Strings in the earth and air
A celebration of Joyce’s obsession with music.
Strings in the earth and air... is a theatrical adaptation of Joyce featuring excerpts from Chamber Music, Dubliners, Ulysses and Finnegans Wake. Intermingled with Benjamin Dwyer’s innovative and contemporary music-making, performer Nicole Rourke conjures the many worlds of Joyce in powerful and profound monologues.
This show also explores Joyce-inspired contemporary writings by Nuala O’Connor (Nora), and Rourke’s own hilarious and poignant odyssey through the sensual worlds of Joyce, Nora Barnacle, and Molly Bloom.
A captivating fusion of music, soundscaping and text, Strings in the earth and air... creates a new genre of theatre-making, and invites us to experience Joyce in a fresh and exciting way.
Testimonials for Strings in the Earth and Air
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Raucous, soul-searching, raunchy, confessional, but above all, insightfully intimate—a Joycean-inspired fusion of the spiritual and the profane.
Dr. Caroline Elbay, Joycean Scholar and lecturer, James Joyce Centre, Dublin
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This sell-out performance of Strings in the earth and air… was an exquisite celebration of Joyce’s fascination with music and one which the audience adored.
Darina Gallagher, Director Joyce Centre, Dublin
Performances of Strings in the Earth and Air
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Presented by Anna livia Creative in association with the James Joyce Centre for Blooms festival 2024. Performed at the James Joyce Centre, Dublin.
