THE RAW AND THE COOKED Comes To The Tank 10/21

"The Raw and the Cooked with Leyna Marika Papach and Chikako Bando"

Wednesday, October 21, 2009; 9:30pm - $5
Location: The Tank at 354 W. 45th Street, New York, NY 10036

The Raw and the Cooked is a forum for interdisciplinary improvisation including music, dance, and video. Since 2007, The Raw and the Cooked has facilitated dozens of spontaneous collaborations, exploring new modes and methods for collaborative live performance.

This month's show will feature "cooked" work by Leyna Marika Papach and Chikako Bando:

"What stays shall stay" is a collaborative piece between composer/video artist Leyna Marika Papach and butoh dancer/choreographer Chikako Bando from Kyoto, Japan. This piece was created and performed earlier this year in Kyoto and Tokyo. It is intended to be an meeting of worlds in the form of a ritual, where Leyna and Chikako pay homage to five musical poems-attempting to reach out towards the invisible.

Video archives:
http://therawandthecookedshow.blogspot.com

Founded in 2003, The Tank is a non-profit arts presenter whose mission is to provide a welcoming, creative, collaborative, and affordable environment for artists and activists engaged in the pursuit of new ideas. Through a wide range of low-cost, high-concept arts and public affairs programming, The Tank seeks to cultivate a new generation of audience for live performance, civic discourse, and the work of emerging artists.