Sunday April 5 | doors at 7:30pm | performance at 8:00pm
$15 ADVANCE tickets | $20 DAY OF SHOW | $10 STUDENT tickets with ID
the loom becomes a rhythmic instrument, storyteller, companion, historian - all while producing fabric that is a tactile timestamp of the performance
The loom is a technology that’s easy to overlook—an innovation too ancient and quotidian to be appreciated—but that doesn’t mean we should. As artist Anni Albers puts it, “Threads were among the earliest transmitters of meaning.” Within the parameters of the performance space, the loom becomes a rhythmic instrument, storyteller, companion, historian, and community focal point; the tactile score created in performance forms a sensory experience that alchemizes the clacking of the loom, the vibrancy of the threads, the movement of the shuttle, the echoes of the ancestors through song, and the trance induced by the weaving of story.
Phoebe Vlassis
Phoebe Vlassis is a weaver and musician from Athens, Greece, currently based in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Her most recent project connects weaving with music, using the loom as a percussive instrument and singing while actively weaving to the beat of the loom. Her research focuses on finding or resurfacing work songs for the loom and investigating why they are so poorly documented, as well as composing songs with the loom. The tactile musical scores that are the product of the loom music, are exhibited as pieces of art. She has been presenting her performance “LOOM MUSIC" since July of 2024, around the United States and Greece. “LOOM MUSIC" combines music, live weaving and textile history, bringing this typically solitary art form into a public realm.
Kozue Matsumoto
Born and raised in the Tohoku (東北) area in Japan and having lived in Tokyo as well, Kozue is now based in the Los Angeles area. She has played the koto since she was three years old under Ikuta-ryu (生田流) Miyagi-kai (宮城会) and holds a semi-master title (準師範). She has also played the shamisen and the shinobue since she was small.
gamin
gamin is a Korean born US based multi-instrumentalist specialized for traditional Korean wind. She tours the world performing both traditional Korean music and cross-disciplinary collaborations. She is a scholar and designated Yisuja, official holder of Korea's Important Intangible Cultural Asset No. 46.