Sat, Dec 14
|Edlis Neeson Theater at MCA Chicago
Reduction 10th Anniversary
AIRMW celebrates a decade of Reduction, reinterpreting the possibilities of theatrical taiko emphasizing the refinement of musical silence and improvisational artistry.
Time & Location
Dec 14, 2024, 7:00 PM
Edlis Neeson Theater at MCA Chicago, 220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
About this event
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.
For questions about event or for accessible seating, please email info@airmw.org
Tickets
- Sale ends: Dec 14, 7:00 PM
General
$20.00+$0.50 service feeOn Sale