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Murakami Music: The Tale of Miu, Reiko's Monologue, and Other Stories
Conceived by pianist Eunbi Kim and in collaboration with actress Laura Yumi Snell, Murakami Music is a series of multi-disciplinary presentations based on the writings of novelist Haruki Murakami. A number of Murakami's characters play piano or are passionate musicians, and there are references to classical music, as well as references to popular music, like the Beatles, and to jazz and blues. This concert will include performances of solo piano works by Mozart, Chopin, Debussy, Prokofiev, and Beatles with live readings that explore the pianist characters in Murakami's books including "Sputnik Sweetheart" and "Norwegian Wood."
Time: Doors at 7:30pm, Concert at 8:00pm
There will be a short audience Q&A session after the show and reception immediately following.
This project was incubated and presented by the cell theatre in Chelsea this past fall and is being further developed into an evening length concert and collaboration with a video artist.
The cell is a not-for-profit collective for artists to incubate and present new work.
About the artists:
New York City-based pianist Eunbi Kim produces modern interdisciplinary concert experiences. She thrives in collaborating with other art forms to present classical and contemporary music in unique settings. Her most recent project "Murakami Music" is a series of multi-disciplinary presentations based on the writings of novelist Haruki Murakami. Eunbi made her European orchestral debut with I Solisti di Perugia in Italy and has also performed in venues such as the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C. and the Liederkranz Club in New York City. Ms. Kim graduated with her Master's degree at Manhattan School of Music. She is a 2012-13 Artist-in-Residence at the cell theatre.
Laura Yumi Snell is an accomplished pianist, singer, and actress. Born and raised in Los Angeles, her artistic career began as a classical pianist, performing and competing in venues across California, Japan, and Austria from a very young age. She attended the University of California, Davis on a full scholarship and received B.A.s in Music (piano performance) and Dramatic Art. As a singer and actress, she won many young artist awards as a soloist with her vocal jazz ensemble and has performed in numerous productions, including Man of La Mancha (Aldonza), ...Spelling Bee (Marcy Park), Into the Woods (Witch u/s), The Tempest (Ariel), and The Taming of the Shrew (Bianca). Most recently, she returned from performing around the world with the Broadway tour of Avenue Q.
Kira Simring (Director) has directed the cell's premier productions of Blackout, Dinner and Delusion, and Guilty. She is the resident director for The Center for Contemporary Opera's Atilier Series. Other recent NY directing venues: Then New School, The Actors Studio, Bank Street Theatre, Triple A Productions, American Theatre of Actors, Waters Edge Writers, Slice of Life Theatre Co. and New Village Arts Theatre, and Connecticut Grand Opera. MFA in Directing: the Actors Studio Drama School of New School University (Schubert Fellow).
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Locationthe cell (View)
338 West 23rd Street
New York, NY 10011
United States
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| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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