Following the success of its inaugural virtual edition of Japan Cuts: Festival of New Japanese Film, Japan Society is pleased to present the world premiere of Reiko Yamada: Sound Installation on Silent Movies, a unique commissioned performance that kicks off a robust fall season of entirely online programming in the fields of art, theater, music, and film. Premieres October 21 at 8 Pm (Edt)
For this innovative interdisciplinary collaboration, Barcelona-based composer and sound artist Reiko Yamada will live-score a variety of short-length Japanese silent films from 1900-1932 with vintage accordions filtered through the latest technologies in electronic processing. Immediately following the concert, ticket holders are invited to participate in a live, interactive talkback forum with the artist, moderated by Japan Society’s Artistic Director Yoko Shioya.
“I have an affinity for the accordion, says Yamada, “and though it has no significant role in the history of Japanese silent film, I find the instrument,...
For this innovative interdisciplinary collaboration, Barcelona-based composer and sound artist Reiko Yamada will live-score a variety of short-length Japanese silent films from 1900-1932 with vintage accordions filtered through the latest technologies in electronic processing. Immediately following the concert, ticket holders are invited to participate in a live, interactive talkback forum with the artist, moderated by Japan Society’s Artistic Director Yoko Shioya.
“I have an affinity for the accordion, says Yamada, “and though it has no significant role in the history of Japanese silent film, I find the instrument,...
- 10/1/2020
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
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