Elements: Rhythm & Harmony (Curated by Biboye Onanuga)

Returning to the Now Hear This Festival, Biboye Onanuga presents Rhythm & Harmony—an evening of boundary-pushing improvisation that deconstructs the two foundational elements of music. The Edmonton-based drummer and composer has curated an iconoclastic ensemble of local musicians, joined by two dancer-choreographers who will embody the music in real-time.

Onanuga has challenged the improvisers (most of whom have backgrounds in “jazz”) with constraints designed to disrupt convention and push them beyond their comfort zones. The first set explores improvisation with static or minimal rhythmic support, while the second forces players to navigate unconventional harmony. Throughout, the dancers respond in real-time, their movement evolving with the music’s shifting shape and encouraging a feedback loop with the sextet.

Movement and music entwine—shifting, responding, colliding—creating a fleeting world where sound and body move as one.

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