Cork

:For other uses of Cork, see Cork (disambiguation). Cork City redirects here, for the football club, see Cork City FC

Culture

Cork's cultural life is surprisingly vibrant, considering its small population. Music, theatre, dance and film all play a prominent role in city life. The Cork School of Music and the Crawford College of Art & Design provide a constant throughput of new blood, as do the active theatre component of many courses at University College Cork (UCC). Worth checking out are: Corcadorca Theatre Company, where Cillian Murphy (slated to play the villain in 2005's Batman Begins) got his start; Cork Film Festival, a major supporter of the art of the short film; The Institute for Choreography and Dance, a national contemporary dance resource; the Triskel Arts Centre; Cork Jazz Festival; etc.

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Music - Theatre - Dance - Film - Cork School of Music - Crawford College of Art & Design - Corcadorca Theatre Company - Cillian Murphy - 2005's - Batman Begins - Triskel Arts Centre - Cork Jazz Festival

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Recent additions to the arts infrastructure include splendid modern additions to Cork Opera House and the Crawford Art Gallery. The new Lewis Glucksman Gallery opened in the Autumn of 2004 at UCC, and happens to be up for the prestigious Stirling Prize in the United Kingdom, and building is about to commence on the new €60 million School of Music building.

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Lewis Glucksman Gallery - 2004 - €

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Cork is the European Capital of Culture for 2005. One of the key projects is the Cork Caucus.

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European Capital of Culture - Cork Caucus

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For more information, please visit the website.

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