January 27 Eyes Closed

Music, like visual art, is always evolving and branching. It is not the shock of the new but love of the new. Through the magic of technology, a single individual can command a virtual orchestra with tools like Spitfire. That being said, the branches of 20th Century "classical" music and acoustic performers continue laying down new branches. Small ensembles playing expressive acoustic instruments for years achieve a mind meld you can hear. One is the Kronos. Tonight they perform, including with butoh player Eiko from New York. Eiko now moving solo, performed many years, including in Portland, with her partner Koma https://eikoandkoma.org/. They met studying with Hijikata and Ohno in Japan. They have performed together since they were 20 and 24 respectively and have a family. They had an art grant for a quarter floor on the 92nd floor for the year 2000 of the World Trade Center as a studio. Throughout their career, they have done idea-based work. Tonight Eiko performs Eyes Closed with the Kronos. After, there will be a panel discussion Artists Respond to Climate Change and Nuclear Disaster. The Kronos at Stanford Live https://live.stanford.edu/calendar/january-2024/kronos-quartet-five-decades in Palo Alto 7:30PM $32+