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Light Night’s very own free hop-on hop-off bus service.
Stops are available in all the different zones, making your journey around
Light Night easier and quicker. Buses stop approximately
every 15 mins.
Information Point
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Getting Around Light Night Leeds
There are lots of ways to enjoy Light Night. Create your own route or follow one of our trails, jump on the free Light Night Rider, hop on a bike or even grab a water taxi!
Street Performers
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Leeds Train Station S8Leeds Town Hall Temp StopMillennium Square Y11Leeds Beckett University L7 Parkinson Building 11387Merrion Centre L5The Headrow H3West Yorkshire Playhouse F1Leeds Dock A1Crown Point Road A2Leeds Train Station S8
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Travel by bike
The CityConnect secure and monitored bike parking will be available to look after your bike whilst you explore the city.
Please note that all bikes must be collected from the CityConnect bike park by 10.30pm
Supported by CityConnect.co.uk/events
Welcome to Light Night Leeds 2016
Thursday
Light Triathlon 7.30-8.30pm
• Lantern Parade – Handmade Parade 7.30pm
• Light Night Ride – CityConnect 7pm
• Art Runs – Veggie Runners & Space2 6pm
1 / Today – BREAD Art & Eve Harrison 7.30 – 10.30pm 5 / The Phoenix in the Stone – Illuminos 7.30 –11pm
10 / Apparatus Florius – Tom Dekyvere 6 –11pm
16 / The Falls – Dave Lynch 7.30 – 11pm
19 / Waterlight Graffiti – Antonin Fourneau 6 –11pm
20 / The Indestructible Reef – Alison Smith 6 –11pm 24 / Giant Dandelions – Olivia d’Aboville 6 – 11pm
27 / Footsteps – Sam Sebbage 6 – 11pm
29 / Light Water, Dark Sky – Squid Soup 6 – 11pm
32 / Alchemy – Leeds Beckett University 6 –10.30pm
Friday
1 / Today – BREAD Art & Eve Harrison 7.30 – 10.30pm 2 / Ethereal Freeze – Glacial Art Ice Sculptors 6–11pm 3 / Love Arts – Love Art Festival 6–11pm 4 / Giving Voice Choir 7pm
5 / The Phoenix in the Stone – Illuminos 7.30–11pm 6 / Afterglow – Atipyka-Visualab 6 –11pm 7 / City College – Leeds City College 7.30–11pm 8 / Laiki#4 – Edyta Ma̧ sior 6 –11pm 9 / Building Dreams – Graham Tansley 7.30 –11pm
10 / Apparatus Florius – Tom Dekyvere 6 –11pm 11 / Cycle Cinema – Reaction 7.30 –11pm 12 / Fireflies – Fixedgrinn Collective 6 –11pm 13 / Phase Revival – Superposition 6 –11pm
14 / Spark! – Spark! 7pm, 9.30pm 15 / Flame Oz – Flame Oz 7.30, 8.45, 10.15pm
16 / The Falls – Dave Lynch 7.30 – 11pm 17 / Intersection – DLA Design & Jo Fairfax 6 – 11pm 18 / Open Doors – Mill Hill 6 – 11pm
Light Night Leeds will take place over two nights this year. Please read our programme inside for full details of all events.
