About this Event
https://youtube.com/shorts/rG6J8QUOx_k?si=gKKt46W0RycClbiO
Beneath everything we become, there is something we never stop being.
Enter PORTAL, an immersive light and sound experience where art, technology, and human expression converge.
Created by multidisciplinary artists Judy Berberian and Janet Hansen, PORTAL brings together mesmerizing LED light installations, live vocals, original atmospheric sound scapes, crystal singing bowls, percussion, and poetic spoken word.
Over the course of 60 minutes, light and sound unfold in a carefully composed journey—from mystery and stillness to movement, intensity, and luminous revelation.
At its heart, ESSENCE explores what remains beneath the layers of identity, expectation,and experience that shape our lives. It invites us to reconnect with the part of ourselves that exists beyond the roles we play and the stories we tell.
Not to become someone new, but to recognize something that has always been there.
This is not a traditional concert or sound bath. It is a multi-sensory performance designed to be witnessed, felt, and experienced.
The Experience
Set within Janet Hansen's Celebrating Light exhibition at Covet Art Gallery, PORTAL surrounds audiences with an evolving interplay of illuminated sculpture, original sound compositions, and live performance.
Judy's expressive voice moves between ethereal melodies, improvisation, and spoken word, while Janet's sculptural light installations pulse, breathe, and transform in dialogue with the music.
Together, they create a world that is at once technologically modern and deeply human.
An invitation to see differently. To feel deeply. To reconnect with the essence of being.
Event Details
Schedule:
- 6:00-6:45pm: Guests arrive and explore the art show
- 7:00-8:00pm: PORTAL experience
- 8:15pm: Q&A with Janet and Judy
- 9:00pm: Evening ends
What to know: Space is limited to 50 guests. Please plan to arrive between 6:00 and 6:45pm, so you have time to see the exhibit and settle in before the performance begins. Light refreshments will be provided.
Seating: Choose whatever is most comfortable for you. Guests are welcome to sit or lie down on a yoga mat, or to sit in a chair. Comfortable gallery seating is available for anyone who would prefer it, and we are happy to set a seat aside for you. Just let us know when you arrive. You are also welcome to bring your own folding chair or yoga mat, and we will have a limited number of extra mats and cushions to share.
Weather: Parts of the venue are outdoors. Please dress warmly. Evenings can be cool, and blankets are welcome. If the weather is poor, we will consider a few options - 1) moving PORTAL indoors, where the experience may be slightly different and seating would be more limited, or 2) rescheduling for another night. We will email all ticket holders by 2pm on November 21 if there is a change. You will be given the option to transfer your ticket to another date, or to request a refund.
Light effects: PORTAL features color-changing light, and some of it responds directly to live sound, so the lighting may change quickly or unpredictably at times, including brief pulses or flashes. If you have photosensitive epilepsy or another light sensitivity, please consult your doctor before attending. You are welcome to sit farther from the art, or to close your eyes at any point during the experience.
Questions about accessibility or light sensitivity? Contact the gallery at [email protected].
Event venue & nearby stays
Covet Art Gallery, 1922 South Coast Highway, Oceanside, United States
Concerts, fests, parties, meetups — all the happenings, one place.