A multimedia performance by Decalco Marie (dance), Tsuneo Ogura (video projection), Yoshinori Motoki (found object and electronics), Rabito Arimoto (trumpet) from Japan, with London based musicians Yumi Hara Cawkwell (vo, p), Guy Harries (vo, fl, electronics) and Seth Ayyaz (nay, daf, electronics), creating enigmatic, magical and ritualistic space.
Performers from Japan: Enigmatic dancer and actor Decalco Marie is based in Osaka, Japan. His style breaks the boundary between Butoh and Contemporary Dance. He often works with improvised music performers. This is his first London appearance and not to be missed. http://kahara.typepad.jp/dm/
Legendary noise musician Yoshinori Motoki is based in Kobe, Japan. He builds custom made instruments from found objects and performs with live electronics. http://www5.hp-ez.com/hp/noramaru/page1
Rabito Arimoto is an expressive trumpet and bass clarinet player with solid technique, becoming increasingly important performer in his generation. http://fontecassa.exblog.jp/
Performers based in London:
Yumi Hara Cawkwell is a Japanese composer/performer based in London, best known for her work on improvised music based on rock and art music aesthetics, such as duo with Hugh Hopper (ex-Soft Machine) and Geoff Leigh (ex-Henry Cow).
http://www.yumiharacawkwell.co.uk Guy Harries is a composer/performer based in London. He performs with flute, voice, electronics and multimedia. He is also a singer- songwriter, practising electronic troubadourism with his laptop and voice. http://www.guyharries.com
Seth Ayyaz lives in London and is composer-performer spanning live electronics, free improvisation, noise, electroacoustics and Arabic music – principally nay (end-blown flute) ghaita (reed pipe) and hand percussion (darbuka and daf). He also builds custom software/hardware ecologies for specific performances. http://www.sethayyaz.com