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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

Toilets

Water Taxi Stop

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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Bike Park

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

Event Location (numbered as listed on following pages)

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Water Taxi Take a boat ride along the canal on one of our free water taxis (limited places available) from Leeds Train Station’s Southern Entrance and drop into Leeds Dock.

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-

tickets-27430953721

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.

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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.

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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

of seven light festivals taking place in seven

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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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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.


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.

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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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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.


Arena Zone

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.


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.

University Zone

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.


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

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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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