The Ohtsuki Noh Theatre opened in 1935. Today it will feature as the stage for a series of concerts that reflect its tranquil interior, the program featuring three Polish artists whose work is acclaimed around the world, as well as one special collaboration with Eiko Ishibashi and Jim O’Rourke.

Opening is Antonina Nowacka, whose shows uniquely revolve around her wonderful voice, described as a “portal into unseen worlds”, stretching time and blurring the line between language, sound and spirit.

Polish composer, performer and improviser Raphael Rogiński has made a name for himself as one of the most unique guitarists in the world, acclaimed for his solo recordings and performances which draw on different styles, from folk and blues to jazz, classical music and beyond. For Unsound Osaka, he will perform music from his 2015 albumPlays Coltrane and Langston Hughes – reissued by Unsound in 2024 to great acclaim – an album which slows down and radically interprets works from legendary saxophonist and bandleader John Coltrane.

Polish multi-instrumentalist and composer Piotr Kurek might be best known for his acclaimed run of solo albums, including World Speaks and the Unsound-released Smartwoods, but he is also a prolific collaborator. It’s this energy he will bring to Unsound Osaka, playing alongside Jim O'Rourke and Eiko Ishibashi, two of the world's most uncompromising underground icons. Ishibashi has managed to balance divergent solo releases with soundtrack work for films like the Ryusuke Hamaguchi's Oscar-winning Drive My Car and its follow-up Evil Does Not Exist, while O'Rourke has worked with Gastr Del Sol, Stereolab, Wilco and Sonic Youth, and his vast solo catalog ranges from intricate, hook-laden rock to delicate musique concrète.

More info about the venue: https://noh-kyogen.com/