Sean says... JunKroom will be holding a special event on Thursday 17th February at Urbanguild on Kiyamachi Dori in central Kyoto. We are very honoured to have Alexander Rishaug, Espen Sommer Eide (Phonophani) and Sigbjorn Apeland, 3 great artists from Norway participate in this event as part of their Japanese tour. This will be their only appearance in Kyoto. In addition we … [Read more...]
Pictures from Ur食堂LIVE!
Just some pictures and three videos from Wednesday night at Urbanguild. There was a good and fun crowd of people there (free entry might have had something to do with that) and excellent performances from Mitsu Salmon, ryotaro, Nadia Porcar, trace elements and Dodo. Here are the pictures: And here are some horribly pixellated videos (that's why they are so small). Not … [Read more...]
Pictures & Videos from Resonance 2010
Undoubtedly the best show I have seen at Urbanguild - or indeed in Kyoto, Resonance 2010 was an extraordinary collaborative display of pure gold shiny talent by the dancers, singers and musicians who took part. A big bravo to them all and to the organiser Daniel Rosen for creating this unforgettable event. My only regret is that I didn't go both nights and my only complaint is … [Read more...]
Mitsu Salmon & ryotaro’s “Restaurant Gig”
I managed to catch the tail-end of Mitsu and ryotaro's performance at Urbanguild on Tuesday evening. Here it is: I think ryotaro needs to come out of the dark and show us all his handsome face! Spotlight please! Mitsu and ryotaro will be performing next at The "Not A Word" Dinner Show on the 18th, and are also organizing another event (details to follow!) for the 7th of … [Read more...]
Kanso
Sean Roe invited me out to this place ages ago. "￥380 a beer," he said. Very hard to resist. So I went. And here's what I found: Kanso is a bar, and an art installation combined. Its concept can be roughly summarized as drink x cans = fun The art here is nothing precious, consisting as it does of cans. Big cans that you sit at like tables and walls of cans to dazzle … [Read more...]
Images from I.L.C. V.5 + News from JunKroom V.14
Here are some pictures and a video from Sunday night's International Love Cabaret. Unfortunately, I had to leave early and only saw half of the acts. Here however, are some arresting images from Sanae Kuroko's dance. And here is a rather grainy video of Mitsu Salmon (who you can mostly see) and ryotaro (who you mostly can't see) - and not the whole performance mind you, but … [Read more...]
