roundABOUT # Tsubasa Hori

A multi-instrumentalist’s magical arena

Caroline Robert and Vincent Morisset - Studio AATOAA
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© Maruszak Photo
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  • In-person event

  • Ages 6-11

  • Approx. 40 minutes
Performance options Start time Language Availability
Wednesday, February 14, 2024 10:00 am Without words sold out
Wednesday, February 14, 2024 12:30 pm Without words sold out
Thursday, February 15, 2024 10:00 am Without words sold out
Thursday, February 15, 2024 12:30 pm Without words sold out
Friday, February 16, 2024 10:00 am Without words sold out
Thursday, February 15, 2024 12:30 pm Without words sold out

“Like Japan, but in a dream”

Take a seat inside a fantastic lantern/stage, illuminated by spellbinding video projections and brought to life by the music, singing and dancing of incandescent Japanese-born performer Tsubasa Hori. 

This virtuoso percussionist has been perfecting the art of taiko since childhood: when she beats that traditional drum, you can almost hear the heartbeat of a thousand-year-old Japan. But just like her native land, Tsubasa is good at combining the Old and the New, and she has a lot of fun using some surprising sampling machines to tinker with the sounds of her voice and her instruments. 

A lantern also means moving images: on the curtains that surround the space, luminous creatures and plants appear, as if they’ve escaped from a book of coloured prints. Be on the lookout for the elephant and the giant snail! 

Without moving a muscle, get ready to travel, in images and music, through a kaleidoscopic world invented by a multi-instrumentalist artist ... who’s also a bit of a magician. 

Without words ●  Ages 6+ ● Intimate show 

This show is part of the BIG BANG Festival, two fun-filled days of sound experiments for ears of all ages. At the NAC, Saturday, February 17 and Sunday, February 18, 2024. 

Artists

  • Concept, music and musical performance Tsubasa Hori
  • Concept, music and musical performance Tsubasa Hori
  • Dramaturgy and choreography Vera Tussing
  • Visual design Sarah Yu Zeebroek
  • Video animation Willem Mertens
  • Concept and stage design Wouter Van Looy
  • Sound design Jo Thielemans
  • Technical director Janneke Donkersloot
  • Costume design Johanna Trudzinski
  • Assistant costume design Lisa Gambey
  • Producers Zonzo Compagnie and ChampdAction
  • Coproducers Handelsbeurs and KAAP
  • Featuring With the support of Flanders and the Tax Shelter measure of the Belgian Federal Government

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Learning and engagement at Canada’s National Arts Centre is made possible through the support of many generous individuals and organizations from across the country. Arts Alive is generously supported by the Azrieli Foundation, the Government of Nunavut, Canadian North, Calm Air, The River Philip Foundation, The Turnbull Family Community Building Foundation, and The Thomas Sill Foundation. Thank you also to Grant and Alice Burton, Canada Life, A Donor-Advised Fund at the Community Foundation of Ottawa, Friends of the NAC Orchestra, Donors to the NAC Foundation's Future Fund, The Janice and Earle O’Born Fund for Artistic Excellence, and the donors and sponsors of the NAC’s National Youth and Education Trust, the primary resource for youth and education funding at the National Arts Centre.