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Loop Love

Loop Love works like this… You make voice sounds into it and then it plays them back seven times on a loop. There are microphones. The sounds you make, play back like echoes.

Loop Love echoes your voice so that you can ‘paint sounds’ with it. You can hear yourself alone and your small group. You make your own kind of voice art with Loop Love!

You must be age 16 or older to use Loop Love. You need to book a ticket to use Loop Love. The ticket is free. You must bring an adult with you. You can also bring another friend or person from your family, so that you have two guests with you. You only need one ticket for the person who will use Loop Love.

Loop Love will be at Cork Opera House on Saturday, 20th April 2024. Using Loop Love is fun! You can watch this video. The video shows you what to expect. We hope you’ll book a ticket.

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Loop Love is a voice-art experience designed for people with mild to moderate learning disabilities to explore vocal expression in a safe space; and to discover their voice as theatrical art.

The experience is coming to the glass Elbow Room at Cork Opera House on Saturday, 20th April 2024 as a ticketed, but free, event for voice artists aged 16+ to discover sound art with an intimate audience of friends and family. Each ticket-holder must be accompanied by a responsible adult. In addition, each ticket-holder is welcome to bring a second person – a friend or family member.

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Credits

Loop Love: Vocal Art Installation

Artistic Director: Yvon Bonenfant

Artist: Alex Pentek

Sound Artist: Jeffrey Wheeter

Vocal Facilitators: Eva McMullan & Saoirse Garet

Producer: Yvonne Coughlan 

Images/ Footage: Marcin Lewandowski | sound of photography

Sally has been wowing theatre audiences young and old around the world for over 12 years. Her show will have you on the edge of your seat, as she continues to bring mediumship into the 21st century. Whether you know her from her hit TV series, through watching her on Celebrity Big Brother or reading one of her best-selling books, there is nothing quite like seeing Sally live on stage.

Sally explains: “My tour has become a way of life for me, as I’m getting older my abilities as a medium are stronger than ever, so to be able to pass messages on to the audiences around the country is a huge privilege, as well as a pleasure. I call every message validated a ‘wonder moment’. So take your seats, relax, be open minded and ready to come forward if you think the message is for you.”

With Sally’s love, laughter and warmth, this show is a unique evening not to be missed.

The show is investigational and for the purpose of entertainment.

That’s Showbiz sees Corkonians PJ Kirby and Kevin Twomey bring their live show to Cork Opera House for TWO performances, full of skits and screams with your best girlies – wooooo!

The host of talent features the beautiful voice of Mr. Joe Corbett, the St Vincent’s Male Voice Choir, the very talented Anthony Cotter, Michelle Fitzgerald, Lottie O’Driscoll Murray and the Children’s Choir from Gaelscoil Pheig Sayers!

The program includes the coming together of four stars from the world of Hurling and Camogie, All- Ireland Camogie winning Captain, St Vincent’s own Amy O’Connor, Gemma O’Connor, holder of Eleven All Stars, along with Senior All-Ireland Medal Holders, Davy Fitzgerald and Dónal Óg Cusack. Eoin Sheahan from Newstalk’s Off the Ball is the  M.C. for the evening.

It will be a night to be remembered, all proceeds will go towards the upkeep and redevelopment of Club facilities in Páirc Uinsinn so all support will be greatly appreciated! Order your tickets asap before they are gone!

Join Danny Robins, creator of the smash hit BBC Radio 4 paranormal podcasts Uncanny, The Battersea Poltergeist and The Witch Farm and award-winning West End play 2:22 – A Ghost Story, for the biggest investigation into the paranormal – ever.

In Uncanny: I Know What I Saw, you’ll be immersed in the sights, sounds and scares of brand new, real-life stories of the supernatural, from ghosts and poltergeists to UFO sightings and other strange encounters.

Watch as these creepy, thrilling tales are brought to life on stage by Danny and his ever-present team of experts.

Is what happened genuinely supernatural or can it be explained?

Are you #TeamBeliever or #TeamSceptic?

You’ll even have a chance to share your own stories, if you dare.

Warning: This show will make you jump, laugh, think and question the very nature of reality!

