Early Show: Ikarai & Sanne Rambags – Murakami
V&J (Bas ten Berge) visuals, Sanne Rambags vocals, Tessel Hersbach violin, Yanna Pelser viola, Bence Huszar cello, Camiel Jansen double bass, Julian Schneemann piano, Jeroen Batterink drums
The ensemble Ikarai sifts through the mind of Haruki Murakami. By means of vocals, music and film, the legendary novel roman Kafka on the Shore takes on a new form. Fish falling like rain, talking cats, thoughts that are materialized in three dimensions: Murakami’s universe set in a concert, together with vocalist Sanne Rambags and visual artist V&J, and texts by Frank Siera.
Ikarai fuses various worlds: concert with cinema and classical composition with jazz improvisation, providing a fresh approach to storytelling. For example, Ikarai transformed the stage into a boxing ring for MUHAMMAD, about Muhammad Ali, their first performance at the BIMHUIS. Now they will collaborate with Sanne Rambags, who won an Edison (Dutch Grammy) with the band Mudita.