“blissful clarity … beautifully serene …” Molzahn, Laura. “Best of Dance 2014: Taking steps, making discoveries.” Chicago Tribune, December 14, 2014.
” … stunningly beautiful … Dancing this carefully placed is immensely difficult, requiring poise, stamina, and intense mental concentration. Kato, Precious Jennings and Jessica Marasa not only maintained that discipline but kept their softness and serenity.” Molzahn, Laura. “Ayako Kato makes math lovely in ‘Incidents’.” Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2014.
“the meaning behind Kato’s exploration is both as precise as molecular physics and expansive as the far reaches of multiple galaxies.” Smith, Sid. “Reflections on Dance: A Moving Canvas with Ayako Kato.” SeeChicagoDance, 5 June 2014.
The Incidents is the movement installation inspired by the butterfly effect, the ripple effect of chaos theory and mirror combinations of Euclidian plane isometry.
Choreography by Ayako Kato
Dance in collaboration by Precisou Jennings, Jessica Marasa, Ayako Kato
Music by Brian Labycz, Jason Roebke, Seijiro Murayama
Costume by Amanda Franck
Trio, 58 minutes, Dance Installation, No Sets/Prop, Recorded Music