First Reaction // Date: 24. June 2008 // Time: 19:00   After his exhibition and performance in 2007 german/japanese artist Koho Mori-Newton returns to General Public for an improvised performance together with acclaimed experimental vocalist Lauren Newton and japanese Butoh dancer/choreographer Takayuki Ishihara. While Lauren Newton will use the immense acoustic range of her voice as her only instrument, Koho Mori-Newton will create crackling noise and drones with a monochord bound arround his waist and strained through space. Takayuki Ishihara will explore the space outside General Public through his particular approach of "Nature Dance".   Biographies:   Lauren Newton vocalist   Born in Coos Bay, Oregon, U.S.A. She received the Bachelor of Music degree in 1975 from the University of Oregon and in 1977 a degree in Vocal Performance from the School of Music in Stuttgart, Germany.   She has performed 20th century music as well as works written especially for her by composers A. Hölszky, B. Konrad, W. Dauner, H. J. Hespos, H. Zerbe and others. She was singer with the "Vienna Art Orchestra" from 1979 to 1990 (20 LP/CDs). Her first solo LP "Timbre" received the annual German Critics Award in 1983 and was again released in´98 as a CD under the title "Filigree". Tours and CD recordings with Vocal Summit with B. McFerrin, J. Lee, J. Clayton and U. Dudziak. She composed music for the Freiburg Theater in Germany, and Burg Theater in Vienna, Austria, for radio-plays (german, swiss and austrian radios) and for film, acting and singing in all of these as well. She performed with austrian poet Ernst Jandl from 1983 until 1999. Since 1990 she performs with the vocal quartet "Timbre", since 1995 with Joëlle Léandre(b), Fritz Hauser (dr), Urs Leimgruber(s), and Heiri Känzig,(b). Diverse music projects, concerts, radio and cd recordings with Jon Rose (v/comp), Hannes Zerbe (p/comp), Patrick Scheyder (p), Vladimir Tarasov (dr), Joachim Kuehn (p), Aki Takase (p), Anthony Braxton (sax/fl/comp) and the European Chaos String Quintet as well as performances with artist, Koho Mori. She has done commissioned works, radio plays and has sung as soloist in performance art projects as well as in collaboration with various dancers.   Since 1974 she travels extensively with different groups performing at most of the reknowned music festivals in Europe, Russia, USA, Canada and parts of Africa. Since 1982 she continues to sing in Japan in concerts and recordings with different japanese artists. She lives in Germany since 1974. > www.laurennewton.com   Koho Mori-Newton artist   1951            geboren in Katsuyama,Fukui,Japan 1972-74        Studium der Freien Kunst an der Wako-Universität Tokyo 1974-75        Studienreise in mediterranen Ländern und Afrika 1979-85        Studium der Freien Kunst an der Akademie der Bildenden Künste                   Stuttgart bei Prof. R. Schoofs, Prof. K. R. H. Sonderborg 1981            Leistungsstipendium der Kunstakademie Stuttgart                                                         Ausstellungen (Auswahl) 1992            Tiefgang,Schloßbunker Mannheim(Beteiligung) 1997            Juliettes Literatursalon,Berlin                   Museum im Ritterhaus,Offenburg                   Halle für Kunst e.V.,Lüneburg 1998            Projekt 14-1,Stuttgart 1999            Projekt 14-1,Stuttgart (mit Stephan Schessl )                   Juliettes Literatursalon,Berlin 2000            Künstkerbund e.V.,Tübingen 2001            Joho Galierie,Tübingen                   14-1 Galerie,Stuttgart                   Künstlerhaus Wiesbaden(mit Stephan Schessl)                   Inform Gallery , Kanazawa Japan 2002            Ashiya Gallery, Ashiya, Japan                   Stiftung für Konkrete Kunst, Reutlingen(Beteiligung)                   The Drawing Center,Viewing Program,NYC,USA 2003            DOM Cultural Center in Moskau                   2. International Art Festival in Boljomi, Georgien                   Jazzfestival Archangelsk Jazzfestival, Russland 2004            Galerie G ,Freiburg 2005            Joachim Höltje Galerie, Tübingen 2005            General Public, Berlin   Performances (Auswahl) 1984            Just Music, Perugia, Italien 1991            Just Music,Jena 1992            Just Music,Kunstraum Filderstrasse,Stuttgart 1996            Duo mit Lauren Newton,Kunstraum Filderstrasse,Stuttgart 1999            Textspiele & Lesungen, de Sade – Justine u. Juliette, Berlin 2000            Just Music,Tübingen                   Trio mit Lauren Newton und Vladimir Tarasov Tübingen 2001            Duo mit Lauren Newton in D-Rüsselsheim 2003            Eliot Sharp Projekt in Tübingen 2007            General Public, Berlin     Takayuki Ishihara dancer/choreographer   1976            Born in Japan 1996 - 1999   Member of the theatre “Eisei (Satellite)”, Kyoto 2000 - 2001   Study with Takeshi Yazaki (contemporary dance) 2001 - 2002   Intensive workshops with Atsushi Takenouchi, Megumi Nakamura, Kosei                    Sakamoto, Véronique Larcher 2002 - 2003   Study with Masami Yurabe (dance butoh) 2003            Study with Min Tanaka (dance butoh) 2004            Bachelor of Agriculture, Kyoto University – Thesis: “The sphere of Shizen                   (Nature) --- retro-interpretation of the concept of ‘Shizen (Nature)’ and                   the Wholeness” 2007            Founding member of the Institute “Gaia Project”, Kyoto. Development of                   sustainable society – Harmonizing through nature farming, business and                   arts.   Works/Activities 2001 - 2002   Dancer, in "HAN-PUKU", choreographed by Takeshi Yazaki, Company                   Arrow Dance Communication, Kyoto 2002            Performance, trilogy "the life-size universe", related program with the                   exhibition “Kandinsky”, The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto 2003            Performance, "ku-dai (untitled)", Kyoto Art Center                   Performance, "pour mes vieux amis, en signe d’amour", section no.1 of                   the fifth-section work "Ao no Rasen (Spiral Blue)" (work in progress),                   Art Space Sasa-nami, Kyoto 2005 - 2006   Improvisation performance, "experience in the body dancing, no.1 -                   no.4", planB, Tokyo 2006            Performance, "lu lu lu la lu la lu la lu lu lu", Hatano-ke, Kyoto                   Dance improvisation project, "to be love and prayer - dancing                   pilgrimage", Italy, Ireland, France, Poland                   Dancer, in "sharing our love and tears with all", Theatre Les Voûtes, Paris 2006 - 2007   Performance, "uta no sasagemono (a song dedicated)", Teatteri Naamio                   ja Höyhen, Helsinki; Teatr Znak, Gdansk; Teatr Academia, Warszawa;                   Theater Kana, Szczecin; street performance, Tübingen; Tamaiwa-jizo                   festival, Kyoto                   Dancer, in "sans aucun faux pli", choreographed by Christine Marquez,                   Cie Mezzencorps, Paris, Helsinki 2007            Exhibition collective, "Fertilismi", Galleria Rantakasarmi, Helsinki                   Dance Butoh Workshop leading, Helsinki, Gdansk, Warszawa   > June 24, 2008   <- Back to: Performances/Situations
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