From contemporary dance to slapstick comedy, First Light has performances for every taste.

Start the weekend strong with HighTide’s new work Herring Girls: Greater Than We Are Alone on the Sunlight Stage, or take part in one of the many interactive workshops at the Moon Dance tent. For comedy, spoken word, poetry and theatre, the First Word tent, is the spot for you.

If it’s totally unique experiences you’re after, be sure to gather at Dawn to see a newly commissioned dance/music collaboration from world-renowned, Ipswich-born artistes Hannah Rudd and Kerenza Peacock, set against the backdrop of the rising sun.

Performance Highlights

Josie Long

First Word - 18/06/2023
15:00-16:00

Caleb Femi

First Word - 17/06/2023
16:00-16:30

Herring Girls

Sunlight Stage - 17/06/2023
12:15-12:45

Linton Kwesi Johnson

First Word - 17/06/2023
15:00-16:00

Joelle Taylor

First Word - 17/06/2023
17:45-18:30

Mary Poppins Dance-Along

MoonDance - 17/06/2023
17:45-20:50

Francesca Beard

First Word - 17/06/2023
13:30-14:15

Harry Baker

First Word - 17/06/2023
18:30-19:15