To stay up to date, visit our website or follow us on # lightnightleeds lightnightleeds.co.uk
19 / Waterlight Graffiti – Antonin Fourneau 6 –11pm
20 / The Indestructible Reef – Alison Smith 6 –11pm
21 / Owl’s Shadow on the Moonlit Earth – Douglas Thompson 6 – 10pm
22 / H2Us – Artlink W Yorkshire & Love Arts 6 –10pm
23 / Explore the Elements – Central Library 5 – 10pm 24 / Giant Dandelions – Olivia d’Aboville 6 – 11pm
25 / [in]visible – Si ieng Fung 6 – 11pm 26 / Elemental – Hannah Stained Glass 6 – 11pm 27 / Footsteps – Sam Sebbage 6 – 11pm
28 / Entranced – Opera North 6 –11pm
29 / Light Water, Dark Sky – Squid Soup 6 – 11pm 30 / Light Night at the Tetley 6 –11pm 31 / The Ringing Forest – Juan delGado 6 –11pm
33 / Fire Balls – Aragorn Dick-Read 6 –11pm
34 / Light Show – First Direct Arena 7 –11pm
35 / Compound – Northern Ballet, Phoenix Dance Theatre, Northern School of Contemporary Dance & Yorkshire Dance 6.45, 7.30, 8.15, 9pm
36 / Bish Bash Bosh – Yorkshire Dance 6 – 11pm
37 / Manic Chord’s Elemental Takeover – West Yorkshire Playhouse 6 – 9pm
38 / Patrick Interventions – Claire Tomas 6 – 11pm
39 / The Ultiverse – Akeelah Bertram 6 – 11pm 40 / We are Universe – Leeds College of Music, Northern School of Contemporary Dance, Leeds College of Art School 6.30 –11pm
41 / YAA DEVI – Devika Dance Theatre 6.30pm, 7.30pm
42 / Behind the Illusion – India Pearce 6-10pm
43 / Up and Up and Up Towards – Brad McCormick (Cap-a-Pie) 6pm, 7pm, 8pm
44 / Elements of Love: Cupid & Psyche 6 –10pm 45 / A Warm Welcome – Emma Bimpson 6 –10pm
46 / Colonise Night – J Scott & E Gaston 6 –10pm 47 / For All Time – Laura Wilson 6.30 –9.30pm
48 / World of Ice and Fire 6 –10pm 49 / Thread – SAA-uk 8.00pm, 8.50pm, 9.30pm
50 / Beauty in Harmony – Nankai University Student Choir 6.30pm
51 / Sculpture for Peace – Melvyn Kelly 6 –10pm
52 / Books that go Bump in the Night – Rebecca Bowd 6 –10pm
53 / Dimensions – Katherine Lacey 6 –10pm
As darkness falls, come and see the city in a new light…Join us to explore The Elements at Light Night Leeds 2016, with two nights of events, installations and performances across the city.
Leeds will be host to more than 50 events including spectacular light installations, film, dance, music and street performances.
Many of the events take place on both nights but not all, so tear off your map and check the schedule to guide you as you enjoy an evening of spectacle, wonder and elemental experiences.
Planning your nightAll events are family friendly and accessible unless otherwise stated. All events are free and do not require booking, however some may have limited capacity. Light Night Rider bus stops are situated in each zone to help you get around more easily – please see the map for more details. Most venues have toilet facilities, including Leeds City Council’s fully accessible, mobile, Changing Places Toilet (HDU) on Millennium Square.
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Check symbols on each listing so you know what to expect from the event.
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Thursday evening is host to a fantastic Lantern Parade, joining forces with CityConnect Cycling and the Veggie Runners to mark the start of this year’s Light Night event with a triathlon-themed procession. Watch people from all over Leeds walking, running and cycling along The Headrow in Leeds city centre. Join us at Victoria Gardens at 8:20pm to watch the conclusion of this celebration of light and Leeds.
Light Triathlon Thursday 6 October, 7.30pm– 8.30pm
This event is sponsored by
Light Night Lantern Parade
Handmade Parade Starts on Briggate, LS1 6LX
Thursday 7.30pm Handmade Parade will lead the festivities with their beautiful water themed lanterns and stilt walkers. Spark! street theatre will be on hand with their magical live music,
movement and lighting spectacular.
If you’d like to make your own lantern and join the parade, workshops will be taking
place on Sunday 25 September and Sunday 2 October. Find out more at
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/light-night-lantern-making-workshops-
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Light Night Ride
CityConnect See website for start detailsThursday 7pmBe part of a glistening trail of cyclists in the Light Night Ride. Ride down the Cycle Superhighway into Leeds City Centre adorned with glow sticks and coloured lights. Afterwards, you’ll be able to leave your bike at the secure and free CityConnect bike park so you can enjoy other Light Night events. Places are strictly limited. Register now at http://cityconnectlightnightcycleride.eventbrite.co.uk
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Light Night Art Runs
Veggie Runners and Space2 See website for start details Thursday 6pmJoin Light Night Art Runs for an amazing free, fun, active and arty experience! Grab your brightest trainers and take part in a 5km run (16 years and over) or 2.5km family run/walk.
