Exile: now

I feel as if I’m always on the move. Not restless – but I lack the feeling of being at home. I’ve never really had that feeling.
How does it feel – to be at home?
I didn’t flee from war or persecution.
I was in my early twenties, full of questions, full of unrest – and all I knew was: I had to leave. Leave the house, leave everything that held me back.
My exile was self-chosen, yet it still carries a certain weight.

The KLUSA Duo from Berlin – saxophone and piano – has titled their evening “Exile: now”.
Exile will always exist. But there is a profound difference between forced exile and chosen exile.
My journey from Japan to Europe was not forced – it was a privileged exile, an exile with the luxury of choice.

Link: https://www.musiquesvivantes.com/les-festivals/festival-musiques-vivantes/la-programmation/