Yozakura Nights

Above is Ikue, the bassist of the Suzan.
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at Japan Society

April 14, 2012
8-11 pm

Live Concert by pop-rocker Alex York, singing in Japanese and English, and New York City’s beloved riot-girl, garage punk band from Tokyo, The Suzan, followed by DJ Aki's mixing melodies at Hanami Lounge, as a part of J-CATION Festival.

"without records"

It sounds like some urban creatures inhabiting at a piece of property in midtown manhattan.

Musician/ composer/ producer Otomo Yoshihide's computer-operated installation - a series of empty turntables set up to produce a variety of sounds - was created as an homage to Christian Marclay's album Record Without a Cover (1985).  Presented in conjunction with the Turntable Duo concert on November 19, 2011 at Japan Society, of New York City.

Sound composed by Otomo Yoshihide
Visual composition by Aoyama Yasutomo
System design & Programing by Ito Takayuki

without records members: Hirabayashi Makoto, Hasegawa Akiyo, Tsubasa Kamei, Ayumi Sakamoto, Soichiro Migita, Futoshi Miyai

Installation made possible through the cooperation of Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media (YCAM), with technical support by YCAM interlab.

14th Annual Contemporary Dance Showcase, Japan + East Asia

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Japan Society’s annual Contemporary Dance Showcase is one of the most anticipated dance programs in New York, showcasing some of the very best dance from East Asia.

The lineup includes Tokyo choreographer Ryohei Kondo, founder of the popular all-male dance group Condors, Award-winning dancer and choreographer, and Maki Morishita, Seoul’s Ahn Ae-soon Dance Company performing Bul-ssang, a satiric take on Buddhist rituals fusing several forms of Asian traditional dance – including Indian kathak, Korean Jindo drum dancing and Chinese martial arts – with pop and street styles.

The event takes place on Friday, January 7th, and Saturday, January 8th, at 7:30pm at Japan Society, located at 333 E. 47th St.