Grianstad is an immersive audio experience timed to the sun setting on the winter solstice. Designed as a collective experience for listeners all around the country and beyond, audiences are encouraged to use headphones to journey outdoors towards the sunset, and to take in the light.

Grianstad – the Irish word for ‘sun stop’ or solstice – invites audiences to take a moment to reflect, to gather with friends or experience solo, and mark the closing of the shortest day of the year as the light fades. This moment of transition signals to us that brighter times are on the way.

Originally presented in 2022, this special adaptation of Grianstad is dedicated to Manchán Magan. Manchán inspired so many people around the world to engage more deeply with land and language, the natural world, and the interconnectedness and ancestry that generates and underpins us all.

Created by Una Mullally, with sound design by Jane Arnison, presented by THISISPOPBABY and supported by 14 arts venues around the country, Grianstad is mixed in Dolby Atmos by Jane Arnison and features ColmMac Con Iomaire, MayKay, Ben Castle, Adam Matthews and Julie Fogarty.

Grianstad is free but ticketed, with a suggested donation of €10 Hometree  – a tree planting charity that Manchán was a trustee of. Once registered, audiences will receive an email on 21 December with a link to the piece and instructions.

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Created by Una Mullally with

Jane Arnison

Julie Fogarty

MayKay

Ben Castle 

Adam Matthews

& Colm Mac Con Iomaire

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Art Direction Niall Sweeney

Project Management Hannah McDonald

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Supported by An Táin, glór, Mermaid Arts Centre, Pavilion Theatre, Riverbank Arts Centre, South Tipperary Arts Centre, The Abbey Theatre, The Dock, The Gate Theatre, The Glens Centre, The Mick Lally Theatre, The Playhouse, The Visual, The Droichead Arts Centre.