A dialogue between one piano and the northern lights.
Saturday, October 7th | 5:30pm & 7:00pm
With an upright piano anchored to the rock of the Canadian Shield, at the edge of the taiga, Roman Zavada created piano compositions inspired by one of the most spectacular and majestic phenomena on Earth: the aurora borealis of the Northwest Territories. Acclaimed by critics and audiences alike for its beauty and originality, Résonances Boréales is an exceptional 360° dome show featuring Zavada’s piano performance. This immersive experience takes the audience on a journey above the 60th parallel as Zavada translates the spirit of the North in a dialogue between the piano and the pulsing energies of the astonishing northern lights.
Roman Zavada is a self-taught Ukrainian and Québécois-born pianist whose creative direction is based on instinct, spontaneity, and improvisation. His first piano experiences go back to early childhood. As he got older, he quickly developed a real passion for showmanship and improvisation while breathing new life into the silver screen classics of the past : being a silent film accompanist. He improvised musical narration in real time in such a way that the musical notes of the soundtrack seem part and parcel to the film. He later returned to his personal compositions with an all-new large-scale project: Résonances Boréales.
Inspired by the Northern vibes and the splendor of the aurora borealis, Roman Zavada continued the composition of nine evocative titles over two years. Based on twenty hours of improvisation in the middle of Prelude Lake’s boreal forest in the Northwest Territories, each piece reflects deeply the sensibility felt beyond the 60th parallel. Résonances Boréales is an album rich in emotion with a strong pianistic and artistic personality.
Address: 180 Little Neck Rd., Centerport, NY 11713
Northern lights footage : Bruno Colpron, Dominic St-Amant
Produced by Les Productions Figure 55 and Roman Zavada
Music composed and performed live by Roman Zavada.
A dialogue between one piano and the northern lights.
Saturday, October 7th | 5:30pm & 7:00pm
With an upright piano anchored to the rock of the Canadian Shield, at the edge of the taiga, Roman Zavada created piano compositions inspired by one of the most spectacular and majestic phenomena on Earth: the aurora borealis of the Northwest Territories. Acclaimed by critics and audiences alike for its beauty and originality, Résonances Boréales is an exceptional 360° dome show featuring Zavada’s piano performance. This immersive experience takes the audience on a journey above the 60th parallel as Zavada translates the spirit of the North in a dialogue between the piano and the pulsing energies of the astonishing northern lights.
Roman Zavada is a self-taught Ukrainian and Québécois-born pianist whose creative direction is based on instinct, spontaneity, and improvisation. His first piano experiences go back to early childhood. As he got older, he quickly developed a real passion for showmanship and improvisation while breathing new life into the silver screen classics of the past : being a silent film accompanist. He improvised musical narration in real time in such a way that the musical notes of the soundtrack seem part and parcel to the film. He later returned to his personal compositions with an all-new large-scale project: Résonances Boréales.
Inspired by the Northern vibes and the splendor of the aurora borealis, Roman Zavada continued the composition of nine evocative titles over two years. Based on twenty hours of improvisation in the middle of Prelude Lake’s boreal forest in the Northwest Territories, each piece reflects deeply the sensibility felt beyond the 60th parallel. Résonances Boréales is an album rich in emotion with a strong pianistic and artistic personality.
Address: 180 Little Neck Rd., Centerport, NY 11713
Northern lights footage : Bruno Colpron, Dominic St-Amant
Produced by Les Productions Figure 55 and Roman Zavada
Music composed and performed live by Roman Zavada.