Find out more or book your place at leeds-light-night-art-runs-2016.eventbrite.co.uk
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5 / The Phoenix in the Stone
IlluminosCivic Hall, Millennium Square, LS1 1UR Thursday and Friday 7.30pm –11pmReturning after the epic Momentous (2013), Illuminos present The Phoenix in the Stone, a beautiful fable for the four quarters of Yorkshire, weaved from shadow and light. Join us for the metamorphosis as the firebird soars.
Briggate Zone
Come and see light installations, breathtaking
projections, and try some delicious street food. Festival brochures and helpful staff are located at our Information Point.
1 / Today
BREAD Art & Eve HarrisonCentral Atrium, Trinity Leeds, Albion Street, LS1 5ER Thursday and Friday 7.30 – 10.30pm (please check website for showtimes)Immerse yourself in this groundbreaking new work that relives the day just gone. Musicians will use environmental data collected through the day to interpret a piece of music accompanied by a skyscape created with thousands of lights embedded within Trinity’s vast roof.
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3 / Love Arts
Love Arts FestivalLeeds Corn Exchange, Call Lane, LS1 7BR Friday 6 – 11pmPop up exhibitions, performances, DJs, live music and workshops that promote the idea that being creative is good for your mental health. Events will take place underground on the Piazza level of Leeds Corn Exchange. Join in the arts party under the Earth! Presented by Love Arts Festival and the Art of Recovery.
4 / Giving Voice Choir
Giving Voice Choir Leeds Corn Exchange, Call Lane, LS1 7BR Friday 7pmCome and sing along with Giving Voice Choir, an inclusive choir for adults with neurological conditions and their carers, funded by Leeds Community Healthcare charity. They sing songs from across the decades, including Here Comes the Sun, You are my Sunshine, Skyfall and more! The choir members are an inspiration... and they hope to inspire you!
2 / Ethereal Freeze
Glacial Art Ice SculptorsBriggate, LS1 6LX Friday 6 – 11pmEthereal Freeze is a transient installation, using the medium of ice and light to capture the fleeting beauty of fire, wind, earth and water.
“a great boulder was cracked in two, and
out rose a magnificent, gleaming bird”
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6 / Afterglow
Atipyka-VisualabAuditorium, The Carriageworks, Millennium Square, LS2 3AD Friday 6 –11pm Afterglow is a cubic frame audio-visual installation. A series of geometric animations are projected through six semi-transparent screens. With an unusual usage of light, the audience are surrounded by an audio-visual journey where time and space is bent upon itself, creating a new dimension inside the structure and guiding the viewers through the four basic natural elements.
7 / City College
Leeds City College Leeds City College Technology Campus, Cookridge Street, LS2 8BL Friday 7.30 –11pmThe college will be showcasing an eclectic assortment of student work, encapsulating the symbiotic spirit of the elements. Through projections of creative arts, games, animation and videos, spectators can revel in the delights of the achievements of college students and enjoy the diversity of talent and creativity.
8 / Laiki#4
Edyta Ma̧ sior Broderick Hall, Leeds City Museum, Millennium Square, LS2 8BH Friday 6 –11pm Laiki#4 is an installation which allows the audience to interact with the artwork. The sonic and visual character of the artwork, together with technological components, enable the participant to witness transient changes in light and sound. This project is part of the Shine Emerging Artist Programme in partnership with
9 / Building Dreams
Graham TansleyCivic Hall (rear), Millennium Square, LS1 1UR Friday 7.30 –11pm A cleansing and moving multi-tiered projection that will delight.
Blackpool 2 September – 6 November www.blackpool-illuminations.net
Illuminating York 26 – 29 October www.illuminatingyork.org.uk
Light Night Leeds 6 – 7 October www.illuminatingyork.org.uk
Light up Lancaster 4 – 5 November www.lightuplancaster.co.uk
Enchanted Parks, Gateshead 6 – 11 December www.enchantedparks.com
Quays Culture, Salford 9 – 18 December 2015 www.quaysculture.com
Durham Lumiere 2017 www.lumiere-festival.com
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Light Night Leeds is a member of Light up the North, a network
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14 / Spark!
Spark!Victoria Square, The Headrow, LS1 3AD Friday 7pm, 9.30pmSpark! street theatre show is a magical live music, movement and lighting spectacular in which mysterious characters composed of light and sound transform the landscape around them and captivate their audience. Combining high impact drumming, dynamic choreography, playful characters and colourful lighting design.
