Triskel Christchurch

The Esposito Quartet

Carrigtwohill Gospel Choir

Overburden by Fiona Kelly

Thu 16 Jan - Sun 29 Mar

Cork World Book Fest

Tue 21 Apr - Sun 26 Apr

Beethoven Reflected

Sat 18 Jan - Sat 7 Mar

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#TriskelCork - the best in live music, visual art, cinema, book readings & heritage at the heart of Cork city.
Proud to be funded by the Arts Council

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#TriskelCinema has two new films screening today, @AHiddenLifeFilm and the Academy Award Nominated @midnighttravelerfilm. ⠀
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Based on real events, from writer-director Terrence Malick, A Hidden Life is the story of the unsung hero Franz Jägerstätter, who refused to fight for the Nazis in World War II. When the Austrian peasant farmer is faced with the threat of execution for treason, it is his unwavering faith and his love for his wife Fani and children that keep his spirit alive. ⠀
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Midnight Traveler is a gripping vérité story made by a family on the run, directed by Hassan Fazili. In 2015, after Hassan Fazili’s documentary Peace aired on Afghan national television, the Taliban assassinated the film’s main subject, and this put a price on Hassan’s head. Hassan looked at his wife and his daughters, and he knew they had to flee their home. Over the course of their multi-year saga in search of safety, the family grasped onto the only means they had to assert control over their situation: their camera-phones.⠀
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@AHiddenLifeFilm: 21 February 6pm, 22 February 6pm, 23 February 1pm/6pm and 24 February 6pm⠀
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@midnighttravelerfilm: 21 February 9.10pm, 22 February 9.10pm, 23 February 4.10pm/9.10pm, 24 February 9.10pm and a final screening 25 February 9.10pm⠀
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Don't miss these films. Make sure to pre-book your tickets now!

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For the final concert of the #BeethovenReflected series, Donnacha Dennehy presents a new companion piece for Beethoven’s last and most reflective quartet, his F major quartet Op.135. Join us Sat 7 Mar at 1.10pm for a perfect #lunchtimeconcert, make sure to pre-book your tickets because this series has been hugely popular.⠀
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‘The pieces in this concert reflect upon each other, their makers or the myths around the music. Janacek’s first string quartet, “Kreutzer Sonata”, not only relates to Beethoven’s sonata for violin and piano of the same name but also to Tolstoy’s novella in which the Beethoven piece features dramatically. It’s a response to a kind of myth that’s built up around Beethoven – Beethoven the romantic hero.⠀
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But Beethoven was not just that of course. Many think of his final complete quartet, Op. 135, as the most Haydnesque of his late period. It hearkens back to the wit of his teacher, probably the leading writer of string quartets before Beethoven himself. I love the joy and the playful pushing of form in this quartet, where wrong turns work like viruses in the music. The quartet flies in the face of any kind of grand narrative for Beethoven’s final works. I like that it throws a spanner in the works. My short quartet, “Wig”, builds off some of the wrong turns in the 2nd movt. of Op. 135.’ – Donnacha Dennehy⠀
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The Esposito Quartet will perform pieces by Beethoven and Donnacha Dennehy. ⠀
Mia Cooper, violin⠀
Anna Cashell, violin⠀
Joachim Roewer, viola⠀
William Butt, cello⠀
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Commissioned by the National String Quartet Foundation with funds from The Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaíon.⠀
#TriskelLiveMusic #TriskelClassical #classicalmusic #classical #viola #violin #cello

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ECM Recording Artist and Saxophonist Iain Ballamy has composed a setting of the poem ‘The Owl’ by the late Matthew Sweeney. Co-commissioned by Triskel Arts Centre and Cork World Book Festival, and supported by The Arts Council Commissioning Award for Music, this work will be performed as a world premiere as part of Cork World Book Fest 2020 (@corkworldbook) and is a personal tribute by the Composer to Matthew Sweeney who was a leading poet of his generation. ⠀
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Iain Ballamy – saxophones⠀
Matthew Sharp – cello⠀
Kit Downes – piano / keyboard⠀
Roy Dodds – percussion⠀
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Don't miss this tribute to Matthew Sweeney on Sat 25 April, at 8pm. Tickets are already starting to sell, so we advise to pre-book your tickets now, so you don't miss out on this event! Remember, there are #nobookingfees.⠀
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#TriskelLiveMusic #TriskelMusic #cork #bookfest #bookfestival #music #poem #poetry #authors #writers #saxophone #cello #piano

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With the end of February nearing that means we are also coming close to the end of our Alejando Jodorowsky season here at #TriskelCinema. ⠀
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Come join us next week at 6pm on Tuesday 25 February to see the screening of Jodorowsky's 1989 film Santa Sangre. Santa Sangre lives up to the surreal heights of his earlier films, and many consider this film to be his masterpiece.⠀
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The film flashbacks to a young Fenix, the son of two circus performers – his father being the adulterous circus master and his mother a trapeze artist who leads a cult of the Santa Sangre temple. The temple is the site of a gruesome crime, where a young girl was dismembered. However, more crimes as such are to follow Fenix, like the death of his beloved elephant. We then see Fenix into adulthood, where his painful memories from childhood come to haunt him and also, become a reality.⠀
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Tickets from the link in the bio!⠀
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#cinema #cork #corkcinema #arthousecinema #film

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Here's a little post for #throwbackthursday! Let us know, does anyone remember the Triskel when it lived on Caroline St? ⠀
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#tbt

