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2010
Thu & Fri, Sept 30 & Oct 1, 7:30 pm The Other Dance Festival (3rd week) @ Hamlin Park Fieldhouse Theater
Ayako and artist Selina Trepp teams up for:
Report (Revision)
Choreography & Performance: Ayako Kato
Set & Costume: Selina Trepp (Set Media: Mirror, Projector, Camera)
The piece is dedicated to human minds which have to be active and wise in order to survive the flow and flaws of information through media.
Sat, September 25, 2010, 5:30 pm - 9:30 pm @ Dance Center Columbia College
1306 TEN YEARS LATER-CDF Stage
Ayako will present her new solo Land the land - the last person
The piece was attempted to be created fourteen years ago when nuclear weapon/war was acting more as a deterrent. The condition has been changing, so and yet the piece reflects upon humanness and attatchment for being.
Thu, September 2, 2010, noon @ Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park
32nd Annual Chicago Jazz Festival - Umbrella Music: Bridging Improvised Music and Dance
Art Union Humanscape ++ (Josh Berman, cornet; Lisa Gonzales, dance; Brian Labycz. electronics; Julia Mayer, dance; Jason Stein, bass clarinet; Jason Roebke, bass; Ayako Kato, dance) will perform music and dance improvisation. Umbllera Music will also feature Michael Zerang & Nicole LeGette's Blushing Poppy Dance Club in the hour.
Sun, August 1, 3:30 pm Body, Mind and Article 9 - Talk and Performance @ JK Dance Atelier (Tokyu Line Gakugeidaigaku Station, 8 min walk), Contact for more details: dance9 (at) yahoo.co.jp
Wed, July 21, 7 pm @ Shimokitazawa Alley Hall, Tokyo, Japan (Odakyu/Inokashira Line Shimokitazawa station, 2 min walk from North Exit)
Sat, July 24, 5 pm @ Suginami Koukaido, Tokyo, Japan (JR/Subway Marunouchi Line Ogikubo station, 7 min walk from North Exit)
Dear BACH
Goldberg Variations
Collaboration: Piano by Ayako Yoshioka, Dance by Ayako Kato
Advance Sale 3000 yen, Door 3500 yen
Reservation: bigtory(at)mba.ocn.ne.jp
Fri & Sat, May 7 & 8, 2010 8 pm, Sun, May 9, 2010, 3 pm Mordine & Co. NEXT@ Epiphany Church 201 S. Ashland Ave. Tickets: $15-20, www.brownpapertickets.com or call 1-800-838-3006
Ayako will present her new group piece, Incidents I, danced by Karla Beltchenko, Natalia Negron, Adriana Marcial. The piece explores the moments of chance and necessity beyond boundaries between improvisation and composition.
Sunday, April 25, 2010 7 pm Star: Noun and Verb @ OuterSpace 1474 N. Milwaukee #3F suggested donation Line-up: Asimina Chremos, Gregg Bordowitz, Ayako Kato, Miguel Gutierrez, Deke Weaver
Friday, April 16, 2010 9 pm EchoDen + @ OuterSpace 1474 N. Milwaukee #3F suggested donation
EchoDen, Carol Genetti (voice) & Asimina Chremos (dance), invites Ayako Kato to be their vocally boddy.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010 8 pm @Enemy 1550 N. Milwaukee Ave. 3rd fl suggested donation
Performance by: Seijiro Murayama (drums, Japan/France), Aaron Zarzutzki (electronics), Dan Fandino (electronics), Brian Labycz (electronics), Ayako Kato (dance)
*Ayako performs with Murayama & Labycz for the evening
Sunday, March 14, 2010 7 pm Music & Dance Improvisation @ Heaven Gallery 1550 N. Milwaukee Ave. 2nd fl suggested donation
Duos + Sextet by: Josh Berman (cornet) & Asimina Chremos (dance), Marc Riordan (drums) & Julia Mayer (dance), Jason Roebke (doubel bass) & Ayako Kato (dance)
Monday, March 8, 2010 7:30 pm Collision Theory @ Links Hall $10
Curated by Artistic Associates, Rachel Damon & Dan Mohr
With Parallel Process, Ayako Kato performs through layers of video and live relationships.
