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2009
January 18: WINDS CAFE, Tokyo, Japan
2008
October 25: Asian American Jazz Festival @ Hyde Park Arts Center, 1:30 pm
October 2 & 3: The Other Dance Festival @ Hamlin Park Fieldhouse, 7:30 pm
July 13-14: JAJ (Josh Berman, Ayako Kato, Jason Roebke) in the Garden at Experimental Sound Studio
Saturday and Sunday, July 12 and 13, 2008
7:30 pm
Experimental Sound Studio
5925 N. Ravenswood
Chicago, IL 60660
ESS Phone 773-769-1069
$5 suggested donation
A special outdoor music and dance performance will take place at in the garden space of Experimental Sound Studio, 5925 N. Ravenswood, Chicago, IL 60660 on Saturday and Sunday, July 13 and 14, 2008 at 7:30 pm. The performers, Ayako Kato (dance), Josh Berman (cornet), and Jason Roebke (double bass), are engaged in an ongoing collaboration project made possible by the 2007 Crosscut Program, a partnership of Experimental Sound Studio and Links Hall. These concerts at Experimental Sound Studio follow a series of six monthly performances at Heaven Gallery in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood.
July 1: JAJ (Josh Berman, Ayako Kato, Jason Roebke)
University of Wisconsin, Madison, Intercontinental Dance Festival
Ayako Kato and Jason Roebke
June 27: Mullbau Lucerne, Switzerland
Photo by Marc Marc Unternährer
June 25: Musée d'Art moderne et contemporain Strasbourg, France
Photo by Christian Wolfarth
 Art Union HumanscapeTen Nights Dream: Sound and Movement Mandala Fri- Sun, June 6-8, 2008 details Epiphany Episcopal Chicago, 201 S. Ashland Ave. Chicago, IL 60607 Dance: Julia Rae Antonick, Asimina Chremos, Angela Gronroos, Margaret Morris, Mary Willmeng, Ayako Kato Music: Brian Labycz (koto/electronics), Josh Berman (cornet), Jason Roebke (double bass) It's been a hundred years since Japanese novelist Soseki Natsume wrote the story, Ten Nights of Drams. Ayako Kato and collaborators will invite viewers to experience furyu (literally, wind flow) - the beauty of being.
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| Since October, 2007, Josh Berman and AUH, Jason Roebke and Ayako Kato started to collaborate music and dance improvisation performance as a year long project through the Crosscut program. Please come to enjoy month to month evolution of choices through this simple form of being. | |||||||||||
Music & Dance / Art Union Humanscape - Ayako Kato Sound and Movement Ten Nights Dream III - Eve Friday & Saturday June 1 & 2, 8pm Sunday June 3, 7pm
Links Hall 3435 N. Sheffield Ave. Chicago, IL 60657 www.linkshall.org visit
Tickets: $15 ($10 students, seniors) Call: (773) 281-0824
In Ten Nights Dream (1908) written by Soseki Natsume, a woman passes away after making a promise to her lover. In preparation for the centennial anniversary of the novel in 2008, the performance Sound and Movement Ten Nights Dream III will interpret 4th, 8th, and 10th night dreams, performed with live music on koto and double bass. Kato also presents her solo, Land the land – standing point, premiered in 2005 at Dance Theater Workshop’s Fresh Tracks in NYC. Ayako Kato is a dancer and choreographer active in Tokyo and Chicago. In 2006, she created Land the land -9, a peace of idea as an artist in residence at Links Hall. She is a recipient of 2007 Chicago Dancemakers Forum Lab Artist Award.
Original short story: Soseki Natsume Choreography : Ayako Kato Music: Brian Labycz (koto/electronics), Jason Roebke (double bass) Lighting: Chris Wooten Artistic Production Manager: Aurora Taber Cast: Angela Gronroos, Nance Klehm, Alycia Scott, Sara Thompson, Ayako Kato View Past Sound and Movement Ten Nights Dream Photo |
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2006
| 12/11 Mon |
| Fred Lonberg-Holm - cello Jason Roebke - bass Ayako Kato - dance |
| Myopic Book Store 7:30 pm Free |
| 12/8 Fri |
| Protest presents
Jason Stein - bass clarinet Ayako Kato - dance |
| Friday, December 8th 9 pm
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| 11/27 Mon
Land the Land -9, a peace of idea @ Chicago Cultural Center |
| Ayako Kato and Thick Routes Performance Collage share the evening for LinkUp Residency Artists show at Chicago Cultural Center. Kato's work was provoked by the Japanese war-renouncing constitution. |
| Monday, November 27 7 p.m. Admission:Free Yates Gallery, Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington |
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11/25 Sat Music & Dance QUINTET |
| Joining the evening with Gregiry Reynolds (reeds) from NYC, Ayako will perform with 4 musicians! |
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Program: Gregiry Reynolds(reeds) - solo Gregory Reynolds(reeds) + Jason Roebke(bass) duo Gregory Reynolds(reeds), Ayako Kato(dance), Jason |
| Saturday, November 25th 9pm Elastic For all performances at ELASTIC there is a suggested donation varying from $5 - $10. 2830 N. Milwaukee 2nd fl 773-772-3616 http://www.elasticrevolution.com/about.htm |
| 11/19 Sun
AUH with Jim Baker |
| Finally, Ayako Kato and Jason Roebke will perform with Jim Baker (piano). Please look forward to the evening by this rare trio.
