The theme for this event was 音 沙 汰 (otosata), a Japanese word meaning “news (from someone), "contact” . The first character of the word, 音 (oto), meaning sound. Together, the last two characters, 沙 (sand) and 汰 (washing/sieving) carry the meaning of “tidings” , “verdict” , “instructions” , “notice” ; something precious like the gold found when sieving sand. We invited artists who use sound to convey their tidings to perform. At the end, we invited them to join us in discussing the performances.