Gretchen Jude

Gretchen Jude is a performer and sound artist who has spent a dozen summers in Japan. Her work has been presented in Europe, East Asia, and across the US, including her home state of Idaho. She holds an MFA in Electronic Music from Mills College and koto certification from the Sawai Koto Institute in Tokyo. Currently based in Oakland, California, Gretchen is pursing a PhD in Performance Studies at UC Davis. gretchenjude.weebly.com


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Summer in Snow Country: A Sound and Photo Essay

This is the latest installment of Public Streets, a biweekly urban observations series curated by Ellis Avery. Less than two hours from Tokyo Station by bullet train, the village of Osaki is nonetheless a country backwater. The town lies aside narrow Route 291, which snakes and tunnels its way to Yuzawa, the onsen (hot spring) […]