Beyond the Box

My collaborator Takahiro Tomatsu is arriving this week from Japan and we are having a free film screening of "Nikutai Mondo" at the AIRMW Cultural Hub. The director that filmed the documentary, Kenta Tsujimura is also coming. Hope to see you!

It's happening this Wednesday (May 15) at 7pm-9pm
(please register!)

"Why do we create? Why continue? How does one live?"
A practitioner of his own "Nikutai" style of movement, Tomatsu comes to Chicago with Director Kenta Tsujimura for a special screening of his documentary film " Nikutai Mondo".
Join us May 15 from 7-9pm for a screening of "Nikutai Mondo" and artist discussion with Tatsu Aoki at the AIRMW Cultural Hub.

Limited Capacity - Please register: https://www.airmw.org/event-details/nikutai-mondo-film-screening

Also later this week:
Breath Workshop & Performance - May 17 - 1PM Links Hall Studio B:
Spiral Inwards/Spiral Outwards is a dynamic exploration of movement and music, evoking imagery of a pendulum that symbolizes the inhale and exhale of life's rhythm. As it spirals outward with each breath, there is a dynamic release of energy, while the inward spiral reflects a calming flow, reminiscent of the natural ebb and flow of existence.
https://www.linkshall.org/upcoming-events/spiral-inwards-outwards

"Nikutai Mondo" Film Screening | AIRMW A screening of documentary film "Nikutai Mondo" by Japanese dancer Takahiro Tomatsu and director Kenta Tsujimura, followed by a discussion with by Tatsu Aoki. FREE EVENT Registration requested

Continuing Beyond the Box V , “Feedback” was a tangential piece linking to the concept of acousmatics, i troduced by Pierre Schaeffer, referring to the experience of hearing a sound without seeing its source. With Collaborator Takashi Shallow, the 3rd piece of I{m}perceptions now has more tendrils of thought, spiraling outwards. Shout out to Elaine Ng and her mad skills creating the Kurokami Fan and Tom Daniels for mobilizing the speakers on custom made stands.

Images from the “3D” film “The Question to the Answer” ; the second piece presented in the Beyond the Box V: I{m}perceptions evening, directed by my good friend Subhash Maskara

Greetings! I am very very happy to share the premier showcase for the Virtual Reality Project "Kurokami E{m}Urge " that I have been working on with my awesome team of collaborators: (Subhash Maskara, Michael Flood, Derrick Fields, Tatsu Aoki, Oda Hekiun, and Matsuya Nozawa (三味似粋人ジャパン Shaminist Japan)

Here is the link for the Chicago Dancemakers Forum showcase (it's called "Narratives/Visibilities" ) on Thursday Aug. 12, 2021

https://www.twitch.tv/chicagodancemakers.

From 6pm-7pm (CST) and Kurokami E{m}Urge will be along side two other great projects "Moods of Nayika," by Ashwaty Chennat in collaboration with Abhijeet Rane; and “Afterimage” by Zachary Nicol
If you have time, hope to "see" you there!