Sunday, May 4th, AvanTokyo and Bang on a Can are thrilled to present the long-overdue return of eclectic Japanese musician, singer, songwriter and filmmaker Tujiko Noriko as part of Bang On a Can's influential Long Play Festival 2025.
Based in France, Tujiko was discovered by Peter Rehberg and Christian Fennesz in 2000. She released her debut album “Shojo-Toshi” on the renowned Mego label (later Editions Mego). Tujiko has to date released over twenty critically acclaimed albums on the labels Editions Mego, FatCat, Room 40 and PAN. She has performed worldwide, including international festivals Sonar, Benicassim and Mutek. Her 2002 album ‘Hard Ni Sasete’ received an Honorary Mention at the Prix Ars Electronica. In 2017, she co-wrote and co-directed with Joji Koyama the feature length film ‘Kuro’ which premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival and later streamed on Mubi.
Tujiko has also written music for films, dance performances, animations and art installations – she composed the soundtrack to the 2020 film ‘Surge’, which screened at Sundance and the Berlin Film Festival, and her music was included in the exhibition ‘Audiosphere’ at Museo Reina Sofia – the first exhibition in a major contemporary art museum with no images and no objects at all. Her latest album is Crepuscule I&II, from Editions Mego.
AvanTokyo looks beyond anime and idols, probing Japan’s ‘live houses’ and experimental venues, where creators push new forms of expression unreached by mainstream media. Offering Japanese artists performance and residency opportunities in New York, AvanTokyo facilitates cultural interactions between Japan and the United States.
AvanTokyoはアニメやアイドルに留まらず日本のライブハウスや実験的なベニューを探索し、クリエイターの主流メディアでは到達できない新しい表現をサポートしています。日本のアーティストにニューヨークでのパフォーマンスやレジデンスプログラムの機会を提供し、日米間の文化交流を促進しています。
Founded in 2003, ISSUE Project Room is a pioneering nonprofit performance center, presenting projects by interdisciplinary artists that expand the boundaries of artistic practice and stimulate critical dialogue in the broader community. ISSUE serves as a leading cultural incubator, facilitating the commission and premiere of innovative new works.