Mitsu Salmon to Perform at Urbanguild’s “Velvet Moon” Music & Dance Night; March 31st

After a six-year absence our old friend Mitsu Salmon will soon be making a brief stop in Kyoto on her way to an artist residency in Taiwan. We are very pleased to hear that on March 31st she will be making time for a reunion with accordion player Ryotaro for a song and dance performance at Urbanguild.

Here are the event details:

Velvet Moon Vol.139 – Saturday March 31st

Featuring:
Mitsu Salmon & Ryotaro
Kiki Himekawa
きんとと
佐藤野乃子

Doors open: 19.00
Show starts: 19.30
Tickets in advance: 2,200 yen (includes one drink)
Tickets on the door: 2,500 yen (includes one drink
Venue: UrBANGUILD Kyoto: http://www.urbanguild.net/
Map: https://goo.gl/maps/wHTfPYvzDEN2

Mitsu Salmon creates performance and visual works that fuse multiple disciplines. She was born in Los Angeles to a Japanese mother and American father. Creating in differing mediums—translating one medium
to another—is connected to the translation of differing cultures and languages. Her work draws from Butoh, contemporary dance, voice and performance art.

She currently lives in Chicago and is headed to a residency at Taipei Artist Village. She used to live in Kyoto from 2008-11 where she collaborated with Ryotaro Sudo and worked with Ima Tenko. She is excited to be back and working again with Ryotaro.

Salmon received her MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2014 and her undergrad degree from NYU. She was awarded best collaborative multi-disciplinary performance and top 5 emerging dancers in Chicago by Newcity in 2015 and a touring grant through Midwest Nexus in 2018. She has performed work in Chicago, NYC, LA, London, France, Germany, Indonesia, and Taiwan.

For details of the other performers (including gold-painted dancers Kintoto) please visit the Urbanguild webpage.