Grianstad 2025
A Solstice Audio Experience from Una Mullally
Dedicated to Manchán Magan
ABOUT:
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.
Originally presented in 2022, this very special adaptation of Grianstad 2025 is dedicated to the incredible 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. Like so many artists, Manchán was a direct influence in so much of our recent work, and his legacy is truly astonishing.
TICKETS:
Grianstad is free but ticketed, with a suggested donation of €10 to Hometree – a tree planting charity that Manchán was a trustee of. Once registered, audiences will receive an email on 21 December with a linkto the piece and instructions.
Book now and you will receive a link with the sound piece and instructions on the morning of 21 December.
BOOKING INFORMATION:
GRIANSTAD 2025 is free to listen anywhere on 21 December.
| Date | Sunday, 21st December 2025 – Winter Solstice Sunset |
| Tickets | Grianstad 2025 is free but ticketed, with a suggested donation of €10 to Hometree – a tree planting charity that Manchan was a trustee of. Once registered, you will receive an email on 21 December with a link to the piece and instructions. |
| Additional Information | Created by Una Mullally, with sound design by Jane Arnison, presented by THISISPOPBABY and supported by 14 arts venues around the country, Grianstad 2025 is mixed in Dolby Atmos by Jane Arnison and features Colm Mac Con Iomaire, MayKay, Ben Castle, Adam Matthews and Julie Fogarty. |
PRODUCTION:
| Created by | Una Mullally with Jane Arnison, Julie Fogarty, MayKay, Ben Castle, Adam Matthews & Colm Mac Con Iomaire |
| Art Direction | Niall Sweeney |
| Project Management | Hannah McDonald |
| 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. |