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High Concept Labs Sponsored Artist Mitsu Salmon (MFA 2014) presents her multidisciplinary solo dance piece 'Tsuchi' on July 16th at High Concept Labs.

“Tsuchi' draws from Salmon’s grandfather’s experience growing up in Hawaii as a Japanese-American, and then as an American GI in Japan. The work explores questions of family and modernization through Butoh, Nihon Buyo (Japanese folk dance), contemporary dance, and everyday movements with music and text. Nihon Buyo and Butoh are heavily influenced by farming and a connection with the earth. Similarly, 'Tsuchi' examines earth and roots as connected to the body, heritage, and place.” The work is a collaboration between Salmon, sound artist Alyssa Moxley (MFA Sound 2014), accordionist Ryotaro and musician Kevin Carey.

Thurs, July 16, 2015 7 PM / $10 High Concept Labs Studio A 2233 S Throop St, Chicago, IL

Mitsu Salmon, Becoming an Image performance at Rapid Pulse 2014.  Photo by Manuel Vason.  Courtesy of Mitsu Salmon’s website.  

As Rapid Pulse International Performance Festival enters its second week, be sure to catch the panel discussion on the topic of bathing, moderated by SAIC-trained performance artist Mitsu Salmon (MFA 2014).  

“Bathing has a vast historical importance as well as many fascinating and humorous anecdotes. Through bathing, discussions of taboo, cleanliness, culture and the body will be addressed with humor and create a discussion around current topics in performance such as nudity, ritual and the everyday. Mitsu Salmon will give a lecture on the cultural and historical significance of bathing followed by performance vignettes, satire and academic lectures.” 

The panelists include: 

Amelia Charter (MFA Performance 2014) 

Christine Shallenberg (MFA Art and Technology 2014)

Arjuna Capulong (BFA 2015)  

Victor de la Roque