Tetsuya Umeda
Tetsuya Umeda
Umeda is a Japanese artist who is as fascinated in setting up interesting situations to observe, as he is in creating performances.
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Umeda is a Japanese artist who is as fascinated in setting up interesting situations to observe, as he is in creating performances.
What is the radical concept at the core of ‘rhythm’, expanded from simply musical or mathematical notions to encompass personal, social, collective rhythms?
4 days of workshops, discussions and artists presentations exploring the radical act of caring for each other while working to change the world.
Multiple images, glimpses of old films, abstract images in the midst of an electro-acoustic sound field of tape loops & analogue synthesizers
The Tower performance at KYTN throws into that mix the 70’s fluxus light shows and films of Jeff Perkins and other filmic interventions tuned to their unique frequency.
A recreation of one of Gustav Metzger’s celebrated auto destructive performances.
A performance for dry ice and four specially constructed steel tables, each one heated by a single candle until searingly hot.
A recently reanimated Ascension, with mighty Leeds drum hero Paul Hession bringing a dense polyrhythmic torrent into play with Jaworzyn’s reinvigorated piercing guitar.
Rare UK performance by legendary Japanese post punk group during their 4 drummers + synth / vocals phase.
A socio-poetic reading on wayward communities – The wayward create upheavals, incite tumult. They come and go as they please; they are fugitive; they are in open rebellion against society.
A tour with John Butcher and Akio Suzuki that set out to allow the audience to experience (and to listen to) the enviroment around them in different way.
Improvising violinist Angharad Davies performing with pianists Tisha Mukarji and Andrea Neumann.