MCA Studio
Sennosuke Wakatsuki, a young kabuki artist from Tokyo who is modernizing the form, gives a workshop as part of his North American debut performances at MCA. Immediately preceding the workshop, participants are invited to [...]
December 2016
Tsukasa Taiko 20th year Anniversary: Reduction 4
The unmistakable sound of Taiko (Japanese drums), once heard only at seasonal festivals and temples in Japan, reaches a new level at MCA Stage this year. The thirteenth anniversary performance features two distinct programs. [...]
Tsukasa Taiko 20th year Anniversary: Taiko Legacy 13
The unmistakable sound of Taiko (Japanese drums), once heard only at seasonal festivals and temples in Japan, reaches a new level at MCA Stage this year. The thirteenth anniversary performance features two distinct programs. [...]
Experimental Films
Tatsu Aoki introduces selections from his massive film work, accompanied by Jonathan Chen, on electronics, and Jamie Kempkers, on cello. Titles include “Dream Works” 16mm (1981), “Decades Passed: Re-Edit” 16mm (2003), and “Ah So [...]
November 2016
Tatsu Aoki’s Miyumi Project CD Release at Constellation
The MIYUMI Project is Tatsu Aoki’s laboratory of sound, where he explores the nexus of cultures: Asian and American; Japanese and African; past and present. The compositions provide a conceptual framework for each band [...]
December 2014
MCA Screen: Tatsu Aoki
MCA Screen Tatsu Aoki Tue, Dec 16, 2014, 6-8 pm Museum of Contemporary Art 220 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611 FREE with museum admission Tsusaka Taiko director Tatsu Aoki has been creating experimental films [...]
October 2009
Trio WAZ: Wilkerson, Aoki, Zerang
Trio WAZ: Wilkerson, Aoki, Zerang 2009/10/03 @ The Velvet Lounge, Chicago, Illinois
April 2009
The Silent Minority
The Silent Minority Jazz musician Tatsu Aoki is making a documentary film about the experience of Chicago's nisei, many of whom settled here after the internment camps of World War II. By Ed M. [...]
May 2008
Tatsu Aoki’s Miyumi Project at Steppenwolf Theatre
Tatsu Aoki’s Miyumi Project at Steppenwolf Theatre Chicago Tribune By Howard Reich, Tribune critic May 12, 2008 Few musicians have fused American jazz and Japanese folklore as dramatically as Chicago bassist/bandleader Tatsu Aoki. Through [...]
Traffic series performers move to a world beat
Chicago Sun-Times May 9, 2008 BY PAIGE WISER Staff Reporter Steppenwolf Theatre’s Traffic series presents one-night-only performances — but they pack a punch you won’t soon forget. The May lineup continues the theme of [...]