performance by Jim Baker (piano) |
| Sunday, November 19th 8pm Elastic For all performances at ELASTIC there is a suggested donation varying from $5 - $10. 2830 N. Milwaukee 2nd fl 773-772-3616 http://www.elasticrevolution.com/about.htm |
| Land the Land -9, a peace of idea |
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October 31, 2006. 7pm, JK Dance Atelier, Tokyo, Japan November 3, 2006. 6pm, Forest of Dance, Tokyo, Japan image Reservation: Tel 03-3713-9019 November 27, 2006. Chicago Cultural Center. Details TBA |
| about the work |
| DanceBridge - Work in Progress Showing |
| Wednesday, August 9, 2006 12:15 pm Admission Free |
| @ Chicago Cultural Center Dance Studio 78 E. Randolph, Chicago, IL (1F) |
| Ten Nights Dream III (in progress) |
| Choreography by Ayako Kato, Live Music by Jason Roebke (double bass) and Brian Labycz (electronics/koto) Dance Performance by Angela Gronroos, Sara Thompson, Sarah Gottlieb, Nancy Klehm, Ayako Kato |
| DanceBridge is a new program which the Chicago Departmet of Cultural Affairs supports Chicago's professional dance artists and choreographers through three month free rehearsal space at the Chicago Cultural Center. On-going pieces of 10 min. segments by two choreographers Sinead Kimbrell & Ayako Kato will be shown and discussed in the following Q & A session. |
| AUH in Milwaukee |
| Saturday, August 5, 2006 8 pm suggested donation $7 |
| Art Union Humanscape + Architeuthis Walks on Land |
| @ LIVINGROOM 900 South 5th Street #103, Milwaukee, WI |
| Livingroom Upcoming Schedule: http://www.croutonmusic.com/appearances.htm |
| Livingroom Pictures, etc.: http://croutonmusic.blogspot.com/2005/11/livingroom.html |
June 28, 2006
Ayako Kato, Jason Roebke, and Tim Barnes at Issue Project Room in Brooklyn.
June 9, 2006
Benefit Performance for the Spareroom at Elastic Arts
| March 31, April 1 & 2, 2006 | |
| Links Hall LinkUp Performers in Residence Showcase | |
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| 7 p.m. In tongues by Margaret Morris | |
| 8 p.m. Land the land - 9 a peace of idea by Ayako Kato | |
| 9 p.m. Left Handed Saw Right Handed, an abbreviated history of listening by Brian Torry Scott | |
| $15 (accessible for all 3 shows) | |
| Reservations: Links Hall 773-281-0824 |
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March 25th Sat. 2006 Sound & Movement video (13.6MB) |
| 7:30pm open 8:00pm start |
| Heaven Gallery presents: |
| John Mueller(percussion/electronics) / Adam Sonderberg(percussion/electronics) duo |
| Art Union Humanscape w/ Brian Labycz (electronics/koto) |
| Michael Hartman / Rob Drinkwater / Vadim Sprikut trio(all electronics) |
| $5 |
| Heaven Gallery |
| 1550 N Milwaukee Ave 2nd Flr |
| info:brian@koura.us |
| March 3 - 5, 2006 |
| Body Breaks - Butoh, Breakdancing, and Beyond (1st week) |
| breakdancing and beyond |
| Brickheadz / Ayako Kato |
| Friday through Sundays, 8 p.m. at Links Hall |
| $12 |
| Reservations: Links Hall 773-281-0824 |
| February 25, 2006 |
| cinquefoil In my dream I met someone who was awake |
| An evening of alive dance and music by the five: |
| Music by John Berndt – saxes - Baltimore, Carol Genetti – voice - Chicago |
| Dance by Nicole Bindler - Philadelphia, Asimina Chremos - Chicago, Ayako Kato |
| Special Opening Set: Mariella Greil (dance-Austria), Werner Moebius (sound-Austria) |
| 8 p.m. at Hexameter Studio |
| 1934 N. Campbell, Chicago |
| Suggested Donation $5 |
| February 11, 2006 |
| AUH in Ann Arbor |
| Ayako Kato : dance Jason Roebke: contrebass |
| 8 p.m. at Canterbury House, Ann Arbor, MI |
| December 3, 2005 |
| Look & Listen |
| AUH, LSD, Katherine Young (bassoon) and Adam Sonderberg (percussion) |
| 9 p.m. at Heaven Galleryen Gallery |
November 3, 2005
Ayako Kato : dance
Jason Roebke : contrebasse
Jean Bordé : contrebasse
8:30 p.m. at l'Atelier Tampon, 14 rue Jules Vallès, 11ème, M° Charonne
10 / 8 euros
November 5, 2005
Ayako Kato : dance
Saiko Kino : dance
Jason Roebke : contrebasse
Jean Bordé : contrebasse
7 p.m. at Les 7 Lezards, 10 rue des rosiers, 4ème, M° Saint Paul
12 / 10 euros
September 23-25, 2005
Ten Nights Dream, Alley Hall, Tokyo
August 26, 2006
with Takuji Kawai and Mihoko Tsurumi, Koendori Classics