13 / Phase Revival
Superposition Victoria Hall, Leeds Town Hall, The Headrow, LS1 3AD Friday 6 –11pm (last entry 10.30pm)Superposition presents a hypnotic installation based on the principles of quantum mechanics. Using swinging pendulums, lenses and light, the project explores the effects of phase and oscillation through a kinetic sculpture, tuned to a score created from the same mathematics which drives the pendulums. Dedicated to the memory of Becs Andrews.
Town Hall Zone
11 / Cycle Cinema
Reaction Oxford Row, LS1 3BE Friday 7.30 –11pmBike generators are a simple, fun, and practical innovation, allowing people to generate electricity through exercise. Come along and hop on a bike generator to power a cinema in the centre of Leeds.
12 / Fireflies
Rob Harrington & Tom Skinn Fixedgrinn Collective The Crypt, Leeds Town Hall, LS1 3AD Friday 6 –11pm (last entry 10.30pm)Set in a magical and mysterious underground wood, swarms of ‘fireflies’ await to interact with visitors. This participatory artwork is devised by Fixedgrinn.com and uses innovative technology in this unique installation. This project is part of the Shine Emerging Artist Programme in partnership with
10 / Apparatus Florius
Tom Dekyvere Park Square, LS1 2NU Thursday and Friday 6 –11pmThis installation shows the fusion and obstruction of geometric patterns that grow in and through one another. The structure symbolizes the instinctive flow and growth of a plant, taking over the city in search of light. The work questions the balance between the human adaptation and digitalisation of our natural environment.
15 / Flame Oz
Flame Oz Victoria Square, The Headrow, LS1 3AD Friday 7.30pm, 8.45pm, 10.15pmBack by popular demand! Beautifully choreographed fire dancing, stunning pyrotechnics and a liberal dose of Aussie exuberance, the Flame Oz Fire Shows are a hot spectacular for an autumn night!©
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17 / Intersection
DLA Design & Jo Fairfax Central Square, 29 Wellington Street, LS1 4DL Friday 6 – 11pmJoin architects DLA Design and artist Jo Fairfax at the new Central Square building to experience a pre-programmed lighting artwork located in the centre of the building. Stretching up through the main atrium space, the sculpture changes colour and pattern in relation to local historical events and the weather.
18 / Open Doors
Mill Hill Chapel Mill Hill Chapel, 6 Mill Hill, LS1 5DQ Friday 6 – 11pmA number of venues including Mill Hill Chapel will open their doors to celebrate Light Night Leeds. Why not pop into these iconic buildings during the night. For further information go tolightnightleeds.co.uk
16 / The Falls
Dave LynchQueens Hotel, City Square, LS1 1PJ Thursday and Friday 7.30 – 11pmThe Falls is a creative exploration of the flow and form of water. A 100ft digital waterfall will take us on a journey from the abstract to the hyper real, driven in perfect synchronization by a musical score inspired by the chaotic forces of nature’s white noise.
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Victoria Gardens Zone
20 / The Indestructible Reef
Alison M Smith Victoria Gardens, The Headrow, LS1 3AA Thursday and Friday 6 – 11pmThe Indestructible Reef is a series of glowing sculptures created from recycled plastic, crafted to mimic organic forms. Alison Smith transforms waste materials into beautiful objects. She aims to illustrate the effects waste plastics have on our oceans, with plastic particles already outweighing plankton by 26:1 in some areas.
21 / Owl’s Shadow
on the Moonlit Earth
Douglas Thompson Central Library, Calverley Street, LS1 3AB Friday 6 – 10pmOwl’s Shadow on the Moonlit Earth is a 3D shadow show inspired by Robert Plack’s elemental poem “The Snowy Owl”. Meet your shadow on the screen and make magical images that leap out into space as you participate in this original performance by artist Douglas Thompson with live music by Max Trewhitt.
22 / H2Us
Artlink West Yorkshire & Love Arts Central Library, Calverley Street, LS1 3AB Friday 6 –10pm We are over 50% water. H2Us is a sculpture with droplets floating in the frame representing our connection with water. The constantly moving droplets will glimmer and glitter as they turn in the rising air currents. Participants will be invited, alongside artists Jim Bond and Rozi Fuller, to create their own lanterns inspired by the sculpture.
