Predavanje - Mako Kikichi

Vljudno vabljeni na predavanje - Mako Kikuchi

Mako (formerly Paul) Kikuchi

Mako Kikuchi heard Ella Fitzgerald in concert from the womb and was born the next day. He shares a birthday with Prince. Mako’s music is wide ranging - from drone/ambient soundscapes to compositions for traditional Japanese instruments. His interests in community, identity, and activism inform his creative process. His work has been supported by the National Endowment of the Arts, Chamber Music America, and New Music USA, among others.

Mako is tenured music faculty at South Seattle College. As an educator he is committed to the decolonization of music curricula and the cultivation of life-long connections to music. He lives in Seattle. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Xaymx5llXY  (An Interview with Paul Kikuchi) 

Paul Kikuchi photo by Daniel Sheehan

PREDAVANJE 13. 5. 2025  (13:00 do 14:40, predavalnica 535B)

Identity, Sound Aesthetics, and the Construction of a Compositional Voice

The lecture would survey Kikuchi's compositional work over the past two decades, exploring how his evolving identity has shaped his sound aesthetic. It will be a multi-media presentation including both sound and video excerpts and also provide space for students to reflect on their own sound aesthetics. 

(v sodelovanju z Oddelkom za muzikologijo (MU2 Aplikativna etnomuzikologija))

PREDAVANJE 14. 5. 2025 (13:00-14:40, predavalnica 01) 

Legacies of the Japanese American Wartime Experience: The Model Minority Myth and the Struggle for Collective Liberation

This lecture will examine the experience of Japanese Americans during World War II, including pre-war hysteria, forced removal and incarceration, and post-war trauma and healing. In sharing stories from his own family history, including excerpts from his great grandfather's written memoir, Kikuchi draws parallels between the Japanese American experience and that of other communities impacted by systemic racism. A particular focus will be on the model minority myth, and how the perpetuation of that myth impacts the Japanese American role in collective liberation movements globally.

(v sklopu projekta RESPONSES OF ASIAN COMMUNITIES TO GLOBAL CHALLENGES, Eurasia Foundation)

Mojca Golob