Cork Midsummer Festival
Cork Midsummer Festival

Triptych

13/06/2025 - 14/06/2025

13 June, 9.30pm | 14 June, 8pm

60mins

Smurfit Theatre, Dance Cork Firkin Crane

€22/€18 - Booking via Cork Midsummer Festival (button below)

Photo credit: Ven Tithing

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Firkin Crane Theatre, Cork: Triptych

Cork Midsummer Festival and Dance Cork Firkin Crane.

Lewis Major (Australia)

A meeting of minds, bodies, and movement.

Rising star of Australian dance, Lewis Major joins forces with his mentor, the legendary Russell Maliphant OBE, for an evening of breathtaking physical poetry. Together, they explore universal rhythms and shifting cycles, performed by Major’s world-class dancers in a hypnotic interplay of light, sound, and motion.

★★★★★

Triptych is a triumph from beginning to end…stop what you’re doing and book your tickets.” - The Scotsman

★★★★★

"Dazzling fusion of light and movement from Australia’s rising star in contemporary dance" - The Stage

★★★★★

"Extraordinary…brilliantly executed, and exhilarating" - The List

A visionary choreographer and director, Lewis Major has presented work on six continents, performing before in Dance Cork Firkin Crane in 2022, blending his rural Australian roots with a global artistic outlook. A former collaborator of Akram Khan, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, and Hofesh Shechter, his company’s award-winning performances have left an indelible mark on stages from Sydney Opera House to Sadler’s Wells.

Two x Three
CHOREOGRAPHER Russell Maliphant OBE
MUSIC Andy Cowton
LIGHTING Michael Hulls OBE

DANCERS Clementine Benson, Siobhan Lynch, Elsi Faulks

Unfolding
CHOREOGRAPHER Lewis Major
COMPOSER James Brown
LIGHTING AND VISUAL DESIGN Fausto Brusamolino

DANCERS Clementine Benson, Elsi Faulks, Stefaan Morrow, Lewis Major

Epilogue: Act 1 - Lament
CHOREOGRAPHER Lewis Major
COMPOSER A Filetta
LIGHTING DESIGN Lewis Major

DANCERS Elsi Faulks, Stefaan Morrow

Epilogue: Act 2
CHOREOGRAPHER Lewis Major
COMPOSER Dane Yates after Debussy
LIGHTING DESIGN Lewis Major

DANCERS Clementine Benson

Suitable ages 8+
Strobe lighting, loud noises

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