‘The shortest day and longest point of darkness in the year, the solstice is a solar phenomenon and a turning point in our seasonal calendar, one which humans have celebrated for thousands of years.’
This Winter Solstice Adamstown will host a celebration of the longest night of the year and the return of the light, through a series of multi-disciplinary workshops, performances and installations co-created with the Adamstown community.
We all look at the same sun and the same moon; The Crossing asks how do different cultures around the globe view our night sky? It will showcase music, dance, poetry and stories from around the globe based on the winter solstice. The Winter Solstice is a time for people to gather in celebration, and this event will celebrate the rich diversity and creativity of the Adamstown community.
The Crossing is a collaboration between Adamstown Community Centre, South Dublin County Council Arts Office, and SoFFt Productions which is funded by South Dublin Live, South Dublin Libraries, and Creative Ireland South Dublin.
Workshops
SoFFt Productions will hold creative workshops in the weeks preceding the Saturday 16th event. Please see below for more details and how to book.
Our Sun, Our Moon
A storytelling project about the night sky.
Workshops on Tuesday 28th November and Tuesday 5th December from 6:30pm in Adamstown Community Centre.
Would you like to be part of the Winter Solstice Event at Adamstown?
When you look to the sky, what do you see?
Who do you think of?
What are your stories about?
We all share the same moon and the same sun no matter where on Earth we are looking from. In Ireland this special time of year was celebrated with festivals and places; Newgrange and Tara Hill were built in homage to this powerful natural phenomenon.
The Crossing would like to invite you to share your own stories about how the Sun and the Moon are celebrated in your country or culture. You will be invited to join a workshop where we will help you mine those stories and create an exciting way to tell those stories at our shared event on the 16th December at Adamstown Community Centre.
Workshops are facilitated by Emily Duffy and Natasha Duffy and will take place on Tuesday 28th November and Tuesday 5th December from 6:30pm in Adamstown Community Centre.
Email hannah@sofftproductions.com to sign up or ask for more information
Across the Universe
Ignite your imagination and learn how to design lighting and set for music and theatre
Would you like to be part of the Winter Solstice Event at Adamstown?
Do you see your favourite musicians and bands perform and wonder how they create their shows?
Would you like to learn how it is done?
This November, set and lighting designers at SoFFt Productions want to invite you to join their workshop to help you learn the process of how to design for music and theatre. They will guide you through the process of design from idea generation to the creation of a lighting design for stage.
That is not all. As part of the workshop, people will be put into teams to create a design that will be realised by SoFFt Productions at the Winter Solstice Event at Adamstown Community Centre.
Email hannah@sofftproductions.com to sign up or ask for more information