23 / Explore the Elements
Leeds Central Library Central Library, Calverley Street, LS1 3AB Friday 5 – 10pmEncounter the unexpected throughout Leeds Central Library. Experience the elements through art and crafts, films and displays created especially for the night. Discover stories of lost voyages and daring expeditions through our rare books and historic maps. Join us in our beautiful Grade II* listed building after dark.
19 / Waterlight Graffiti
Antonin Fourneau Victoria Gardens, The Headrow, LS1 3AA Thursday and Friday 6 –11pmWaterlight Graffiti is an interactive installation made of a wall embedded with thousands of LEDs which light up if their surface is touched by water. Anything damp becomes a tool to drive or write: a sponge, a brush, a water gun, or even a water atomizer to act as an eco-friendly graffiti artist. Developed by French artist, Antonin Fourneau, the project was research led and explores water-sensitive materials.
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27 / Footsteps
Sam Sebbage St John the Evangelist Church Gardens, Mark Lane, LS2 8JA Thursday and Friday 6 – 11pm“Come walk the path, step by step. Let the footprints take you, where they may. See the light, amongst the grass, it will show you, where they lay.” Footsteps is an interactive installation of grass and light, representing the print each of us leave on our Earth. This project is part of the Shine Emerging Artist Programme in partnership with 28 / Entranced
Opera North Howard Assembly Room, 46 New Briggate, LS1 6NU Friday 6 – 11pm (drop in anytime)A sea of tiny lights, music on all sides. At this year’s Light Night, enter a world in which music has the power to bewitch, enthral and soothe your spirit. From Sufi devotionals to JS Bach, for kora and oud, violin and cello, Entranced threads together transformative music that comes to life all around you.
25 / [in]visible
Si ieng Fung St John the Evangelist Church, Mark Lane, LS2 8JA Friday 6 – 11pmArtist, Si ieng Fung, uses transparent materials to shed light upon the marvellous architectural detail of historical buildings in Leeds. [in]visible reveals all that has faded into the background of this modern metropolitan city. Visitors are invited to share which buildings have played parts in their lives.
26 / Elemental
Hannah Stained Glass St John the Evangelist Church Gardens, Mark Lane, LS2 8JA Friday 6 – 11pmFour hand-crafted stained glass windows will cast their magic and transport you on a journey through the elements. Travel from earth, through the air, out of the fire and into the cooling water created by colour and light.
The Headrow Zone
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24 / Giant Dandelions
Olivia d’Aboville Merrion Gardens, Merrion Street, LS2 8JG Thursday and Friday 6 – 11pmThe Giant Dandelions installation is a forest of 90 giant lit flowers. Through manipulating over 9,000 recycled bottles, the artist refers to our consumerist society that is polluting our environment. She creates work that is sensitive to light, fluidity and movement, allowing you to walk through the forest with a more sensitive connection to the environment.
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South Bank Zone
29 / Light Water, Dark Sky
Squid SoupLeeds Dock, LS10 1PZ Thursday and Friday 6 – 11pm Immerse yourself in this huge, 3D installation, by digital artists Squidsoup, as it floats in the middle of Leeds Dock. This incredible piece, set to a water inspired soundscape, is made up of 6,000 lights that pulsate and change colour, giving an overwhelming impression of movement.
30 / Light Night at the Tetley
The TetleyThe Tetley, Hunslet Road, LS10 1JQ Friday 6 – 11pm main programme, Family Art Workshop 6–10pm, DJ Set 7 –11pmFor Light Night The Tetley will be hosting a range of activities including a special multi-media installation, a drop-in film screening of The Way Things Go by Fischli and Weiss and a Family Art Workshop. Our exhibitions of work by Jonathan Trayte and Stass Paraskos will also be open late, and there’s a DJ set by Ed Vector in the Bar and Kitchen.
31 / The Ringing Forest
Juan delGadoThe Tetley, Hunslet Road, LS10 1JQ Friday 6 – 11pm The forest has a unique character. Its sense of place is a function of its history that combines
with the natural physical environment to form its cultural landscape. The Ringing Forest explores the forest environment through the lens of the artist’s auditory experience, investigating the perception of sound and movement, producing a pool of light that challenges viewers to shift their perspective on nature.
