SOUND & BUTOH: KATSURA YAMAUCHI (JPN)
Artspace Pelto (Mariankatu 24, inner court)
tickets 5€
Welcome!
KATSURA YAMAUCHI
Katsura Yamauchi picked up his first saxophone in the early 1970s and was quickly drawn to modern jazz, avant-garde and free improvisation. Born in Beppu, far from the traditional creative centers around the bigger cities in Japan, Yamauchi was until recently relatively unknown, but has now shown himself to be one of the most unique musicians in Japan.
For years Katsura Yamauchi was sporadically active as both musician and concert organizer, and helped arrange performances in Japan for veteran musicians from both the USA and Europe, such as Derek Bailey, Han Bennink and Milford Graves.
Not until 2002 did he quit his regular job to dedicate himself fully to music. Yamauchi was influenced by the new experimental sounds coming from Tokyo, but had developed his own original style, mixing improvisation and minimalism with melodic elements. The music is at the same time challenging and easily accessible, unrecognizable and beautiful.
Katsura Yamauchi has released several solo CDs and recorded with Michel Doneda, Gunter Müller and Norbert Möslang from Voice Crack and performed with Taku Unami, I.S.O., Misha Mengelberg, Tatsuya Nakatani, Sharif Sehnaoui, Jason Kahn, Otomo Yoshihide, sachiko M, Barre Phillips, Kim Dae-Hwan, Gino Robair, Toshinori Kondo, Yoshimitsu Ichiraku, Travassos, Toshimaru Nakamura, Seijiro Murayama, Han Bennink and many others.
In addition to extensive activity in Japan, Katsura Yamauchi has toured the USA and several times in Europe. He has performed at the following festivals: Musique Innovatrices 2005, Castello Canalis 2007, Ftarri Festival 2008, Amplify Festival 2008, Beppu Contemporary Art Festival 2009, Asian Meeting Festival 2009, Ftarri Doubtmusic festival 2010, Yokohama Improvisation Festival 2010 and Nuit Bleue festival 2010, BACK TO THE TREES 2011 etc.
"Katsura Yamauchi is really both a new and a veteran artist... I am greatly refreshed by his energetic and confident performance."
- Otomo Yoshihide, July 2003
SIMO LAIHONEN
Best known as the drummer of the improvisation trio Black Motor, Simo Laihonen has, in addition to jazz and improvised music, also performed rock, modern folk and various traditional forms of music as well as playing in dance, theatre and other multidisciplinary projects. Besides Black Motor, Laihonen is currently a member in a number of groups, including Sound & Fury, duo line-up with reedman Mikko Innanen, Jorma Tapio & Kaski, Sabotanic Garden (performance group with dancer-choreographer Pasi Mäkelä and sound artist Jussi Saivo) and Petri Nieminen Ensemble (with opera singer Anu Komsi, pianist Arto Piispanen and Ville Rauhala). He also performs with other Finnish and international musicians, active in the field of improvised music, either as a member of Black Motor or in other ever-shifting constellations.
MO THEATRE
Our body is our nearest world. From there we should start our journey; to explore, to learn, to find ourselves. When we know ourselves we are ready to find the world.
When we find the world we are equipped to learn others; beings, energy, material, time, space, and life. When encountering life we will see, find, ourselves in life. Within us is everything.
Butoh is about life - alive dance, dance with life.
Osku Leinonen & Maria Salangina: MO theatre
– BUTOH, workshops, performances, Qigong (CHI KUNG), visual arts, artistic collaborations
http://www.motheatre.fi
ARTSPACE PELTO
The place is bright, cozy and full of creative atmosphere, a perfect prelude to events, performances and gatherings.
The Artspace Pelto is located in the center of Tampere, near the library and Metso and Tampere Art Museum.
The peaceful courtyard leads the visitor away from the congestion of the city into the harmonious creative space.
http://www.artpelto.fi/
