Lighthouse Immersive Show Leads With Music

In this writer’s view, it's the music that fits the moniker immersion most. A string ensemble, and then a soulful cello immediately connects our experience in the hall to the headlines and TV imagery of war this past fortnight plus. In a pre-show conversation with the show’s lead organizer, Ukraine-born Lighthouse Immersive Associate Producer Valeriy Kostyuk, we learn of the musicologist’s research into the music of Shevchenko’s time that fills our ears as it did his—the operas, the folk songs, and more. When a chorus swells, a panorama emerges. How can we not wonder if that city still stands today?

For the US-born in the hall, like this writer, most are likely meeting Shevchenko for the first time. We learn that this poet, and artist, is revered especially for his resistance to Russian oppressors. This Lighthouse Immersion show is akin to that moment of longing and thirst every world traveler experiences—when they acutely appreciate how very little they will grasp the imaginations of those around them until they learn the language and the cultural canon.

This is a chance to glimpse where the bravery and passions that compel Ukrainians to fight come from. More, the entire ticket price is a donation to the National Bank of Ukraine and the Red Cross Humanitarian Crisis Appeal Fund—money well spent. For this reason alone, this short course on Shevchenko’s art and import to Ukrainian culture is highly recommended.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Editor's Note:  The following YouTube recording of the presentation does not fully capture the IMMERSION experience and surround sound of the music.  Nor, of course, does watching this recording offer the opportunity to make a financial contribution to the Ukrainian people's fight for  democracy, survival, and their sovereignty.

Not able to attend but want to help?  If you buy a ticket the price will become a donation in full.

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WHEN:

April 8, 2022
6 pm – 9 pm

WHERE:

Lighthouse ArtSpace Chicago
108 West Germania Place
Chicago

TICKETS:

$30+

Included in your ticket price, you also get to see Frida: Immersive Dream.

For tickets, visit the Lighthouse Immersive website.

Images courtesy of Lighthouse Immersive.

The one-day showings of IMMERSIVE SHEVCHENKO: SOUL OF UKRAINE in Chicago, Boston, Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Toronto raised over $200,000 for Ukraine. Popular demand has prompted additional showings for the following dates and times:

Los Angeles: March 19 | 8 – 10 p.m.

6400 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028

Denver: March 20, 26 | 5 – 8 p.m.

Boston: March 20, 27 | 4 - 6 p.m.

130 COLUMBUS AVENUE | BOSTON MA

San Francisco: March 27 | 4 – 5 p.m.

10 South Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA 94103, United States

Toronto: March 20, 27 | 4 – 6 p.m.
March 26 | 8 – 9 p.m.

1 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON, M5E 1W7

Chicago: April 8 | 6 – 9 p.m. (see above)