Join us at the Irish Center as we present Distillation!

Written and performed by Luke Casserly

A performative journey that takes you to the Irish bog landscape through scent.

Distillation is a response to the recent cessation of the peat harvesting industry in Ireland. Over the past year, Luke Casserly has 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 that 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.

Run time is 50 mins, without intermission. There will be two separate performances of Distillation. The first begins at 5:30pm and the second begins at 8:00pm.

Please note that latecomers cannot be admitted once the performance has started. Seats are limited to 25 at each performance.

★★★★

“This ode to our landscape will give you a new perspective on Ireland’s bogs. All of the senses are engaged: not just sight and hearing but also touch, smell and even taste.”—THE IRISH TIMES

Presented with generous support from Culture Ireland.