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Kilkenny Arts Festival 10 - 20 August 2023
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Installation / Outdoors
Fictions Picture Company and Kilkenny Arts Festival, in association with OPW

Light Up the Castle: In Good Hands

Visual Art
Light Up the Castle
  1. 10 — 13 August 2023
  2. 10.40pm (Gates open 10.15pm)
  3. Kilkenny Castle
  4. Free (unticketed)
  5. 20 mins approx.
  1. 10 — 13 August 2023
  2. 10.40pm (Gates open 10.15pm)
  3. Kilkenny Castle
  4. Free (unticketed)
  5. 20 mins approx.

Light Up the Castle: In Good Hands is a spectacular audio-visual show projecting images onto the walls of Kilkenny Castle, featuring a handmade short film specially created for the Festival by Wicklow-based Fictions Picture Company and directed by Jack Phelan.

Inspired by Damien Harrington (who designed the original Festival logo in 1974), the film celebrates the graphic artists who made everything by hand before computers came along. Projected onto the walls of the castle as night falls, and featuring music from Roamer and Ensemble Ériu, In Good Hands is a breathtaking tribute to the beauty of handmade art and design.

Please note: the installation features strobe lighting. Latecomers will not be admitted. Wheelchair users are advised to contact the Festival Box Office before the show. Gates open at 10.15pm at the Parade entrance.

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