The Shakuhachi 5 NY Concert @ Japan Society

《Shakuhachi Vogue》– A Visual Concert

　〈Contemporary and Traditional Music | East Coast Debut〉

　Traditional instrument supergroup The Shakuhachi 5 has its East Coast debut in this provocative “visual concert.” Offering a dazzling repertoire spanning four centuries, including a work written for the ensemble by Dai Fujikura and a brand-new commission from Rome Prize winner Lisa Bielawa, these five shakuhachi rockstars aspire to boost the image of their primitive bamboo instrument as a hot, trendsetting device, seen throughout ukiyo-e woodblock imagery. In collaboration with NY based video/sound designer Tei Blow, music will be synced to a hypnotizing video collage of ukiyo-e from the Edo period, featuring swaggering, shakuhachi-wielding vagabonds and wandering Zen Buddhist monks.

[Date]　

2025年5月16日（金）7:30 pm～

[Artsists]

The Shakuhachi 5（小濱明人・川村葵山・黒田鈴尊・小湊昭尚・田嶋謙一）

Lisa Bielawa（composer）

Tei Blow（video/sound designer）

[Venue]

NY Japan Society

[Tickets]

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