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34 / Light Show
First Direct Arena Clay Pit Lane, LS2 8BY Friday 7 – 11pm Leeds’ flagship event space, First Direct Arena, hosts exciting live music, comedy, spectacular entertainment and sporting events. For Light Night, they are putting on an extra special light display.
32 / Alchemy
Leeds Beckett UniversityQueen Square, LS2 8AJ Thursday 6 – 10.30pmAlchemy experiments with the elements where explorations of attraction and repulsion are played out through an ‘Alchemist’s Battle’ in Queen Square Garden. The event includes spoken word, media and ensemble performances that re-consider how nature evolves into more and more complex structures. Audience members are invited to intervene and influence the performance action according to the rules of the performance game.
33 / Fire Balls
Aragorn Dick-ReadQueen Square, LS2 8AJ Friday 6 – 11pmGreat forms of fire! Large cut out steel shapes by Caribbean artist, Aragorn Dick-Read, will be set alight as night sets in. These provocative sculptures evoke primal energy and use the vitality of fire to bring life to his intricately cut designs. Dancing figures embracing nature, or profound symbolic patterns that embody the oppositions faced by culture and the elements.
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35 / Compound
A partnership project between Northern Ballet, Phoenix Dance Theatre, Northern School of Contemporary Dance & Yorkshire DanceStanley & Audrey Burton Theatre, Northern Ballet, 2 St Cecilia Street, Quarry Hill, LS2 7PA Friday 6.45pm, 7.30pm, 8.15pm, 9pm Limited capacity, free tickets on the nightSubmerge yourself in a visually arresting environment, defined and sculpted by light designed by Charles Webber (Faulty Optic, Sadlers Wells) where striking choreography by award winning choreographer Gary Clarke and Phoenix Dance Theatre’s Antonio Borriello, utilises the 4 elements of life as a springboard for this energetic creation that unfolds right in front of you.
38 / Patrick Interventions
East Street Arts, Claire TomasPatrick Studios, Saint Mary’s Lane, Mabgate, LS9 7EH Friday 6 – 11pmA one-woman multimedia sketch show. A series of site responsive works, taking place throughout Patrick Studios. An entity, which associates various elements of corporate working life. This piece encompasses video, installation, performance and sculpture, creating dialogue between mediums.
39 / The Ultiverse
Akeelah BertramPatrick Studios, Saint Mary’s Lane, Mabgate, LS9 7EH Friday 6 – 11pmEnter The Ultiverse, a light and sound installation transporting you to another dimension. Refracted light and vibrating audio fuse the four elements together, in this multi-sensory environment.
40 / We are Universe
Leeds College of Music, Northern School of Contemporary Dance, Leeds College of Art, Oscar Barany, Nicolas Dixon, Motiv Productions. Supported by Leeds BIDKirkgate Market Event Space, 28-34 George St, LS2 7HY Friday 6.30 –11pmThis collaborative installation of improvised music, dance, digital visual art and animation, explores the relationship between the elements in the universe and the human interactions which make up our communities.
Internationally renowned artist Nicolas Dixon has been commissioned to paint the 100ft wall inside the iconic Kirkgate Market. To mark the unveiling of this stunning new work on Light Night, award winning Leeds based video production company Motiv Productions will be augmenting the piece with brand new animations.
36 / Bish Bash Bosh
Yorkshire Dance3 St Peter’s Square, LS9 8AH Friday 6 – 11pmYorkshire Dance opens its doors to the public for its annual scratch night showcasing some of the fieriest choreographers from Yorkshire and beyond. As always, Bish Bash Bosh promises to be a wonderful and wacky night featuring Clouds, a new work in development by Leeds-based contemporary dance company, the Middleton Corpus.
37 / Manic Chord’s Elemental Takeover
West Yorkshire PlayhousePlayhouse Square, Quarry Hill, LS2 7UP Friday 6 – 9pm Drop in for an evening of elemental interventions hosted by Leeds theatre-makers, Manic Chord. Featuring performances by First Floor, live music, games and a playful look at the themes behind their new show, The Economy of Ecology, before its world premiere at West Yorkshire Playhouse on Saturday 8 October. You’ll be blown away at Quarry Hill on Light Night.
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42 / Behind the Illusion
India Pearce The Stanley and Audrey Burton Gallery, Parkinson Building, Woodhouse Lane, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT Friday 6 –10pm Visitors are offered a unique and one-off experience to step behind the illusion and become the star in a colourful display which explores the materiality of film. Behind the Illusion is an interactive extension of India Pearce’s FUAM Prize nominated visual art piece.
