Triskel Backstage

Tõnu Kaljuste, conductor of the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, gives audiences an idea of what to expect from the choir’s performance here on Saturday 31 October 2026.

Get your tickets: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir – Triskel Arts Centre
Experience one of the world’s leading choirs in a programme of contemporary choral masterpieces. At its heart is music by Arvo Pärt, including the serene Magnificat and the powerful Kanon pokajanen, reflecting his signature minimalist style. Works by Veljo Tormis, Luciano Berio, Philip Glass and Seppar complete the programme, blending chant, folk influences, poetry and nature-inspired sound in a deeply spiritual musical journey.
The National Concert Hall’s ECM 2026 series, celebrating the pioneering German label, is part of Ireland’s Cultural Programme for the 2026 Presidency of the Council of the European Union, supported by the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport.
Triskel is honoured to collaborate with the NCH on this concert.
Tõnu Kaljuste conductor
Arvo Pärt          Magnificat
Arvo Pärt         Which Was the Son of …
Arvo Pärt         The Deer’s Cry
Arvo Pärt         Dopo la vittoria
Arvo Pärt         Kanon pokajanen excerpts: Kontakion, Ikos, Prayer After the Canon Veljo Tormis The Bishop and the Pagan (Piispa ja pakana)
Luciano Berio Cries of London
Evelin Seppar Iris
Philip Glass   Father Death Blues (from Hydrogen Jukebox)

In Peter Traver's Rolling Stone review of the Katt Shea film POISON IVY, he writes: “why settle for the usual walk around the exploitation block when Shea offers a wild ride with the top down into uncharted territory?”.
This comment could easily be applied to all of the genre movies that the filmmaker helmed during the 80s and 90s. A pioneering female director who started out working on low budget productions for the king of the B's Roger Corman, Katt Shea made films in this male-dominated world with taut screenplays (which she often co-wrote), snappy dialogue, innovative visuals, thoughtful characterisations and great performances.
With the Museum of Modern Art and the British Film Institute hosting retrospectives of her work, Shea has been recognised as a notable filmmaker and Triskel Arts Centre was delighted to present a selection of her films in October 2025, some of them never before seen on a cinema screen in Ireland. 
Our Head of Cinema Chris O'Neill spoke with Katt about her work.

August is Adrian Lyne month at Triskel as we show six of the director's films.
Triskel's Head of Cinema Chris O'Neill speaks with Adrian Lyne about his work.
Little Pieces of Humanity: The Films of Adrian Lyne
In a recent interview the filmmaker Adrian Lyne says that he looks for the “little pieces of humanity” when shooting a scene. Some tangible details that give his characters that extra dimension that an audience can recognise and identify with. Lyne makes movies populated by characters dealing with emotionally-engaging issues, often these issues revolve around relationships and sexuality, and are always presented in a highly stylish manner. But it is those persuasive “little pieces of humanity” that gives the films their edge. They ground them in a relatable form of reality and allow the films to resonate with audiences at the time of their release and beyond.
This summer, Triskel Arts Centre presents a season dedicated to the work of Lyne, a British director who forged a career in Hollywood by making some of the most popular and talked about films of their time. We will screen his first six features: Lyne makes his debut with the moving coming-of-age story FOXES; the glitzy dance drama FLASHDANCE follows; 9 ½ WEEKS is the sensual and controversial relationship tale; FATAL ATTRACTION is the highly influential domestic thriller that was one of the highest grossing films of 1987; the criminally underrated psychological horror JACOB’S LADDER comes next; and the steamy drama INDECENT PROPOSAL was one of the most popular and debated films of 1993.
These movies will all be screened over six consecutive Saturdays starting 26 July and tickets are on sale now.
Little Pieces of Humanity – Triskel Arts Centre

For Halloween night this year, Triskel Arts Centre presents a tribute to director Wes Craven by screening three of his most pivotal films: THE HILLS HAVE EYES (1977), A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (1984) and SCREAM (1996).

To coincide with this event, we present a special one off podcast episode with Triskel’s Head of Cinema Chris O’Neill chatting with Supporting Characters podcast host, film historian and fellow Wes Craven enthusiast Bill Ackerman about the director’s filmography, with a particular focus on the three movies being screened at Triskel.

https://triskelartscentre.ie/special-events/blood-relations-the-films-of-wes-craven/

Brendan Galvin is a freelance company and production manager. He has worked extensively in the theatre and entertainment industry. Spanning a career over forty years, he has held many positions, some of which include:

Irish National Ballet: Stage Manager

Opera House, Cork: Production Manager

Belfast Festival at Queens: Production Manager

Riverdance European & Japan Tours: Company Manager

Gate Theatre, Dublin: Tour Production Manager for The Beckett Festival, Lincoln Centre, New York, Spoleto Festival, Charleston, Du Maurier Festival, Toronto, Melbourne Festival, Barbican Festival London, Sydney Festival, Pinter Festival Gate Theatre, Waiting for Godot National and International Tour Manager.

Mark Knopfler, Sailing to Philadelphia World Tour: Assistant Tour Manager

Riverdance on Broadway: Line Producer

Julian Lloyd Webber Irish Tour: Tour Manager

Everyman Palace Theatre, Cork: Théâtre Manager.

Landmark Productions: Stage Director: Underneath the Lintel, The Last Days of the Celtic Tiger, Between Foxrock and a Hard Place, Greener, Knives in Hens, Breaking Dad. Backwards Up a Rainbow, Straight to Video.

Abbey Theatre, Dublin: Company Stage Manager and Tour Production Manager for the Abbey Theatre on numerous productions since 2008. His most recent work was as Company Stage Manger on the national tour of Every Brilliant Thing and the highly acclaimed An Octoroon which recently finished at the Abbey Theatre.

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Triskel Backstage is hosted by Gillian Hennessy, Marketing and Development Manager with Triskel Arts Centre, Cork, and Eimear O'Brien, Director of Lunasa PR.

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