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Friday February 15th

 12pm-5pm Workshops in Mardyke Arena

8pm-8:30pm Friday Night 'Circus in the Streets'

9pm-late Drinks & laughs in Nancy Spains Pub, Barrack Street, Cork

Saturday February 16th

 10:45am-6pm Workshops in Mardyke Arena

5pm-6:30pm Public Show in Firkin Crane

7:30pm-9pm Festival Show in Firkin Crane (For 3-Day Festival & Show ticket holders)

9:30pm-2am: Renegade Show in Imperial Hotel (For 3-Day Festival & Show ticket holders)

Sunday February 17th

 10.45am-5pm Workshops in Mardyke Arena

Information on the workshops will be available in our Workshops page shortly.


The Public Show & the Festival Show

These shows will be packed full of the most talented performers featured at the festival this year including John Lee (UK), Stefan Sing (Germany), Amani Acrobats (Ireland), Compagnie with Balls (The Netherlands), Imakokode (France), Meghan Pike (Scotland), Ronan McLoughlin (Ireland), and Kamil 'Dzielny' Dzilinski (Poland).

The first 'Public Show' is taking place at 5pm on Saturday 16th of February in the Firkin Crane, for old and young who want to have a taste of contemporary circus and all the excitement around it!

The second 'Festival Show' is taking place later that night at 7:30pm and is organized especially for 3-Day Festival + Show ticket holders. This show will feature more technical skills also presented and taught in the workshops over the weekend.

The Renegade Show

21:30 – 01:30 This promises to be a packed night with lots of interested performers keen to join in on the freestyle improv circus show called 'The Renegade Show'. Everyone, Anything and everything is and can be a show. Entry to the Renegade is free for those who have attended the workshops and will take place in the Imperial Hotel, South Mall, Cork.

21:30 Doors open
22:00 Band To Be Confirmed (Neon Flea Circus sadly had to cancel)
22:45 Renegade Show will start
01:00 DJ Dr Fiasco has the best vinyl collection known in Cork. He keeps the dance floor hoppin till the early hours with the most amazing mix of ska, breakbeat, funk, soul, world groves and punk. Even if that isn’t usually your thing it will be by the end of the night. More info @ www.myspace.com/docfiasco
01:30 Go to Bed to get up early for Sunday morning workshops


Outreach Programme

Beside shows and workshops for the general public, the festival also has an Outreach Programme which invites youth groups from around the city and county to the festival. This year three youth groups from Shandon, Knocknaheeny and Mayfield have been selected and will be treated to a special circus demonstration by some of our performers, as well as an 'introduction to circus' workshop in the Mardyke Arena. Circus Festival Ireland is very committed to the outreach programme and very determined to develop it in years to come.




CIRCUS FESTIVAL IRELAND
15 - 17 FEBRUARY 2008
HOSTED BY UCC, CORK CITY, IRELAND