As the culmination of composer Gene Coleman’s U.S.-Japan Creative Artists Fellowship, this program presents the world premiere of the film version of KATA.

KATA is a multidisciplinary work featuring Contemporary and Traditional Japanese music, Martial arts, Video, and Neuroscience technologies. For this special presentation, Coleman and his collaborator Adam Vidiksis will mix the film’s soundtrack in live performance. Also on the program will be a preview of a new project by Coleman with his KATA collaborators Akikazu Nakamura, Sansuzu Tsuruzawa, and Adam Vidiksis.
 
KATA -World Premiere and Live Performance-
Wednesday, September 28, 7:00 p.m. (door opens at 6:30 p.m. / scheduled to end at 8:30 p.m.)
Venue: International House of Japan, Iwasaki Koyata Memorial Hall
Admission: Free
Reserve the ticket from PEATIX.
 
This program is made possible by the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission, the International House of Japan, and The Arts Council Tokyo. This engagement is supported by Mid Atlantic Arts through US Artists International in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.