The evening also featuring: WUMMIN, Carol Genetti, Colleen Leonardi & Lily Skove
2009
November
Sunday, November 1, 2009 6 pm "Improv Evolution vol. 2" @ Epiphany Episcopal Chicago
Epiphany Dance Experiment, Epiphany Dance Series 2009 Fall
Jennifer Monson (with Fred Lonberg-Holm - cello, Asimina Chremos, Ayako Kato), The Architects (Katherine Ferrier, Lisa Gonzales, Jennifer Kayle, Pamela Vail), Like You Mean It (Noelle Chun, Adriana Durant, and Annie Kloppenberg), Josh Berman (cornet) & Keefe Jackson (saxophone)
Friday, November 6, 2009 Happendance Company, Happendance First Fridays @ Lansing, MI
Ayako Kato will teach workshop on Wednesday, November 4 and perform for Happendance First Fridays.
October
Thursday & Friday, October 1 & 2, 2009 7:30 pm The Other Dance Festival, Week 3 @ Hamlin Park Field House, Chicago, IL
Saturday, October 3, 2009 Links Hall 3030
3 pm Performance by Ayako Kato & Jason Roebke, Art Union Humanscape duo: No Title
12:00 - 12:30 pm Mini Workshop: One, but whole
October 16-18, 2009 The Moving Architects presents The Tasting Room @ Links Hall
Guest Artist: Ayako Kato
Ayako Kato's new solo work impression seeks to illuminate new way of understanding images of "the other" through the human body and its myriad movements.
WTTW Image Union: Chasing Daylight presents Maria's List
Thursday, October 29, 10 pm on wttw11
Saturday, October 31, 10 pm on wttwPrime
Sunday, November 1, 1 am wtttw11
Maria's List (2009) is a 3-minute dance video filmed by Masahiro Sugano, Music by Jason Roebke, Dance by Ayako Kato
| Wednesdays, May 6, 12:30 pm. May 13, 7:00 pm. May 20, 12:30 pm. May 27, 7:00 pm. |
| Dear Bach (work in progress)
Ayako dances to J.S. Bach's Goldberg Variations. Admission: $3-5 Suggested Donation. |
| Sunday, May 17, 6 pm |
| Epiphany Dance Experiment Simply Showing EDE presents "Simply Showing", a program of new and experimental works of choreography by young and established artists, interspersed with brief artist-audience conversations. Four of the five works include live music. $12 Suggested Donation, $10 Suggested Donation for students/seniors |
Thu & Fri, 4/30 & 5/1/2009 7:30 pm
IN THE SIMPLEST MANNER
an eveneing of dance
solo, duo, trio + triple double bassists
Hamlin Park Fieldhouse Theater map
3035 N. Hoyne, Chicago, IL 60618
| Program:
Improv. Improv. - bass, bass, bass, sextet by
Born, solo by Ayako Kato Lighting Design by Chris Wooten |
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| photo by Carl Wiedemann |
Tickets
Advance Sale: $15 General ($16.37 w/ service fee), $10 Student/Senior ($11.24 w/ service fee)
Door: $20 General, $15 Student/Senior
Reservation
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This project is partly supported by Epiphany Episcopal Chicago.
This program is part of The Chicago Moving Company Performance Project.
The Chicago Moving Company is an Arts Partner with the Chicago Park District in residence at Hamlin Park.
Thursday, March 19, 2009 5:30 pm - 9:30 pm
THAW: Melting Point
The Links Hall 30th Anniversary Benefit
at Sonotheque 1444 W. Chicago Ave / 60642 map
Josh Berman & Ayako Kato will be joining and performing in the event!
Buy Tickets Online Now! https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/497
Sunday, March 8, 2009 **7pm
Swiss x Chi Jazz + Music & Dance Improvisation
Heaven Gallery
1550 N. Milwaukee Ave. 2nd Floor
Admission by suggested donation
Two musicians arrived in early February from Swizerland throgh the exchange program between Luzern and Chicago. Welcome their first performance exploration in Chicago!
