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Firkin Crane
Theatre / Performing Arts / Dance
The Firkin Crane is an architecturally unique centre for the arts, located in the heart of Cork city.
While the centre specialises in all forms of dance, the diverse spaces within the building are adaptable to many uses, including: live theatre, concerts and opera, art exhibitions, poetry readings. Facilities are available for visual, multimedia and sound arts.
In this unique building, support is provided for every aspect of professional dance: space for individual artists to research and create; studios for personal and shared practice; administrative and technical facilities; performance spaces; connection with an expanding audience.
The Firkin Crane building was opened in August 1855, designed by Sir John Benson to meet the needs of the Butter Exchange. "Firkin" is a Danish word meaning quarter barrel, which represented 9 gallons or 80Ibs of butter. In former times the tarred firkins or casks were weighed on a balance known as a “Crane”, hence the name.
The Firkin Crane continues to be a focal point for dance in Ireland, supporting the practice and performance of all forms of dance and encouraging the development and growth of dance as an artform.
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While the centre specialises in all forms of dance, the diverse spaces within the building are adaptable to many uses, including: live theatre, concerts and opera, art exhibitions, poetry readings. Facilities are available for visual, multimedia and sound arts.
In this unique building, support is provided for every aspect of professional dance: space for individual artists to research and create; studios for personal and shared practice; administrative and technical facilities; performance spaces; connection with an expanding audience.
The Firkin Crane building was opened in August 1855, designed by Sir John Benson to meet the needs of the Butter Exchange. "Firkin" is a Danish word meaning quarter barrel, which represented 9 gallons or 80Ibs of butter. In former times the tarred firkins or casks were weighed on a balance known as a “Crane”, hence the name.
The Firkin Crane continues to be a focal point for dance in Ireland, supporting the practice and performance of all forms of dance and encouraging the development and growth of dance as an artform.
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