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Notes on Frequency at Space Theater in Busan, South Korea

 

A brilliant show which started in the mid-afternoon on a Saturday inside a busy metro station.
Frequency in Busan was truly underground. Another first for me.

Like past shows, we introduced quite a few new elements during the set. I opened the performance with an electric piano with Hiroko’s sounds. During the quieter moments, you could hear some rumbling from the metro trains, which a few audience members noted during the q and a session after the show. This sound was oddly similar to the Tanami theater show in Japan nearly a year earlier.

The pace changed at times, there was a moment of just percussive sounds: shells, water, pages turning, that was really magical. There was more voice/poetry as well.

This Frequency really had us  contemplating the performance  space in a different way. Art in the center of commerce/travel/ with aspects of the urban environment  incorporated into the live show. The distant sounds of  approaching trains/white noise/the shuffling foot traffic.

I will expand on this for the Slow Viewing Room soon.

Beautiful digital projection and sound in the theatre with a  transformative, enchanting performance by the dancers  Atsushi Takenouchi, Hwang Miae, Heo Gyeongmi

After Frequency, we had some really thought provoking questions about Butoh, the environment, space, the cinematic image and its relation to thought,  and improvisation. A very enthusiastic  and thoughtful audience.

The event could not have happened without the incredible vision of Artistic Director Jun Sangbae.

Deep thanks Space Theater and everyone involved.

I will share live sounds/rehearsals in the upcoming weeks and possibly more pics.

Photos: Jun Sangbae

Beyond Encounters #29 tracklist and archive

 

Below is archive and tracklist. Enjoy

  1. Winter Solstice (excerpt) w. Hiroko Komiya
  2. January on the Bay (excerpt) New
  3. Piano Improv (New)
  4. Frequency in Glasgow, Scotland (excerpt) New
  5. Foxriver (different mix)
  6. Northern Pacific Railroad Yards for the British Library inspired by Flickr series-(Archive and link coming soon)
  7. Warsaw Tram (New)
  8. Antibes (23)
  9. Glasgow coffee shop (new)
  10. Snow and Ice near bridge (new)
  11. North Carolina trail (new)

Beyond Encounters #28 with Masatomo Fukushima(AWAYA) archive and tracklist.

 

Sound Haiku & OTOASOBI

01 a-un (with Poems of Yin-Yang)(00:00-06:02)
Composition & Performance:Masatomo Fukushima(AWAYA)
Poetry :Florencia Ruiz Ferretti.

02 Sound from Rosario”sunrise at home”(06:02-08:19)
Poetry :Masatomo Fukushima(AWAYA)

03 Sound from Kumano”morning of the grassland”(08:19-09:23)
Poetry :Florencia Ruiz Ferretti.

04 OTOASOBI@Tanami theater 250324-5(09:23-14:48)
Guri :piano
Masatomo Fukushima(AWAYA) :Bass
Yuca Mizuki :voice

05 Sound from Rosario”wind from the kitchen”(14:48-15:47)
Poetry :Masatomo Fukushima(AWAYA)

06 Sound from Kumano”night of the grassland”(15:47-16:55)
Poetry :Florencia Ruiz Ferretti

07 OTOASOBI@Tanami theater 250525-07(16:55-22:28)
Masatomo Fukushima(AWAYA) :Piano
IMAJIN :Effected Guitar
Takuya Homma :Synthesizer,Sax
Yuca Mizuki :Percussion
Myaiko :Percussion

08 Sound from Rosario”rainy spring”(22:28-24:27)
Poetry :Masatomo Fukushima(AWAYA)

09 Sound from Kumano”mountain stream water”(24:27-26:21)
Poetry :Florencia Ruiz Ferretti

10 OTOASOBI@Tanami theater 250324-9(26:21-33:22)
Smiren :Voice
Guri :Piano
Masatomo Fukushima(AWAYA) :Guitar, Voice
Yuca Mizuki :Whistle,Percussion,Voice

11 Sound from Rosario”strong wind”(33:22-35:00)
Poetry :Masatomo Fukushima(AWAYA)

12 Sound from Kumano”wind blowing through the forest”(35:00-36:38)
Poetry :Florencia Ruiz Ferretti

13 OTOASOBI@Tanami theater 250128-1(36:38-40:02)
Myaiko :Percussion
Yuca Mizuki :Percussion
Masatomo Fukushima(AWAYA) :Indian flute
Smiren :Voice

14 Sound from Rosario”cicadas and river”(40:02-43:20)
Poetry :Masatomo Fukushima(AWAYA)

15 Sound from Kumano”winter frogs”(43:20-44:53)
Poetry :Florencia Ruiz Ferretti

16   theater 251222-2(44:53-48:49)
Takuya Homma :Drums
Masatomo Fukushima(AWAYA) :Synthesizer(Chelo)

17 Sound from Rosario”Parana river”(48:49-52:12)
Poetry :Masatomo Fukushima(AWAYA)

18 Sound from Kumano”melted snow drips from the branches”(52:12-53:48)
Poetry :Florencia Ruiz Ferretti

19 OTOASOBI @Tanami theater 250525-14(53:48-58:00)
Yuca Mizuki :Voice
IMAJIN :Guitar
Takuya Homma :Cajon
Masatomo Fukushima(AWAYA) :Bass
Myaiko :Percussion

20 Sound from Kumano”winter grasslands”(58:00-58:22)

For more info on Awaya go here 

Beyond Encounters #27 tracklist and archive

1.Late December morning in Beaufort-en-Anjou. (New)

2. A stroll at Dusk (New)

3. White Resonance-Hiroko Komiya (New)

4. Frequency in Seattle excerpt w. Hiroko Komiya

5. Morning on Habitat Beach, Seattle (New)

6.Bayside in December

7. Late afternoon before class (Piano improv unreleased)

8. Winter Rain in Woodend (unreleased)

9.Ice near the bay

10.the light of a winter stream

Thanks to Hiroko 🙂