The Transcultural Exploratorium: Neuro Music and Japanese Culture

Featuring music and video works by composer Gene Coleman, with Fabio Rambelli (UCSB Department of Religion) joining him on stage to play ancient Japanese musical instruments including the shō, the u, and percussion. The performance will offer a full spectrum of Coleman's neuroaesthetic composition methods, his use of Japanese instruments, and his integration of electronics and video art.

The one hour performance will be followed by a conversation with Coleman.

Organized by Fabio Rambelli. Supported by UCSB’s Department of Religious Studies, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies, Department of Music, and Department of Theater and Dance, with UCSB Library/UCSB Reads 2024, the Sage Center for the Study of the Mind, the UCSB Shinto Studies Endowment, and the Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Global.