43 / Up and Up and Up Towards Brad McCormick (Cap-a-Pie) Parkinson Building, Woodhouse Lane, LS2 9JT Friday 6pm, 7pm, 8pm Up and Up and Up Towards is a piece of performance art about communication, based on research by Dr Lou Harvey (School of Education). It is a ten-minute interactive performance of two stories linked by movement through air and light, followed by brief audience discussion.
44 / Elements of Love: Cupid and Psyche
University of Leeds Parkinson Building, LS2 9JT Friday 6 –10pmStep into a North African Roman tale of the Soul’s journey to fulfilment. Let Zephyr transport you through the air to Cupid’s palace; follow beautiful Psyche (Soul) as she uses fire to discover if her unseen husband is a monster; complete three tasks to gain his trust and her immortality.
45 / A Warm Welcome
Emma Bimpson in collaboration with David Oluwale Memorial Association (DOMA) Parkinson Building, LS2 9JT Friday 6 – 10pmDOMA and local refugees explore relationships between Leeds and its new citizens. Discover oral and written stories of displacement and re-rooting to the earth and Leeds’ history of welcoming newcomers.
46 / Colonise Night Jane Scott and Elizabeth Gaston Parkinson Building, LS2 9JT Friday 6 – 10pmYou are invited to walk through a patterned, knitted tunnel, hung in the campus pergola. Using the UV and coloured light torches, experience perceptual changes to the patterns in the fabric, inspired by Earth and the natural environment.
47 / For All Time Laura Wilson Treasures of Brotherton Gallery, Parkinson Building, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT Friday 6.30 – 9.30pm“The other two, slight air and purging fire, Are both with thee, wherever I abide”. Shakespeare’s own works and later adaptations. Join us as live performances bring words to life from the exhibition For All Time: Shakespeare in Yorkshire.
48 / World of Ice and Fire Parkinson Court, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT Friday 6 – 10pm We often imagine the world as being made up of just four elements: earth, water, fire and air. Medieval people thought the same. Come and explore a space inspired by elemental imagery from medieval maps.
49/ Thread
SAA-uk Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall Foyer, School of Music, University of Leeds, Cavendish Road, LS2 9JT Friday 8pm, 8.50pm, 9.30pm Thread is a synthesis of music, dance and light that responds to and brings to life the ‘Dreamer’ a sculpture by Quentin Bell on view in Clothworkers Courtyard. This work aims to capture the movement, richness, fluidity, strength as well as our innate relationship with textiles, its history and the workforce.
50 / Beauty in Harmony
Nankai University Student Choir Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall Foyer, Cavendish Road, LS2 9JT Friday 6.30pmImmerse yourself in the beautiful sound of the Nankai University Student Choir, who will be touring the UK performing an exquisite repetoire of Chinese folk songs. Let their soaring voices introduce you to another side of Chinese culture while uniting us through music; a language we all understand.
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41 / YAA DEVI Devika Dance Theatre stage@leeds, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT Workshop: Friday 6:30pm Performance: Friday 7:30pm A meeting of the traditional and the modern, YAA DEVI is a powerful and passionate new dance work that uses traditional Indian dance styles, animation and visual effects. Whether you have experienced the magic of South Indian Classical dance before, or are new to the artform, you will find much to love in this exciting and entertaining show.
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51 / Sculpture for Peace Melvyn Kelly Emmanuel Centre, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, LS2 9JT Friday 6 – 10pmJoin us to help create a beautiful illuminated peace sculpture and to reflect on what peace means to you. Make an origami crane, a traditional symbol of peace, accompanied by some live acoustic music. Each crane will be incorporated into an illuminated sculpture suspended above our unique glass floor.
52 / Books that go Bump in the Night
Rebecca Bowd Print Room, School of English, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, LS2 9JT Friday 6 –10pm (not accessible to wheelchairs or pushchairs)
Descend the stairs into the dark printing chambers. Hear the sounds of Victorian printing presses clattering into action for the first time in 200 years. Meet the mad printer. See the books illuminated by flickering candlelight.
