〈Contemporary and Traditional Music | East Coast Debut〉
Traditional instrument supergroup The Shakuhachi 5 has its East Coast debut in this provocative
“visual concert.” Offering a dazzling repertoire spanning four centuries, including a work
written for the ensemble by Dai Fujikura and a brand-new commission from Rome Prize winner Lisa Bielawa,
these five shakuhachi rockstars aspire to boost the image of their primitive bamboo instrument as a hot,
trendsetting device, seen throughout ukiyo-e woodblock imagery. In collaboration with NY based
video/sound designer Tei Blow, music will be synced to a hypnotizing video collage of ukiyo-e
from the Edo period, featuring swaggering, shakuhachi-wielding vagabonds and wandering Zen Buddhist monks.
[Date]
Friday, May 16 at 7:30 pm
[Artsists]
Tha Shakuhachi 5 =Akihisa Kominato,Akihito Obam,Ken-ichi Tajima,Kizan Kawamura and Reison Kuroda
Lisa Bielawa（composer）
Tei Blow（video/sound designer）
[Venue]
NY Japan Society
[Tickets]
Buy Tickets
$43 Nonmembers
$32 Members
$32 Person with Disability
