Nottingham Light Night 2024: Sound Catchers

An outdoor interactive show featuring live percussion, dance and digital technologies

Suitable for all ages. Includes some loud noises, optional interaction, some bright lights.

When

2nd February 2024–3rd February 2024

What time

5:30PM – 9:30PM

Location

Broad Street (NG1 3AL) and Hockley streets (in vicinity of Broadway), Nottingham

Cost

Free

Suitable for all ages. Includes some loud noises, optional interaction, some bright lights.

The Sound Catchers are ‘otherworldly’ beings visiting the planet to learn about its human inhabitants through sound and movement.

Presented as part of Nottingham Light Night 2024, Friday 2 & Saturday 3 February 2024.

Find the Sound Catchers outside Broadway and roaming Hockley for a playful exploration of what it means to communicate and belong as they negotiate this strange new environment.

A fun, interactive show with live percussion, dance and cutting-edge digital technologies that all can join in with!

Sound Catchers at Derby Feste. Photo by David Wilson-Clarke.

Sound Catchers at Derby Feste. Photo by David Wilson-Clarke.

Performances on Saturday 3rd February feature a community cast of dancers and artists from the Nottingham area.

The Sound Catchers will be exploring Broad Street and the Hockley area, collecting sounds throughout Nottingham Light Night.

Three performances take place at set times each day. Watch (and listen) out for them on Broad Street or check the timings below.

Meet the team of local creatives behind the Sound Catchers' masks after their final performance on Friday from 9:30PM at Broadway.

Please note timings may be subject to change.

Performance Times

Friday 2 February

5:40PM–6:10PM

  • Performance 1

7:00PM–7:30PM

  • Performance 2

8:25PM–8:55PM

  • Performance 3

9:30PM–10:00PM

  • Meet the Sound Catchers team at Broadway

Saturday 3 February

5:45PM–6:25PM

  • Performance 1
  • Featuring community cast members

7:10PM–7:50PM

  • Performance 2
  • Featuring community case members

8:50PM–9:30PM

  • Performance 3
  • Featuring community cast members

Find out more about the Sound Catchers project at sound-catchers.com. Or read more about the project's development and history on our Stories page.