On Wednesday April 25th, 2018 Sound / Simulacra featured Mankwe Ndosi at Jazz Central Studios. Mankwe is a fearless performer and vocalist who filled the room with her extraordinary presence, captivating movement, and distinctive extended vocal techniques. This recording is from the last set of the evening when me and Cody McKinney joined Mankwe to form a trio.
On August 22nd, 2018 Sound / Simulacra presented Kaleena Miller, co-director of the Twin Cities Tap Festival and director of Kaleena Miller Dance. Miller is a founding member of Rhythmic Circus, and toured extensively with the group from 2009-2017.
Kaleena is a 2015 McKnight Dance Fellow and was named one of DANCE Magazine’s “25 to Watch” in 2016. She has received funding from the Jerome Foundation and Minnesota State Arts Board, and has been commissioned to create work for the Walker Art Center, Southern Theater, Wayzata Symphony Orchestra, Hear Here! Festival, and SPCPA. Kaleena recently worked with Derick Grant on a solo, commissioned by the McKnight Fellowship. In 2016, she spent a month in solo residency at Air Le Parc in Pampelonne, France.
Set 1 – Kaleena Miller (dance)
Set 2 – Kaleena Miller (dance + electronics), Cody McKinney (bass, voice, electronics), John Keston (piano, rhodes, synth, electronics)
