Kerolaina Linkeviča: Blue Club Night / LARPing
Step into an alternate reality for one night only, as Baltic is transformed into a living video game. Joined by a five DJ line-up and immersive performers soon to be announced.
Kerolaina Linkeviča: Blue Club Night / LARPing
With selected DJs, performance, audience-participation
Sat 22 November | 20:00-01:00
Booking essential, £5/£3 Concessions
Created by multidisciplinary artist Kerolaina Linkeviča during their Baltic x Shape Emergent residency, Blue reshapes the club night into an immersive quest where every guest becomes a character, and every beat moves the story forward.
Blending DJ sets, live action role-play (LARPing), performance and interactive encounters, Blue draws from Linkeviča’s fascination with nature, animism, magic and virtual worlds, as well as their recent connection with the North East’s DIY music scene.
Across five hours of music and play, you’ll be invited to take part in quests, puzzles and encounters led by performers who guide you through shifting environments from ambient arrivals to high-energy dancefloor moments glowing with bioluminescent visuals.
Expect:
- A night that blurs nightlife, gaming and performance art
- A chance to explore, connect and discover alongside fellow adventurers
- An experience where the club becomes a playground and you write the story
- More than a party, more than a performance, Blue is a collective journey into music, movement and imagination
Your Journey Awaits: 19:50–20:00: Enter the Realm, Arrival & Opening Doors
Arrive to the alternate reality of sound, light and movement. Performers welcome you into the space with ambient music, projections, and interactive text prompts – setting the scene for the adventure ahead.
Performers will flow through the crowd, offering gentle prompts (movement, noticing sounds and camouflage).
20:00–21:00: The Game Begins, Hour One
Energy builds as DJs Yem Gel establishes the sonic landscape and soundtracks the space as the adventure unfolds. Solve puzzles, forge unexpected alliances, and explore new ways of moving through and connecting with your environment, and each other.
21:00–22:00: Hour Two
The rhythm deepens with the second DJ set from Sol741. Visuals and scenography shift with the energy of the crowd, amplifying the immersive atmosphere.
22:00–23:00: Hour Three
Dancefloor energy builds with DJ Astral Bandit. Bioluminescent visuals glow across the space as performers share playful tasks and non-verbal prompts, sparking new ways of interacting.
23:00–00:00: Hour Four
Darker beats and subterranean tones drive the night forward with DJ Optionlist. Performers amplify speculative elements: alien bodies, symbiosis, inclusion/exclusion as quests intensify and the collective challenge unfolds.
00:00–01:00: Return
To bring the night to a close, the final DJ Ship Sket will deliver a high intensity set, lifting the energy to its peak and giving everyone the chance to dance it out, leaving on an ultimate high.
More than a club night this will blend DJ sets, live action role-play (LARPing), performance and interactive encounters, Blue is a one-night-only collective adventure. Expect quests, puzzles and encounters that blur nightlife, gaming and performance art.
Developed as part of the Baltic x Shape Emergent hybrid residency programme supporting early-career disabled artists.
Supported by Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art and Shape Arts as part of the Baltic x Shape Emergent Residency programme.