Productions

Calligraton is a live performance that emerges from the collaboration of the duo Schnitt and Japanese calligrapher Aoi Yamaguchi. The project is developed on two apparently distant forms of expression, experimental sound composition and Japanese calligraphy "shodō".

Shodō: is the art of Japanese calligraphy, which literally means "way of writing". This ancient art form expressed with the creation of Japanese characters, a simple word, an aphorism, a short personal reflection, a poem, goes beyond the simple transmission of meaning by reflecting the spirit of the writer. With a brush on paper, a path is traced that flows from the writer’s inner self, where characters (kanji) and writer become one, representing the calligrapher’s state of mind at the moment of execution.

Schnitt and Aoi Yamaguchi explore in Calligraton the relationship between sound and writing, rhythms, balances, full and empty spaces, sounds and silences confront each other on stage, discovering a profound affinity between sound and sign. The electronic/digital compositional gesture relates to the calligraphic gesture in an intimate conversation that explores the interconnection between the human gesture and the technological element.