Multidisciplinary Project Sonate des Saisons: Dance Shoots Delayed
When life throws curveballs: Due to the dancers’ limited availabilities, it has been extremely challenging, if not problematic, to create the choreography and prepare for the choreographic performance for the dance shoots of the Sonate des Saisons video within the tight time frame. In light of the given unfavourable circumstances, my team and I have […]
Posted on 22 November 2024
Multidisciplinary Project Sonate des Saisons: Audio Post-Production
Patience and fortitude: During the first stage of production of the Sonate des Saisons video, ombú productions recorded my performance of Rachel Laurin’s Sonate pour piano en mi mineur, Op. 2. I’m presently sorting out the details from the sound engineer’s notes and reviewing the 8.5 hours of recorded material. Audio post-production is, indeed, a […]
Posted on 14 November 2024
Multidisciplinary Project Sonate des Saisons: Two Directors of Photography
I feel privileged to collaborate with not just one but two directors of photography on Sonate des Saisons, the distinguished Carlos Ferrand, who is also the film director for this ambitious project, and Naomi Silver-Vézina, whose unyielding thirst for creation manifests itself in her passion for film, music and visual arts. Drawn to musical projects […]
Posted on 17 October 2024
Multidisciplinary Project Sonate des Saisons: Animation in Motion and Projection Mapping Designer Loïc Bruderlein
I’m extremely delighted to collaborate once again with up-and-coming American-Canadian animation in motion and projection mapping designer Loïc Bruderlein. For my latest project Sonate des Saisons, he remarked, “I am eager to delve into the diverse realms of motion design and video editing. Building on the success of the previous Sonate Tableaux videos, I aim to […]
Posted on 10 October 2024
Multidisciplinary Project Sonate des Saisons: Choreographer Shawn Hounsell
I am honoured and thrilled to work with one of Canada’s leading choreographers, Shawn Hounsell, on the Sonate des Saisons project. He has created and staged pieces for numerous Canadian companies, including the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Les Grands Ballet Canadiens de Montréal, and Ballet British Columbia. Many of his works have been performed by dance […]
Posted on 3 October 2024
Multidisciplinary Project Sonate des Saisons: Chinese Calligrapher Ngan Siu-Mui
East meets West in Sonate des Saisons: I have the honour to collaborate for the first time with the internationally acclaimed Chinese calligrapher Ngan Siu-Mui on this multidisciplinary project which will fuse Eastern and Western cultures into the cinematic presentation. Her works are well represented in the collections worldwide, including the Canadian Museum of History […]
Posted on 26 September 2024
Multidisciplinary Project Sonate des Saisons: Director Carlos Ferrand
It is mid-September, and the days continue to be filled with sun-kissed goodness. Again I have the honour and privilege to collaborate with the eminent Peruvian-Canadian film director Carlos Ferrand on my multidisciplinary project Sonate des Saisons, which draws inspiration from Rachel Laurin’s Sonate pour piano en mi mineur, Op. 2. For the past 40 years, Carlos […]
Posted on 19 September 2024
Multidisciplinary Project Sonate des Saisons: Composer Rachel Laurin
The celebration of a prolific composer’s legacy: My multidisciplinary project Sonate des Saisons draws inspiration from the technically and musically challenging work Sonate pour piano en mi mineur, Op. 2 (1982) by the Canadian woman composer Rachel Laurin, who wrote music from the heart and with passion. During the very preliminary stage of preparation of […]
Posted on 12 September 2024
Raising Funds for the multidisciplinary project Sonate des Saisons
I dream big, and sometimes these dreams become attainable as I continue to believe in the pursuit of the elusive and the remarkable. My team and I are extremely grateful to have the opportunity to work on the Sonate des Saisons project. And it continues to be exciting to continue on this artistic and ambitious […]
Posted on 4 September 2024
Multidisciplinary Project Sonate des Saisons: First Shoot
The summer has been far from idyllic: I recently embarked on another creative multidisciplinary project; this time, the performance video component of Sonate des Saisons will embrace the intimate interaction of music, dance, and the world’s oldest abstract art form, Chinese calligraphy. Last month, my film-audio team and I had our first shoot; although it […]
Posted on 28 August 2024