the pomegranate seeds by nathaniel hawthorne

Ikue has lead workshops and lectures at University of Gothenburg, Dartmouth College, New England Conservatory, Mills College, Stanford University, and The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Last fall, Ikue performed her Twindrums project with Yoshimio at Roulette. After becoming involved with the city’s flourishing improvisational scene via John Zorn, she began experimenting with drum machines, and in recent years utilizes the laptop as her primary instrument. Throughout in 1990s she collaborated with numerous improvisors throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia, while continuing to produce and record her own music. Six more Greek myths retold by the fictional Eustace. While limited to the standard technology provided by the drum machine, she nonetheless forged her own signature style. Description: Sequel to A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys by master storyteller Nathaniel Hawthorne. In the mid 1980s, Ikue began to employ drum machines in the context of improvised music. The second performance of the night will call upon the talents of Sylvie Courvoisier, Okkyung Lee, and Jim Black to premiere new pieces developed from Ikue’s solo electronic compositions.Īfter moving to New York from her native Tokyo in 1977, Ikue Mori began playing drums in seminal No Wave band DNA with fellow noise pioneers Arto Lindsay and Tim Wright. Ikue’s rendition of the classic tale of Persephine’s kidnapping at the hands of King Pluto will include video clips and puppetry. Published in 1853, Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Tanglewood Tales retells well-known Greek myths for children. Roulette welcomes back veteran performer Ikue Mori for a double feature including Pomegranate Seed, a live audio-visual performance inspired by the story of the same from Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Tanglewood Tales, followed by the world premiere of her new group OBELISK, featuring Sylvie Courvoisier on piano, Okkyung Lee on cello and Jim Black on drums.

The pomegranate seeds by nathaniel hawthorne