Tuesday, 14 May 2019, 8.00 pm
The Rose Hill
70-71 Rosehill Terrace Brighton, BN1 4JJ
Wednesday 15 May 2019, 8.00 pm
IKLECTIK
Old Paradise Yard20 Carlisle Lane, London, SE17LGADV
Thursday 16 May 2019, 7.30 pm
FUSE Art Space
5-7 Rawson PlaceBradford, BD1 3QQADV
Formed three years ago out of a collaboration between the Poland based Shepherds of Cats and Japanese pianist and vocalist Aya Ogawa, Butoh-Techno is an international dance, sound and visual spectacle bringing together the aforementioned improv ensemble, Butoh dancer Mushimaru Fujieda, Ayako Ogawa, saxophonist/composer Matylda Gerber and Maciej Piatek aka VJ Pietrushka.
Ayako Ogawa-Pianist, educator and artist who lives in Hakodate, Hokkaido. She has played the piano since 1968 and has been involved in theatre since 1970. While she has been working as an educationalist she has continued to write songs, organised poetry readings and published original picture books. These experiences inform her improvisations, which include work with recognisable figures such as: Sabu Toyozumi, Peter Brotzmann, Deku Ogawa and Butoh dancers Hal Tanaka, Mushimaru Fujieda and Tukasa Kamidate.
Mushimaru Fujiedaborn in Aichi Prefecture of Japan, 1952. He began drama in 1972 and then belonged to drama company "Ishin-ha" in 1978-89. He later became independent performer from 1989. Thereafter he is a solo performer with numerous performances inside and outside of Japan. After receiving a highest praise from a poet, late Mr. Allen Ginsburg in N.Y. Mushimaru gave himself a name as the "Natural Physical Poet", and has produced with the unique style, pieces of dance work. He was awarded with the "Most Excellent Improvised Dance" the prize of Tobita Drama Award in 1997. His other activities have included: a mask dance-drama for Himalayan religious ceremonies, collaboration in theatrical presentations with musicians and most famously with the American poet Allen Ginsberg, appearance on stage at “Rainbow 2000” techno festival in Japan, performances with Finland’s master musician Eduard Vesala, appearance at the Juksan International Arts Festival in Korea and on television on the Kyoto Satellite Channel, producing and performing in "Asian Performing Arts Now” in Japan with dancer Edwin Lung and with the Korean company Paekche under Professor Sung-Sik Chang.
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.