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“A lovely sounding thing” – Roddy Hart, BBC⠀
“A force of nature” – The Irish Times⠀
“a master of subtlety in realms of folk-informed pop.” – The Thin Air⠀
“His talent is shining brighter with every album.” – John Creedon, RTÉ⠀
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John Blek's music is clearly very well appreciated. So be sure not to miss his album launch show presented by Coughlans Live Promotions for his recently released album "The Embers" on Sat 7 March, at 8pm.⠀
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After the fires of love, lust, life and revolution have burned out the embers are all that remain. The Embers, the new album from John Blek consists of 9 visceral songs. Reflections and memories from a time after the affair.⠀
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Tickets are on sale now, so be sure to pre-book them online as there are #nobookingfees.⠀
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#livemusic #TriskelLiveMusic #music #cork #corkmusic

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Did you know @Parasitemovie earned the #Oscar for best picture, and it has been making history for being the first foreign language winner in this category? Did you also know it will be at #TriskelCinema at the end of this month? Don't miss out on seeing this film, which will have several showings from Fri 28 Feb to Tues 3 March.⠀
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Fri 28 Feb 6pm / 8.30pm⠀
Sat 29 Feb 6pm / 8.30pm⠀
Sun 1 Mar 1pm / 3.30pm / 6pm / 8.30pm⠀
Mon 2 Mar 6pm / 8.30pm⠀
Tues 3 Mar 6pm / 8.30pm⠀
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#parasitefilm #film #cork #corkcinema #cinema #arthousecinema

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Did you know that Casablanca is the most quotable movie according to the American Film Institute? Lines such as ‘Here’s looking at you kid’ and ‘I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship’ are famous all over the world. ⠀
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Tonight's your last chance to see Casablanca, come by #TriskelCinema at 8.45pm to watch the final showing of this #classic film!⠀
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#cork #corkcinema #cinema #arthousecinema

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The #cultclassic Fando y Lis directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky will be playing tonight at 6:30pm at #TriskelCinema. Remember, it's screening for #onenightonly, so do not miss the chance to see this film!

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A little bit of history of Triskel Christchurch! ⠀
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This is the famous stained-glass Townsend Window.⠀
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W. C. Townsend was a doctor attached to the South Infirmary Hospital. He was a former President of the County and City of Cork Medical and Surgical Society and Apothecary for the County Gaol. The window is in memory of his wife Frances and it dates from 1891.⠀
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The inscription on the window comes from Proverbs 27-28 and relates to the virtues of being an industrious woman, and a good wife and mother: ‘She looketh well to the ways of her household and eateth not the bread of idleness; her children rise up and call her blessed, her husband also and he praises her.’⠀
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#heritage #history #art

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Don't miss out on our upcoming film @MidnightTravelerFilm, an autobiographical documentary, considered to be "gripping...a powerful, personal piece of work" by the Guardian. Follow the filmmaker Hassan Fazili, his wife Fatima, and his children as they record their journey fleeing their home of Afghanistan. This film is highly personal in that they recorded the scenes themselves, all from their mobile phones. ⠀
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Please join us at #TriskelCinema from Fri 21 to Tues 25 Feb. Screenings are from 9.10pm each day, with a matinee at 4.10pm Sun 23 Feb.⠀
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#cork #cinema #corkcinema #film #documentary #arthousecinema

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Final screening of the gripping documentary Jihad Jane at 6.30pm tonight at #TriskelCinema. Be sure not to miss the film that Screen Daily calls "intriguing...fascinating...compelling." ⠀
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#cinema #cork #corkcinema #arthousecinema #film

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Fando y Lis, part of the Alejandro Jodorowsky season here at #TriskelCinema premieres for #onenightonly on Tues 18 Feb at 6.30pm. If you're planning to come along, be sure to pre-book your tickets now because there are no booking fees!⠀
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#cinema #cork #corkcinema #film

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@AHiddenLifeFilm begins in five days, and this truly is a film you can't miss.⠀
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Terrence Malick’s film draws on actual letters exchanged between Franz and Fani while Jägerstätter was in prison. The collection was edited by Erna Putz and published in English by Orbis Books. Some lines have been added to the letters, and sometimes the letters are paraphrased.⠀
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The story was little known outside of St. Radegund, and might never have been discovered, were it not for the research of Gordon Zahn, an American who visited the village in the 1970s.⠀
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Producer Grant Hill has worked on several of Malick’s films before, including The Thin Red Line. Grant notes that the themes of A Hidden Life resonated with Malick: “It’s an extraordinary, enduring love story that investigates human reactions and motivations and just how far people will push for their beliefs and conscience. It asks hard questions—do you have the right to hurt people that you love in service of the greater good? Ultimately, it is a timeless story of devotion, love and forgiveness writ large. I think those aspects appealed very much to Terry,” Hill says. ⠀
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A Hidden Life differs from Malick’s previous films in that it is his first biographical film based on real people whose descendants are still living. “The family had suffered enormously, and Terry wanted Franz’s daughters to be involved and give their stamp of approval. We set up a meeting with them through intermediaries to find out if there was a way for him to tell the story that did justice to the storyline and made them feel comfortable. Ultimately, they were prepared to trust Terry with Franz’s legacy, and we worked with them throughout production,” Hill explains.⠀
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Screenings from Fri 21 Feb to Monday 24 Feb 6pm, with a matinee at 1pm Sun 23 Feb.⠀
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#cinema #cork #corkcity #corkcinema #arthousecinema #film

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Remember that we have these two films screening at #TriskelCinema, the #classic film Casablanca and the #documentary Jihad Jane. There are three more showings of Jihad Jane, which screens today 16 Feb at 2pm and 6.30pm and 17 Feb at 6.30pm. Casablanca has four more showings, today from 4.15pm and 8.45pm and 17 and 18 Feb at 8.45pm.⠀
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#cork #cinema #corkcinema #film

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