yuniya edi kwon: Functional Magic

Violinist/violist, vocalist, composer, improviser, and interdisciplinary Brooklyn-based performing artist yuniya edi kwon in excerpts from three appearances at Roulette: the solo UMMA-YA; JUNI ONE SET: Boy mother/faceless bloom (with Senga Nengudi, Crow Nishimura, Joshua Kohl); and tombstar (with Isabel Crespo Pardo, Zekkereya El-magharbel, Lesley Mok). The artist provides commentary on the influence and embrace of ritual, ceremony, Butoh, queer and trans Korean shamans, and cultural traditions and challenges. kwon returns to Roulette with a new project on 19 May 2023.