon of Shandon Parade this Halloween.
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Conference with a focus on Language in Body, Soul and Spirit
23 Oct 2017
Prof. Manfred Schewe has been invited to give a keynote lecture and lead eight workshop sessions as part of English Week (12-17 November 2017), organized by the International Forum for Steiner/Waldorf Education in Odenthal-Altenberg, near Cologne. During this week teachers will be able to participate in a wide range of drama-based workshops. For full details go to: http://www.waldorf-resources.org/fileadmin/files/Events/2017_ENGLISH_WEEK__Invitation_compl_.pdf
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Perforum presents Dr. Matt Jennings
24 Oct 2017
Perforum is an events series hosted by Drama and Theatre studies featuring the work of directors, practitioners, and researchers in the fields of theatre, drama and performance studies.
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‘Acts of Care’: applied drama and ‘sympathetic presence’ in Person-Centered Practice
Dr Matt Jennings, Ulster University.
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Drama and Theatre Studies Undergraduate & Postgraduate Students & Graduates Collaboration
18 Oct 2017
10 X 10 Short Play Event
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Cork Arts Theatre
17th - 21st Oct
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School of Music and Theatre Open Day
23 Oct 2017
School of Music and Theatre Open Day
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THEATRE - Connolly Complex 3pm
MUSIC - Music Buidlings 10am
SAT 4th Nov
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Katie Roche Research Pack launched
17 Oct 2017
Inspired by the recent production of Katie Roche in the Abbey Theatre, we are delighted to share a Research Pack by Dr. Marie Kelly.
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Help us GET FLOORED
17 Oct 2017
The GET FLOORED Fundraiser
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Open Drop-in Movement Class
Thursdays (in Semester) 1.05 – 1.55pm
The Drama Lab, Connolly Complex
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NEW BOOK PUBLICATION
03 Oct 2017
John Crutchfield & Manfred Schewe (eds): Going Performative in Intercultural Education: International Contexts, Theoretical Perspectives and Models of Practice
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Perforum Presents Michelle Carew and Dave Kelly
03 Oct 2017
Perforum is an events series hosted by Drama and Theatre Studies featuring the work of directors, practitioners, and researchers in the fields of Theatre, Drama and Performance Studies.
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All Together Now - The Ensemble in Youth Theatre
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Michelle Carew, Director, Youth Theatre Ireland, and Dave Kelly, National Training Coordinator, Youth Theatre Ireland.
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Perforum presents Dr. Danijela Kulezic-Wilson
23 Jan 2017
The Musicality of Beckett's Plays on the Page and in Performance
Wednesday 25th January: Dr. Danijela Kulezic-Wilson
In her presentation Dr. Kulezic-Wilson will explore how Beckett’s infatuation with music led him to reach beyond the denotative purpose of language and imagine his theatre plays as musical compositions. She will be discussing how Beckett’s lifelong striving to achieve the perceptual immediacy of music through words was the primary force behind his reinvention of language and the creation of several landmark works in modern theatre.
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New Evening Courses Launched
18 Sep 2017
DRAMA AND THEATRE STUDIES ARE EXCITED TO LAUNCH THREE NEW EVENING COURSES
Youth Theatre 15+ Introduction to Contemporary Dance Acting for Adults 18+
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Perforum presents Margaret O'Sullivan
14 Sep 2017
Perforum is an events series hosted by Drama and Theatre Studies featuring the work of directors, practitioners, and researchers in the fields of Theatre, Drama and Performance Studies.
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‘Dislocated, disrupted, dispersed, devolved, delightful: Inclusive innovative community music education in Cork City’
Weds 20th Sept 6pm - 7:45pm
Cork Community Art Link
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Culture Night in Drama and Theatre Studies
06 Sep 2017
This Culture Night, Fri 22nd Sept, Drama and Theatre Studies will host a number of events that are open to the public to come and see what we do.
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Scenario Forum Conference Film
05 Sep 2017
A 17 minute film based on the SCENARIO FORUM CONFERENCE 2017 entitled "Performative Spaces in Language, Literature and Culture Education" (University College Cork, 25 – 28 May)
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A 17 minute film based on the SCENARIO FORUM CONFERENCE 2017 entitled "Performative Spaces in Language, Literature and Culture Education" (University College Cork, 25 – 28 May)
Link to film:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_J5uFayugUQ&t=52s
For general information on the SCENARIO
PROJECT go to: http://scenario.ucc.ie
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The Broken Puppet: Symposium on Puppetry, Disability & Health
21 Jul 2017
The UNIMA Research Commission with Cork Puppetry Festival, Drama and Theatre Studies - UCC, and Mary Immaculate College, is delighted to announce a two-day symposium exploring the ways puppetry intersects with disability and health.
