A Solas Nua, Abbey Theatre, and Luke Casserly Production:
DISTILLATION
by LUKE CASSERLY
Commissioned by Solas Nua
Generously supported by Culture Ireland
When: September 22 – October 4
Where: Sydney & Melbourne Fringe Festivals
Tickets: Sydney Fringe Festival | Melbourne tickets coming soon
Distillation is a response to the recent cessation of the peat harvesting industry in Ireland. Luke Casserly collaborated with renowned perfume maker Joan Woods to create a unique distillation of the Midlands bog – the place where he grew up – as the starting point for an olfactory encounter which looks at our human relationship to place. Dedicated to the future of our broken landscapes – in the hope that by listening to them, we might be able to better understand them.
Created by Luke Casserly
Perfume by Joan Woods
Sculpture by Ger Clancy
Dramaturgy by Rex Daugherty
Costume by Doreen McKenna
Additional Costume by Síofra Caherty
Video by Robert Higgins
Sound by Sam Hardiman
Stage Management by Grace Carter
Artistic Documentation by Fergal Styles
Production Photography by Patricio Cassinoni
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Distillation premiered as part of Dublin Theatre Festival 2023. A co-production by Solas Nua & Abbey Theatre, commissioned by Solas Nua. Supported by Goethe-Institut Irland, with additional development support by IMMA, Druid FUEL, Axis Ballymun, and Backstage Theatre’s Activate Residency programme. Developed through the support of an Arts Council Theatre Project Award.
