For this assignment I have chosen to review Olaf Rupp’s acoustic performance and Atau Tanaka’s much more technological approach to improvisation. I specifically chose to review these two performances because I was fascinated with the way that the artists were able to manipulate their instruments and also the means in which improvisation was carried out.Simalarities [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Atau Tanaka’
Andy Shields – Review of Olaf Rupp and Atau Tanaka’s performances
Posted in review, tagged Atau Tanaka, Olaf Rupp on 3 December 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Review of Two Performances: Atau Tanaka Vs Dan Deacon
Posted in review, tagged Atau Tanaka, Dan Deacon on 3 December 2007 | Leave a Comment »
For this comparison on the use of improvisation in two performances, I decided to try and find two very contrasting artists. And thankfully enough I couldn’t have found two more differing performances to go and see. The first of these was Atau Tanaka, who performed in SARC on Thursday 29th November at 1:10 pm. This [...]
Paul Elliott – Review Atau Tanaka and Disparate Bodies
Posted in review, tagged Atau Tanaka, Disparate Bodies on 2 December 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Disparate Bodies 29th November 2007 Disparate Bodies was performance over a three way network link between Belfast, Hamburg and Graz, each city having its own audience. I was a member of the Belfast audience. During all of the performances musicians in all of the three locations were playing together to create a larger ensemble. The [...]
Review: Atau Tanaka and Olaf Rupp
Posted in review, tagged Atau Tanaka, Olaf Rupp on 2 December 2007 | Leave a Comment »
In the following review I will be comparing the improvisational performances of Olaf Rupp and Atau Tanaka from their performances in the SARC building at Queens. The reason I chose these performances was due to the fact they were widely different from each other, Olaf Rupp playing an acoustic guitar and Atau Tanaka using computer [...]
Review: Olaf Rupp vs Atau Tanaka
Posted in review, tagged Atau Tanaka, Olaf Rupp on 1 December 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The two concerts I have chosen to review represent the two most contrasting improvisatory performances I have witnessed recently, having only two things in common; both where unrehearsed and without a score, and both were in the SARC centre. Guitarist Olaf Rupp’s performance was one continuous flowing piece, without any real protracted stops or extended [...]
