Piano Room is a multidirectional listening experience where the audience is invited to sit right next to the performer, and listen from different locations.
The audience and performers are immersed in a multi-speaker soundscape of augmented piano, real-world sounds, pre-recorded love-story that dramaticises the relationship between human, urban, and nature as a seduction, argument, battle, and conversation.
This truly interdisciplinary work is created by acclaimed playwright Merlynn Tong, award-winning concert pianist Roger Cui, and composer/sound artist/artistic director Corrina Bonshek, with ambience design by Tiffany Beckwith-Skinner.
It suits presentation in flat-floor space (black box, gallery, events hall) or concert stage (with audience on stage with the pianist). It requires 14m x 14m to 20m x 20m space for performer/audience.
Credits:
Writer, voice actor, co-creator: Merlynn Tong
Pianist: Dr Roger Cui
Concept, composer, sound-art, collaborative direction: Dr Corrina Bonshek.
Sound engineer: James Clark / Tonepacer
Piano Room is supported by Redland Performing Arts Centre, Queensland Government through Arts Queensland, HOTA – Home of the Arts, TonePacer, and the Regional Arts Development Fund, a partnership between the Queensland Government and the City of Gold Coast Council to support local arts and culture in regional Queensland.
Presentation History:
April 3 2024 | Redland Performing Arts Centre with support from the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland, and Tonepacer.
June 2024 | Stage Queensland Showcase Excerpt
August 2024 | Australian Performing Arts Exchange Experience
October 2024 | Brisbane Music Festival with support from the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland, and Tonepacer.
2026 WA Tour | 1 Feb Moora Performing Arts Centre, 4 Feb Wagin Town Hall, 5 Feb Narrogin Town Hall, 6 Feb Albany Entertainment Centre, 7 Feb Manjimup Town Hall.
Presenter Info:
Piano Room will be touring in Western Australia in 2027. Get touch with producer Corrina Bonshek for more information and to start a conversation.
