This group, created by the composer Tomoko Fukui in 2001, has set as its purpose to bring new life to the scene of Japanese contemporary music. Encouraged by the also composer Motoharu Kawashima and the clarinetist Nozomi Ueda, she promotes concerts in the Kansai region (Kyoto, Osaka, and Hyogo), and the participant musicians live or were born in this region. After obtaining important awards, they were internationally acclaimed as one of the best ensembles that represent the generation of contemporary music after John Cage. In fact, the name of the project makes a reference to the mushrooms, a leitmotiv in Cage’s work.

CAST:

Tomoko Fukui, director