The Quiet Club

20th Anniversary Performance

with dance artist Sophie Hutchinson and percussionist Solamh Kelly

- Thursday 25 June
- Doors 7.00 PM
- The Creative Zone, UCC Library
- 16+ (Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult)
- Tickets €13.50 via Eventbrite
- Access-friendly venue

- Refreshments by My Goodness

The Quiet Club, founded in 2006 by Mick O’Shea and Danny McCarthy, is one of Ireland’s leading sound-art improvisation groups. Known for their exploratory approach to sound using stones, homemade instruments, electronics, theremins and field recordings, they have performed extensively both nationally and internationally.

Mick O’Shea is a Cork-based visual and sound artist whose work spans drawing, sculpture, sound and culinary performance. He is a director of the Cork Artists Collective and co-founder of The Domestic Godless, Gaitkrash, and The Quiet Club, with an extensive record of exhibitions and performances at home and abroad.

Danny McCarthy, a pioneering figure in Irish sound and performance art, has exhibited, performed and broadcast widely. His releases include Beyond The Point and The air is full. He co-edited Ireland’s first sound-art publication, For Those Who Have Ears, and co-curated the major outdoor exhibition SOUND OUT for Cork 2005. He is a founding director of Triskel Arts Centre and the National Sculpture Factory.

Sophie Hutchinson is an East Clare-based dance artist and facilitator with training from the Northern School of Contemporary Dance and specialised practice in somatic, inclusive and trauma-informed movement.

Solamh Kelly is a Cork drummer and percussionist known for his eclectic work across rock, indie-folk and experimental sound art. He collaborates widely, including with Myles Manley, Siobhán Ní Dhuinnín, The Tan Jackets and Mick O’Shea, and is recognised for incorporating unconventional objects such as coal buckets into his percussion setups.