Newcastle Under Light

See Newcastle Under Light!

Wednesday 4 March

Drop in any time 6pm – 9pm. FREE!

Location: High Street around The Guildhall leading into Ironmarket.

Light Up Newcastle is the third and final event in our✨ Light Up Winter ✨ series transforming familiar spaces into glowing, playful places to explore after dark.

Read on to find out about fantastical, huggable fungus, the premiere of a new large-scale projection, and more! Then head to the Newcastle Under Light Access & FAQs page to find everything we think you might need to know to plan your visit.

With thanks to our Newcastle Under Light partners Newcastle-under-Lyme BID and Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council.

Sneak peeks

Voice Notes from Newcastle-under-Lyme

by leo&hyde

leo&hyde combine digital artistry with their music theatre skills to create extraordinary immersive experiences. At Newcastle Under Light they are unveiling a large-scale projection about the town inspired by the local community’s memories gathered through in-person conversations, submitted voice notes, and creative workshops.

This specially created piece, called Voice Notes From Newcastle-under-Lyme, will be beamed onto The Guildhall. Whet your appetite for the main event with this teaser…

Squeeze Me

by Air Giants

If you encountered Unfurl or LUMA the snail at previous Appetite events, you’ll know that Air Giants’ inflatable, and illuminated robots create an otherworldly environment that invites pokes, touch, and squeezes from audiences.

Squeeze Me creatures respond with synchronised shape-change, vibration, light, and sound.

This interactive experience captivates the senses, offering a mesmerising marriage of technology and imagination.

And… Breathe

by Pif-Paf

Pif-Paf are a small company based in Sheffield who make art with a big heart for places it doesn’t normally go.

And… Breathe is their new installation exploring breathing – alone and together – through mindfulness and interaction with lights and sound.

Breath is such a powerful tool for us all to find security and calm both in the moment and in our lives. With a pair of lungs, a few minutes and the right place, we can find surprising joy. So stay a while and immerse yourself. We hope it will leave you feeling calm, invigorated and in control.

Eternal Ensemble

by Onyva Studio

Eternal Ensemble is a work of spatial audio and immersive light projection that suspends the viewer in a repeated moment in time.

Watch and listen as cellist Aileen Williams performs one of your favourite classics – Pachelbel’s Canon in D – across multiple screens from different viewpoints.

The repetition of both performer and performance makes for a powerful connection between cellist and listener, creating a moment of joy that feels utterly personal, yet wholly shared.

Cloudscapes

by Kitsch n Sync

Two’s company and three’s a cloud! Follow Kitsch n Sync as they breeze around the event showering zen wherever they go.

The Appetite programme and Light Up Winter series of events is funded by National Lottery through Arts Council England’s Creative People and Places programme. With additional event funding from UK Government, Stoke-on-Trent City Council, Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council, Denise Coates Foundation, and Middleport Matters. Light Up Winter is delivered in partnership with Stoke-on-Trent City Centre BID, Newcastle-under-Lyme BID, and Stoke Creates.