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Take Off Festival

18/02/2026 - 20/02/2026

Dance Cork Firkin Crane & Maureen's

Photo credit: Menyhert Hivessy

Firkin Crane Theatre, Cork: Take Off Festival

Take Off Festival 2026 is here.

Take Off Festival returns to Cork city for its fourth edition this February, presenting two programmes of thrilling contemporary dance from Irish artists alongside international performers.

Highlights include performances by Mufutau Yusuf (Ireland/Belgium), Alex Vostokova (Ireland) and The Parsley Collective – Mary NunanIsabella OberländerAngie SmalisRachel Sheil and Salma Ataya – (Ireland), along with Aerowaves artists Ekin Tunçeli (Turkey/Germany) and gergő farkas (Hungary/Sweden).

The festival also offers Professional Classes and a Roundtable Discussion for local artists to engage with, facilitated by Laurie Uprichard, Executive Artistic Director of Dance Cork Firkin Crane.

Browse the full festival schedule here.

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