Nighttown

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Venue

Suomen Taidepankki, Oulu, FINLAND

Date & Time

17 – 19 November, 2023

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Circe is Joyce’s dreaming episode of the unconscious with frequent interruptions by hallucinations experienced by the main characters. The city of Oulu is located in northern Finland, where light conditions change considerably with the change of seasons. With nightless nights in the summertime and a lack of sunlight in the winter months, there are obvious challenges with mental well-being in this northern Finnish town. It is vitally important to help people cope in different ways, especially during the dark months. Light festivals and other cultural interventions are proven tools to increase resilience and stimulate discussion. The Ulysses episode takes place in Nighttown. As does the Oulu Lumo Light Festival.

Nighttown

Enter into a night dreamworld with an immersive performance taking its inspiration from James Joyce’s Ulysses chapter 15: Circe. The artwork combined light and video art with performative elements including contemporary dance and circus. The audience was invited into the depths of the show to dive into the multi-sensory world of the subconscious, hallucinations and decadence, depending on their individual courage. The performance was located in the former Finnish National Bank building, which has been hidden from the public in the cityscape for decades.

Nighttown was directed by the award winning dance artist Pirjo Yli-Maunula and co-created with the whole team of 15 artists from Flow Productions.