53 / Dimensions Katherine Lacey School of Fine Art, University of Leeds, University Road, LS2 9JT Friday 6 – 10pm3D effects are projection mapped onto the new fine art building. Focusing on a space theme with music that links to the video, the aim is to transport the viewer through time and spacial dimensions. The piece is an audio visual sensory experience.
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Stumble upon the weird, wonderful and wacky as you experience Leeds on Light Night. With music, dance, fire, drumming and puppetry.
On the Street Street EntertainmentSpark!Light Triathlon parade starts on BriggateThursday 7.30pm – 8.20pm
Victoria GardensThursday 9.30pm
Victoria SquareFriday 7pm, 9.30pm,
Victoria Gardens Friday 7.45pm, 9pm, 10pm
Leeds Festival Chorus
Briggate Friday 6.30pm Victoria Gardens Friday 8pm City Museum Steps Friday 9pm Leeds Festival Chorus has 160 performing members singing to professional standards based on this year’s theme of the elements. They present classical choral music and for Light Night will be wearing light scarves and head torches!
Local Artisans’ Market
Briggate, LS1 6LX Friday 3pm – 10.30pmFollowing the success of last year, a market displaying the work of local artisans will be returning to Briggate. Explore the wide range of handmade gifts and enjoy the lively atmosphere on one of Leeds’ most famous streets. There will be a variety of art, ceramics, print and silversmithing at this delightful market.
Light Night Bites
Cookridge Street, Millennium Square, Victoria Gardens Thursday and Friday 5pm – 11pmLight Night is bringing a whole host of cuisine into the city with dishes to suit everyone. An exciting food market will spread across Cookridge Street, Millennium Square and Victoria Gardens. Whether you desire a Spanish churro, an Indian curry or a simple warm cup of tea, there will be something delicious for you.
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Spectacular Fire ShowFlame Oz Victoria Square Friday 7.30pm, 8.45pm, 10.15pm
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Light Night Leeds has a whole range of amazing activities and events across the city centre ready for you to explore. Too many events to choose from? If you need a little help here are some suggestions of routes you may want to follow depending on your area of interest. All trails and routes are accessible unless stated in the listing.
Family Friendly Trail Giant Dandelions Merrion GardensThe Phoenix in the Stone Civic HallOwl’s Shadow on the Moonlit Earth Central LibraryWaterlight Graffiti Victoria GardensApparatus Florius Park SquareFlame Oz Victoria SquareFireflies Town Hall
Light Trail – see some of Leeds’ landmark buildings and spaces in a new light.
Light Water, Dark Sky South BankThe Falls Queens HotelIntersection Central SquarePhase Revival Town HallThe Phoenix in the Stone Civic Hall[in]visible St John the Evangelist ChurchEntranced Howard Assembly Room
Performance Trail – encounter a range of live shows across the city centre*
Get Compound ‘ticket’ first from Yorkshire Dance6pm Bish Bash Bosh St Peter’s Square6.15pm Manic Chord’s Elemental
Takeover West Yorkshire Playhouse 6.45pm Compound Stanley and Audrey
Burton Theatre7.20pm We Are Universe Kirkgate Market
Event Space 7.50pm Entranced Howard Assembly Room 8.20pm Owl’s Shadow on the Moonlit
Earth Leeds Central Library 8.45pm Flame Oz Town Hall9pm Spark! Victoria Square9.30pm Alchemy Queen Square, Leeds
Beckett University *other times are available
Participatory EventsThursday’s Light Triathlon Victoria GardensLaiki#4 Leeds City MuseumOwl’s Shadow on the Moonlit Earth Leeds Central LibraryWaterlight Graffiti Victoria GardensFireflies Town Hall
SHINE Projects – encounter the work of new and emerging artists.
Thursday’s Light Triathlon Victoria GardensFireflies Town HallLaiki#4 Leeds City MuseumFootsteps St John the Evangelist Church Gardens
Light Night Self-Guided Trails
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Light Art Cities Symposium
SymposiumThe Carriageworks, Millennium Sq, LS2 3AD Friday 10am –5pm
(Booking essential)
Hear from light artists, festival producers and the commercial sector who will discuss four themes: place, artist, audience and sustainability. This event is the opportunity to harness and develop what is already being delivered across the globe and how we can enhance the experience for artist, audience and their city. Tickets from £20. For further information and to book go to
www.leeds.gov.uk/lightartcities
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