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The Crypt at St Luke’s, CorkLuke Casserly’s playful, participatory exploration of Ireland’s 10,000-year-old bogs involves touch, sound, taste – and an earthy perfume
TL;DR
- Luke Casserly's performance is a playful, participatory exploration of Ireland's ancient bogs.
- The experience engages multiple senses, including touch, sound, taste, and the smell of peat.
- The performance reflects on the cultural and ecological transition of Irish bogs.
- Bogs are shifting from industrial peat harvesting to becoming protected, carbon-capturing habitats.
- The show examines what is lost culturally and emotionally during this transition.