Stephen’s Green Club presents an evening of music, literature and visual art inspired by James Joyce’s Ulysses on Bloomsday, 16th June at 7pm.
The evening opens with a drinks reception and exhibition by Irish visual artist Natalie Forrester, showcasing selected works from her ongoing series Colours of Ulysses, a long-term project (2022-2042) creating one original artwork for each page of Joyce’s novel (933 in total). Now approaching its first major milestone of 100 works, the series explores the colour, rhythm and visual language embedded within the text.
Dinner will follow accompanied by classical duo Sonaíri performing a programme of song inspired by the music woven throughout Joyce’s work, with selected readings from Ulysses by actress Molly Hazzard.
Set in the historic surroundings of the Stephen’s Green Club (founded in 1840), this Bloomsday event brings together multiple artistic responses to Joyce’s writing in one immersive evening.
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Bios
Sonaíri is an Irish classical duo formed by soprano Amie Dyer and tenor David Corr. The pair met while studying for their Masters in Music Performance at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, where a shared passion for musical expression led to the creation of the duo. Their work brings together classical repertoire, Celtic influences and elements of musical theatre, combining vocal precision with a strong sense of storytelling.
Natalie Forrester is an Irish visual artist based in Hungary. A graduate of the National College of Art & Design in Dublin, she is currently creating Colours of Ulysses, an ambitious long-term project producing one original artwork for each page of James Joyce’s novel. Her work explores the relationship between text and visual language, drawing out colour, atmosphere and emotional tone from literature. Her work has been exhibited internationally and forms part of private and diplomatic collections.
Molly Hazzard is an actress whose work includes stage and screen. For this performance, she will present selected readings from Ulysses.
Preview of Colours of Ulysses: