Take culture plunge to see if some "arts" is good for you

Culture-shy Katy Harrington decides to try out Cork Midsummer Festival to see if a little arts can be a good experience.

I AM what cultured types would refer to as a philistine. I wasn’t always so indifferent to the arts, but years of amateur drama in college and being forced to sit through art house films has somewhat quelled my love of the arts.

Now, if someone asks if I want to see a play, my first question is not ‘what’s it about?’, but ‘how long is it?’ and descriptions of dance performances ‘exploring who we are as individuals’ strike fear in my heart.