Filip Zawada and Jan Fanfare directed last year spectacular performance of Butoh Techno, putting together sonic, light and dance worlds together: https://shepherdsofcats.com/portfolio/butoh-techno-spectacle/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kq2lDAGt_Rg
We are very happy to announce that Butoh Techno spectacle is back in April 2018 and will be performed in Wroclaw and Prague. This year Ayako Ogawa (vocalist/pianist) is coming with Mushimaru Fujieda (butoh dancer, choreographer, director) who will be joined by Matylda Gerber (saxophone), Maciek Piatek (VJ Pietrushka) and Shepherds of Cats.
Book you dates:
Wednesday, 18 April 2018 – OPT, Wroclaw
Thursday, 19 April 2018 – OPT, Wroclaw
Friday, 20 April 2018 – Prague
MUSHIMARU FUJIEDA
Mushimaru Fujieda hails from Aichi, in central Japan. Utilizing movement in relationship to breath and rhythm he has created his own style of dance, referring to the body of his work as “Natural Physical Poetry” (Tennen Nikutai Shi), a name that occurred to him after collaborations with Allen Ginsberg. Originally working as an actor, producer, writer, and director – first with the avante-garde theatre Ishiha” in Osaka, then with solo performance unit “Mushimaru Dokugi” – in 2002 he formed the Butoh dance group “The Physical Poets. He has performed internationally for more than 20 years, in Japan, Europe, South Korea, New York, China, Taiwan, Phillipines, Hong Kong, and India.
http://thephysicalpoets.wixsite.com/tpp-official
http://www.notus.dti.ne.jp/~mushimal/E.top.htm
AYAKO OGAWA
Pianist, educator and artist Aya Ogawa lives in Hakodate, Hokkaido. She has played the piano since 1968, has been involved in theatre since 1970 and while working as an educationalist has continued to write songs, organize poetry readings and publish original picture books. These experiences inform her improvisations, which include work with Sabu Toyozumi, Peter Brotzmann, Deku Ogawa and Butoh dancers Hal Tanaka and Tukasa Kamidate.
https://www.ayaogawavoicepiano.com/english
https://soundcloud.com/aya-ogawa-3
https://fanfarefanfare.bandcamp.com/album/ogawa-gerber-webster-zawada-fanfare
MATYLDA GERBER
Composer and saxophone player from Wroclaw, Poland. She is a regular to the jazz scene in her hometown as well as London, where she participated in projects such as London Improvisers Orchestra, Skronk and Exploratorio. Matylda also spearheads two musical projects in London, which focus on mixing compositions with free-jazz improvisations. In 2015, Matylda played at the esteemed Jazztopad Festival in her native city after which she was featured in the music portal All About Jazz. Establishing her career with the band Kolega Doriana, the group released an album in 2015 to positive reviews from The Free Jazz Collective as well as Redbull Tour de Polonia.
Shepherds of Cats 