As part of the 11th Osaka European Film Festival, Belgium's renowned Rubio Quartet collaborates with Kyoto residents, dancer Heidi Durning and artist Sarah Brayer, and the distinguished pianist Rikuya Terashima for a performance of music and dance inspired by, and written for, film and theatre.
Heidi Durning has choreographed a new work which she will dance for the first time to the music of John McCabe's 'Woman by the Sea' for Piano and String Quartet. Mizoguchi's 1954 classic 'Sansho Dayu' was British composer McCabe's inspiration for this piano quintet, first performed in Japan during the 9th Osaka European Film Festival. Sarah Brayer, who created art work for the London premiere of the piece in 2001, has painted a kimono for Heidi to dance in and lends a paper screen for the back-drop.
