Music and dance concert with Ensemble N_JP (USA/Japan) and the Chicago dancers/choreographers Nicole LeGette and Asimina Chremos.
This is a program exploring relationships between movement, space and sound via improvisation. In terms of what you will hear and see, expect a seamless flow of everything from traditional Japanese folk music to very experimental explorations of sound, while the dancers move in a parallel universe. Ensemble N_JP will feature the following musicians: Ko Ishikawa: sho {Japanese bamboo mouth organ} Yumiko Tanaka: shamisen {Japanese banjo} Ryuko Mizutani: koto {Japanese zither} Gene Coleman: bass clarinet Carmel Raz: violin/viola Alex Wing: dbl. bass Michael Hartman: live electronics