Threshold unveil 'Darkness & Light' theme for 2017
Threshold will return to Liverpool's Baltic Triangle for its seventh year in 2017 to showcase the region's finest music, visual artists and DIY projects. It'll also have a new theme: Darkness and Light. We take a peek
Threshold Festival doesn’t rest on its laurels. Next year, the multi-arts grassroots festival will return to Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle for three days of music, arts and theatre. Despite being in its seventh year, however, Threshold director Kaya Herstad-Carney assures us it’ll look and feel mint fresh. "We have a tradition of always making adjustments to our look,” she says, “sometimes because of a change of lead designer but more importantly to respond to our theme and current passions and artistic direction.”
In general, these visual metamorphoses tend to happen every couple of years, Herstad-Carney tells us, and the 2017 edition will see another major change: “This year sees us explore a more photographic and monochrome style of imagery in line with our 2017 theme 'Darkness & Light'.”
The 'Darkness & Light' theme takes inspiration from the festival's home within the Baltic Triangle and its cauldron of reclaimed warehouses that now bubble with creativity all year round. “The design [this year] has more nuance,” says Herstad-Carney, “and a real sense of inspiration from past and present histories in our venues and area."
The artwork below, courtesy of James Kirkham (aka Ixiod), hints at Threshold's new flavour and what to expect from its upcoming 'Darkness & Light' theme.
Threshold 2017 will take place 31 Mar–2 Apr at various venues within Liverpool's Baltic Triangle. Bands and solo artists are encouraged to apply to take part in Threshold 2017 via the form here.
Super Early Bird weekend tickets are now available online for £10; for more Threshold announcements, keep an eye on thresholdfestival.co.uk and theskinny.co.uk/festivals