Go beyond the imaginable towards the unknowable depths of the ocean! This Light Night, the Howard Assembly Room will be plunged beneath the ocean’s surface, led by singer, violinist and composer, Alice Zawadzki, with a hybrid ensemble of strings and percussion. The musicians, including Phroensis’ Jasper Hoiby, will play from all sides of the space, sometimes alone, sometimes in pairs, sometimes all together. Melodies will slip into improvisation with the force of currents and waves, carrying us to a deep and unexplored inner world. To heighten the immersion, for one night only the Howard Assembly Room’s barrel-vaulted ceiling will become the surface of the ocean, with light cast down from high above, dancing as if through water.

Commissioned by Opera North.