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Higher Diploma in Arts (Theatre & Performative Practices) - launched for 2017/18
09 Jun 2017
The Department of Drama & Theatre Studies is pleased to introduce a new Higher Diploma in Arts (Theatre and Performative Practices) in the academic year 2017/18.
The Higher Diploma in Arts (Theatre & Performative Practices) is a conversion course to Theatre-related studies for students with degrees in subjects other than Theatre or with Theatre as a minor subject. Completion of the Higher Diploma in Theatre & Performative Practices effectively converts your degree to the equivalent of an honours degree with Theatre as the main subject.
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Perforum Conference 2017 - Body Activities
04 Jun 2017
Practice-as-research at the intersection between embodied practice and theory.
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SCENARIO Forum Conference 2017
19 May 2017
Next weekend the 25th - 28th May sees the second SCENARIO Forum Conference entitled 'Performative Spaces in Language, Literature and Cultural Education'. Celebrating 10 years of SCENARIO Forum Journal this Conference welcomes over 100 speakers and workshop leaders from four continents and eighteen countries to explore the potential of performative spaces in relation to different content areas, genres, themes and approaches.
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Final Year students annual visit to Abbey Theatre
02 May 2017
Drama and Theatre Studies Students at their annual visit to the Abbey Theatre for a casting/audition workshop.
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Perforum presents Professor David Pattie: Samuel Beckett: Other Archives
14 Mar 2017
Samuel Beckett: Other Archives
22nd March: Professor David Pattie, Professor of Drama at the University of Chester
PERFORUM SPRING 2017
Samuel Beckett: Musicality, Making, and Other Archives
Wednesdays 6:00 pm – 7:45 pm. Theatre Development Centre, Triskel Christchurch, Tobin Street, Cork.
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FOREGROUNDS 2017 - Drama and Theatre Studies Final Year Productions
17 Feb 2017
Running 8th - 11th March in the Granary Theatre
Tickets €10/5
FOREGROUNDS 2017 showcases the theatre-making talents of final year single and joint honours students in Drama & Theatre Studies at UCC.
A theatre evening in two parts, FOREGROUNDS 2017 presents 21st Century adaptations of ‘Alice in Wonderland’ by Lewis Carroll, The Tain, Orpheus and Eurydice, ‘The Canterville Ghost’ by Oscar Wilde and a piece of documentary film adapted from the real life experience of a lung transpantee.
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Perforum presents Gare St Lazare Ireland with Dr. Nicholas Johnson
06 Feb 2017
Staging Beckett's Prose
15th February: Gare St Lazare Ireland in conversation with Dr. Nicholas Johnson (TCD)
In conversation with Dr. Nicholas Johnson, Judy Hegarty Lovett and Conor Lovett of Gare St. Lazare Ireland will discuss their work on staging Beckett’s prose. There will be a special focus on their current work in development on Beckett’s prose piece How it is (1964).
PERFORUM SPRING 2017
Samuel Beckett: Musicality, Making, and Other Archives
Wednesdays 6:00 pm – 7:45 pm. Theatre Development Centre, Triskel Christchurch, Tobin Street, Cork.
Perforum events are open to the public and admission is free.
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Journey - Art Installation & Durational Dance Performance
10 Jan 2017
On every hour there will be a 30' video follow by a 10' art/sound installation. Also during the entire duration of the event there will be an exhibition of images/videos and a solo durational dance performance (6 hours) where audience are free to stay as long as they wish. Free entrance. This is part of Inma Pavons PhD. All welcome.
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"Will You Stay and Watch Me Dying' 9pm Fri 30th Nov, 7pm Sat 1st Dec.
15 Nov 2018
Phd candidate Patricia Klich presents “Will You Stay and Watch Me Dying”
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FIASKO - A short mini-podcast reflecting this strange extraordinary time, by Prof Jools Gilson.
01 Apr 2020Part of a budding gesture to share some of the creative work of the School / across CACSSS with our communities at this strange extraordinary time. Please click on the following link to listen to the podcast FIASKO.mp3
https://uccireland-my.sharepoint.com/personal/jgilson_ucc_ie/Documents/Attachments/FIASKO.mp3
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