Isa Wiss, voice
Jason Roebke, double bass
Ayako Kato, dance
Isa Wiss, voice
James Falzone, clarinet
Jason Stein, bassclarinet
Corinne Windler, sax
Paul Giallorenzo, piano
Chris Dammann, bass
Marc Riordan, drums
Isa Wiss, vocals
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| Corinne Windler | Isa Wiss © Katrin Haunreiter |
Crosscut JAJ in Japan
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Josh Berman (cornet) Ayako Kato, (dance, Art Union Humanscape) Jason Roebke, (double bass, Art Union Humanscape) |
The Crosscut Program is supported by a partnership of Experimental Sound Studio and Links Hall.
January 7: 1:45pm Open, 2:15pm Start @Art Hall, Meiji Gakuin University, Shirogane Campus
Admission Free (General Admission by Tip)
Presented by International Peace Reserch Institute, Meij Gakuin University
January 9: 7pm Start @masuii gallery
January 12: 3:00pm Open, 3:30pm Start, Mandala Goyomi @ Hyoko Prefectual Museum of Art, Hyogo, Japan
Conjunction & Performance w/ Masayuki Sumi (dance), Shunichiro Hisada (kotsuzumi-Noh Theater small drum), Kose Yamamoto (alto sax), Chizuko Kotani (dance), Toyoko Koshihisa (dance)
Admission: 3,000yen Advance, 3,500 At door
Reservation: 078-452-6238
Presented by D.C.P. (Dance Camp Project)
January 14: 6:45pm Open, 7:15pm Start, Dance no Jikan@ LOXODONTA BLACK
Conjunction w/ Maho Sumiji (dance, Selenographica), Tamako Katsufuji
A post-show talk will be held.
Admission: 2,300yen Advance, 2,500yen At door
Reservation: http://kionet.ocnk.net
Information: 06-6629-1118
Presented by Dance no Jikan Project, Loxodonta Black
January 17: 6:30pm Open, 7:00pm Start @ Special Colors, Tokyo, Japan
Conjunction w/ MargaJO(dance) & Ken Nobunaga (flute, bell, sampler), Ray (dance) & TWOLINES (Shinjiro Yamaguchi, Hiroyuki Ura)
Admission: 2,500yen Advance, 3,000yen At door
Reservation: http://kionet.ocnk.net
Information: margajo@y8.dion.ne.jp
January 18: WINDS CAFE@Yotsuya Canon Hall(Core Shakkyo, map) Tokyo, Japan
The Crosscut Program is generously supported by a partnership of Exphterimental Sound Studio and Links Hall.
Other Performances:
12/28 Sun, 15:00 Open, 15:30 Start (8pm performance close, space opens until 9pm)
Mamuska @Asashi Art Square Admission Free, *1 drink order required
Ayako Kato and Jason Roebke presents their final 10 min. duo for 2008 as hommage for Ten Nights Dream.
Mamuska Details (Japanese)
1/10 Fri, 1:00 Open, 1:30 Start Orbitallink version maman@Nakano F
2008
11/21-12/21 "Private Dancer"
by Selina Tripp, featuring Ayako Kato
photo by Selina Trepp
@ Old Gold
2022 North Humboldt Boulevard
Chicago, Illinois 60647
Basement Entrance
Sundays 1-4PM, By appointment other than Sundays 773.653.9956
"Private Dancer" - a Disco ball, display turntable, video projection, speakers
Selina Trepp asked 2007 CDF Lab Artist Ayako Kato for a private dance. Trepp asked Kato to create a solo dance performance based on Tina Turner's "Private Dancer". The idea not being for Kato to illustrate the song, or to copy Tina's moves, but to find a form that is true to Kato's interpretation of this situation and this song, that is true to Kato's sensibilities. Trepp asked Kato to engage in a format she is not familiar with, with music she would not choose, and to let Trepp film the result. The piece was performed only once, recorded in a single static take, and is unedited other than the looping point. The resulting video is projected onto a large crashed disco ball, sitting on the floor, still in motion, slowly rotating. The video is sprayed throughout the space fractured into hundreds of projections moving across the surfaces. The audio consists of the sound created by Kato's performance, her breath, her feet, her body.
www.oldgoldexhibitionsandevents.com
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