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midori takada at Queen Elizabeth Hall
Courtesy of Bandsintown | Posted on March 23, 2020
Where
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Belvedere Road
London
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When
Wed, May 27, 2020
00:00
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Musicians
Midori Takada
percussionAbout
Contemplate time, place and the impermanence of being at a live music and cinema experience, in its world premiere.
Japanese composer and percussionist Midori Takada and UK audiovisual artists The Light Surgeons explore the rich cultural history of Japan.
Commissioned for the BFI’s major UK wide cinema programme: Japan 2020: Over 100 Years of Japanese Cinema, this audiovisual experience draws upon a collection of the oldest surviving films from Japan.
These date from 1894 to 1929 and are preserved and digitised by the BFI National Archive.
The Light Surgeons’ screen alchemy and Takada’s instrumental dreamscapes combine to create a rare, spellbinding journey....