Summer Solstice Dawn Celebration
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Join us for a special Dawn at First Light Festival to celebrate the Summer Solstice sunrise from the most easterly place in the UK…
The free entry, Dawn Celebration includes:
04:00 – Jason Singh – 'Suraj' (Punjabi for “Sun”) is an immersive, long-form soundscape designed for deep listening. Inspired by the morning raga Bhairav, the piece weaves together nature field recordings and live vocalized percussion to celebrate the breaking dawn on the Summer Solstice.
04:20 – Yoga & Sun Salutation – Join us for a mystical sun salutation as we welcome the Summer Solstice sunrise from the first place in the UK to see the first light of day.
04:30 – Fish Feast Breakfast, sponsored by Silver Darlings Fish Company.
04:30 – 'Shells & Bells' – Shells and Bells is a special dawn performance from Steve Pretty, First Light’s musician-in-residence, returning for his third year of welcoming the day with music at the festival.
4:35 – Fish Feast
04:40 – 'Sea Spirals' - A new co-commission between Britten Pears Arts and First Light Festival, Turkish-born singer-songwriter, composer, and interdisciplinary artist Tendertwin’s piece connects the birthplace and final home of Benjamin Britten in this 50th anniversary year of his death.
Make a weekend of it and stay at First Light Festival!
Spend a night or two under the stars and get the full First Light Festival experience with a camping, campervan or glamping stay. First Light offers the unique opportunity to camp on the UK’s most easterly beach, a stones-throw from Lowestoft town centre and right next to the Festival site, or roll up in your camper van and soak up cliff-top views of the beach and Festival. Find out more at https://firstlightlowestoft.com/festival-camping-campervans-parking/
The free entry, Dawn Celebration includes:
04:00 – Jason Singh – 'Suraj' (Punjabi for “Sun”) is an immersive, long-form soundscape designed for deep listening. Inspired by the morning raga Bhairav, the piece weaves together nature field recordings and live vocalized percussion to celebrate the breaking dawn on the Summer Solstice.
04:20 – Yoga & Sun Salutation – Join us for a mystical sun salutation as we welcome the Summer Solstice sunrise from the first place in the UK to see the first light of day.
04:30 – Fish Feast Breakfast, sponsored by Silver Darlings Fish Company.
04:30 – 'Shells & Bells' – Shells and Bells is a special dawn performance from Steve Pretty, First Light’s musician-in-residence, returning for his third year of welcoming the day with music at the festival.
4:35 – Fish Feast
04:40 – 'Sea Spirals' - A new co-commission between Britten Pears Arts and First Light Festival, Turkish-born singer-songwriter, composer, and interdisciplinary artist Tendertwin’s piece connects the birthplace and final home of Benjamin Britten in this 50th anniversary year of his death.
Make a weekend of it and stay at First Light Festival!
Spend a night or two under the stars and get the full First Light Festival experience with a camping, campervan or glamping stay. First Light offers the unique opportunity to camp on the UK’s most easterly beach, a stones-throw from Lowestoft town centre and right next to the Festival site, or roll up in your camper van and soak up cliff-top views of the beach and Festival. Find out more at https://firstlightlowestoft.com/festival-camping-campervans-parking/
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First Light Lowestoft, Lowestoft, United Kingdom
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