Having led a colourful life thus far and being no stranger to a slap from the dark side, Niall ‘Bressie’ Breslin has made it his vocation to excavate and discover what it is that makes us humans dive, survive, recover and thrive in the head melty-chaos of the modern world.

In 2024, Niall takes his quest on the road with the WHERE IS MY MIND live show. The unique and intoxicating mix of music, spoken word, monologues and incredible guests is coming to a number of prolific venues across Ireland and the UK.

This marvelous show has captivated audiences with its humour, heart, relatability and creativity.

Breslin’s distinctive storytelling, skillful delivery and carefully crafted soundtrack disarms the audience and brings them with him on a compelling and, at times, emotional journey. His unparalleled capacity to connect with his guests in a humorous and profoundly human way is why he won this year’s Irish podcast award for best interview.

Guests for the live shows have included U2’s Adam Clayton, Michael Harding and Conor Moore, with some very special guests lined up for the April tour.

Horizons has taken over 250,000 people across three continents on a dazzling journey; a story of how we came to be and what we can become. Using state of the art screen technology, venues across the world from New Zealand to the Arctic Circle have been filled with images of far-away galaxies, alien worlds, supermassive black holes and the latest theories of the origin of the Universe.

What is the nature of space and time? How did life begin, how rare might it be and what is the significance of life in the Cosmos? What does it mean to live a small, finite life in a vast, eternal Universe? Having travelled the world, it’s now time for a final journey around our magnificent and baffling Universe.

Horizons is a celebration of our civilisation, of our music, art, philosophy and science; an optimistic vision of our future if we continue to explore Nature with humility and to value ourselves and our fellow human beings.

Cork Opera House is committed to supporting a sustainable future across the entire gamut of arts, culture and design. A beacon of folklore, Cork Opera House champions the act of storytelling on a daily basis, platforming oral history in practice and performance. We are dedicated to implementing a sustainable compass by which the next generation of practitioners are led. In convening to host a dynamic oral discussion as part of DCCI Design Week 2023, Cork Opera House is thrilled to be working with Chapter to propel real change with respect to our collective circular futures.

We will delve into Ireland’s world-famous folklore and unearth the timeless wisdom woven into its narratives. These age-old tales have the ability to communicate complex themes, providing us with a lens through which we can examine our relationship with sustainability. As we journey through folklore, from a design perspective, we’ll excavate the narratives that have guided our choices and behaviours.

Speakers and panellists will include:

Eunice Power – Chef and business owner

Doireann Healy – Begley & Bowie

Deirdre Corcoran – Chapter

Jackie Gowran – Business Weaving

Madeleine Murray – Change By Degrees

Sean O’Sullivan – Badly Made Books

With special guests to be announced.

Grab your tickets now for an engaging evening of thought-provoking conversation.

The Ultimate evening of Liverpool legends with Ray Houghton and Peter Beardsley on stage together hosted by Jed Stone. The evening will be full of entertainment and banter as you can well expect, so sit back and enjoy!

This evening will give you a full insight into their careers, from previous clubs, to putting on the famous red jersey, to representing their national country.

There will be 100 limited opportunities for Meet and Greet pre-show for photos and signatures. Don’t miss out on your chance to be one of those…

Join local historian Brigid McCarthy on an audio tour through Cork Opera House, exploring hidden parts of the building and the history of this cultural landmark; a symbol of music and theatre for the people of Cork since 1855.

As we delve into the building’s history, including the destruction of Cork Opera House by fire in 1955, we learn the impact of the past on the present, and how people of Cork truly feel about this building today.

Interrogating who gets to call the Opera House a home, and why some people get to feel more “at home” in cultural spaces than others, This House a Home asks of its audiences: can Cork Opera House ever be a space where we all belong?

Please bring your own smartphone and headphones to experience this audio performance, created as part of a Masters by Research studentship with UCC and Cork Opera House by Angela O’Callaghan, in collaboration with the Lantern Project and its participants.

 

Writer & Facilitator: Angela O’Callaghan

Co-facilitator: Hannah Kate Healy

Graphic Designer: Aggie Dolan

Sound Designer & Composer: Padraig Ryan Bob

Voice Artist: Niamh Santry

Made in collaboration with participants at the Lantern Community Project.

 

This event requires you to bring your own smartphone and headphones.

The route of this tour through Cork Opera House has step-free access.