Aomori Project: Of Landscapes Remembered

Aomori Project: Of Landscapes Remembered: Inspired by the relentless snowfall in Aomori, Japan, Welsh artist Sio...

"In winter, the repetitive silent snowfall arrives, transforming the landscape; the heartbeat slows down, the body is overwhelmed by a desire to rest, to lie horizontally in this blanket of white. A desire to be resisted, to move and be moved. The sounds, songs and dances of Aomori personify these landscapes." – Sioned Huws Inspired by the relentless snowfall in Aomori, Japan, Welsh artist Sioned Huws presents a swirling choreographic work that ties man and nature in a dialogue between traditional and contemporary worlds. A collaboration with Japanese dancers, the choreography is performed to live music by four musicians from Japan, including traditional shamisen players and a minyo singer. In sweeping, circular motions, dancers whirl across the floor in an intense choreographic dialogue between the environment, space and the body. Using repetition, floor work, and a minim...

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