If we told you that this recording should be considered one long piece rather than 6 pieces, you would quite possibly accept this. But, similarly, if we said it is six independent pieces and not one long piece, you would probably accept it maybe even more readily, especially as it is separated into 6 different … Continue reading Improvised Opera BY YASHASHWI SHARMA & SHEPHERDS OF CATS
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BUTOH TECHNO JAPAN TOUR 2020 concerts
Shepherds of Cats, we tried it and did it. Years ago when we met first time with Ayako Ogawa to perform improvised concert, we hardly knew at that time where that path would take us. Many years later, after all editions of Butoh Techno and taking it to international stages, we arrived at home of … Continue reading BUTOH TECHNO JAPAN TOUR 2020 concerts
BUTOH TECHNO JAPAN TOUR 2020
Dear Friends, We are very happy to announce that our Butoh Techno project will have its continuation in February 2020. This time we are taking the spectacle to home of Mushimaru Fujieda and Aya Ogawa. Shepherds of Cats together with Matylda Gerber and VJ Pietrushka will join Mushimaru and Aya on series on performances in Tokyo, … Continue reading BUTOH TECHNO JAPAN TOUR 2020
BUTOH TECHNO 2019 tour over
We were very delighted to see and collaborate with Mushimaru Fujieda, Ayako Ogawa, Matylda Gerber and Günter Heinz during this year Butoh Techno. The tour 2019 was beyond any measures and has given us strength and motivation to take Butoh Techno further. Massive thank you to everyone involved in this tour and to all people we … Continue reading BUTOH TECHNO 2019 tour over
BUTOH TECHNO 2019
Originated 3 years ago, audio visual spectacle BUTOH-TECHNO is back! We are inviting you to join us on this imaginary tale of man where butoh dancer and live improvising musicians are characters performing on the metaphorical stage of life. The story is told by physical poet and sound and visual artists. The dancer uses his body to … Continue reading BUTOH TECHNO 2019
2018 TOUR
SHEPHERDS OF CATS & VJ PIETRUSHKA AND OUR SPECIAL GUESTS, 2018 TOUR Günter Heinz, Matylda Gerber, Paweł Sokołowski and Lena Czerniawska 29 September: Shepherds of Cats + Matylda Gerber Ośrodek Postaw Twórczych, Działkowa 15, 50-538 Wroclaw, Poland https://www.facebook.com/events/1917896198232935/ 30 September Shepherds of Cats Dragon Mały Dom Kultury, Zamkowa 3, 61-768 Stare Miasto, Poznań, Poland https://www.facebook.com/events/269755000524098/ 02 October … Continue reading 2018 TOUR
SHEPHERDS OF CATS + VJ PIETRUSHKA & GÜNTER HEINZ ON TOUR, OCTOBER 2018
We have been quiet for a while only to come up with some new recordings and put together our third tour. Yes, early October 2018, we are teaming up with VJ Pietrushka who will create spectacular live video landscapes to be filled with Günter Heinz's roaring trombone and Shepherds of Cats' unearthed sounds. We will give … Continue reading SHEPHERDS OF CATS + VJ PIETRUSHKA & GÜNTER HEINZ ON TOUR, OCTOBER 2018
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Butoh Techno spectacle 2018
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 … Continue reading Butoh Techno spectacle 2018
Below the Radar 27, The Wire
"they didn't speak much surrendering themselves to their intuitions ..." The result of Shepherds of Cats' collaboration with Ayako Ogawa landed this month in the Wire's edition of Below the Radar 27, which is a series of specially commissioned live studio sessions featuring a variety of groups and musicians drawn from feral fringes of the outsider/underground … Continue reading Below the Radar 27, The Wire
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