Make Contact with Corcadorca
Missing the theatre? Then you're in for a treat this month as a live performance will be popping up around the city to entertain communities.
It’s the brainchild of Corcadorca which is responding to the Covid-19 crisis by collaborating with Cork Midsummer Festival in bringing a travelling theatre performance to communities across the city.
‘Contact’, a highly visual performance starring Eadaoin O’Donoghue and Cormac Mohally and directed by Pat Kiernan, will be brought to multiple locations where local residents can experience a live performance that artistically reflects the new reality and the universally shared current challenges around human contact.
The piece will be lit dramatically and the assembly and dismantling of the set will also be choreographed to form part of the overall performance.
Arriving at the location by various means with props in tow, the set and lighting rig will be assembled on site. The overall spectacle will last about 25 minutes in each location.
Performers and crew will observe physical distancing at all times, and all neighbours are welcome to come together at a distance as the audience to experience this very special performance, right outside their homes.
The performances will pop up at various surprise locations across Cork city from 11-14 June and 18-21 June.
Meanwhile, there’s lots of other activities planned for Cork Midsummer Festival with the team working to find ways to still bring high-quality arts events and experiences to audiences this June.
Eight Cork-based visual artists have been commissioned by the Glucksman to create artworks for a series of billboard walks around Cork city in ‘New Light’.
Ali Fitzgibbon will facilitate an online discussion, titled Turning Point, with Cork artists and freelance arts workers about the changes people want to see and be a part of.
While at home, children, family and friends can join ‘Little Druids for Humanity’ in a long-distance arts project and game.
People can also take part in the Cork’s Long Table Picnic at home this year and DJ Stevie G will be streaming live DJ and music events from behind the closed doors of an array of city locations.
Festival Director Lorraine Maye said: “Nothing will replace the festival. Our annual gathering of thousands, the hundreds of artists and arts workers that were due to participate this year or the venues that produce the most extraordinary work for the festival every year. While social distancing continues, the challenge for the arts and other sectors is huge.
“We are proud to be working with Cork partners, 40 Irish and international artists and a range of participants from our community to keep the Cork Midsummer light shining in June. We invite you all to take part from your own home this year and look forward to the bright festival days of Cork Midsummer Festival 2021,” she added.
Visit corkmidsummer.com for the full list of events.