Reduction 10
@ Edlis Neeson Theater at Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60603
Opening Saturday, December 14th, at 7PM
Reduction is a theatrical presentation with a goal to construct a bridge between tradition and modernity in a single performance and define the contemporary Asian American and Japanese American musical experience. Accentuating the potential and artistry of refined subdued taiko performance, Reduction presents an influx of free fluid improvisational compositions amongst the steady melodies and rhythms of traditional Japanese instrumentation.
Asian Improv aRts Midwest celebrates a decade of Reduction, reinterpreting the possibilities of theatrical taiko emphasizing the refinement of musical silence and improvisational artistry. The Reduction series presents a convergence of classical and contemporary musical traditions, intertwining traditional Japanese instrumentation with performative experimentation. For Reduction 10 Tsukasa Taiko is joined by special guests Hyakkyou Fukuhara (Tokyo, Japan), Nicole Mitchell, Hamid Drake, Michael Zerang, Yoshinojo Fujima & Ikunojo Fujima of Shubukai to continue cultivating a contemporary artistic vernacular of the Japanese musical experience.
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Tags: AIRMW, Asian Improv Arts Midwest, Chicago, Edlis Neeson Theater, Edlis Neeson Theater at Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Hamid Drake, Hyakkyou Fukuhara, Kioto Aoki, Melody Takata, Michael Zerang, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Near North Side, Nicole Mitchell, Reduction, Reduction 10, Shubukai, Tatsu Aoki, Tsukasa Taiko
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