{"uid":"Dkc5g1LbICUbAnJP","type":"artist","tags":["performance"],"group":"no","group_name":null,"project_title":"Self-Inquiry through others","summary":"I\u2019m a classic guitarist, specializing in improvised playing. I majored in classic guitar in a New York college, and while I was there, I got fascinated by creative music therapy which utilized sounds in a spontaneous, impromptu way to treat the elderly and autistic kids. It gave me an epiphany that human intuition to \u201cidentify\u201d something \u2014I call this \u201cminashi\u201d\uff08will in Japanese)\u2014 is essential to improvisation. Today, to discover what it means to \u201ctruly connect\u201d with people, I continue my journey and provide places for people to take part together in spontaneous musical sessions with my 19th century guitar.\n\nI invite people to take part in an age-old Japanese Shinto custom called \u201cNaorai\u201d. \n\nNaorai is a banquet held after Shinto festivals and ceremonies, and originally had the purpose of breaking the fast to going back to normal day-to-day life by eating and drinking together. \n\nI believe we can recreate the spirit of Naorai by substituting music for food and sharing our own sounds. \nAfter introducing ourselves to each other, you can indulge yourself in the sounds of the 19th-century guitar as I play widely-known guitar masterpieces, as well as a Japanese nursery rhyme. \n\nAt the end of the session, I\u2019ll wear a Noh mask and improvise a song, which you are welcome to join me and jam out together. \nIt doesn\u2019t even have to be a musical instrument, play whatever and however you feel like playing; If the action of grinding coffee beans makes you focus, that\u2019s the instrument for you.","space":"Wherever people can gather, like a cave atmosphere is perfect to do Naorai, or outside under the sky will be nice too.","artists_proposal":null,"members":[],"lang":"en","status":"ok","video_link_password":null,"video_link":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Ly1KIkPj5hw","audio_link_password":null,"audio_link":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/uqhjMW5_lwM","images_link_password":null,"images_link":"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/vwbotwchrwmqa4n\/%E5%86%99%E7%9C%9F%202020-04-17%2019%2059%2002.jpg?dl=0","cellphone":null,"description":null,"estimated_budget":null,"complementary_info":null,"fileCount":0,"names":"Kai","surname":"Watanabe","email":"ongakude@gmail.com","dni_type":"PASAPORTE","dni":"TR5640536","address":"7-273-2 Shinmatsudo Matsudo","city":"Chiba","nacionality":"Japanese","country_id":"117","birthdate":"1986-07-29T15:00:00.000Z","birthdate_2":"1986-07-29T15:00:00.000Z","telephone":"818095024416","web":"https:\/\/kokenomusumade.blogspot.com\/"}