MARIO GOTOH

Mario Gotoh is a Grammy Award-winning musician who has distinguished herself in dual roles as an innovative violinist, violist and composer with an active and remarkably versatile performance style in all genres of music. She was invited by Yo-Yo Ma to teach at the YMCG 2018 festival in China, and frequently performs with Yo-Yo and the Silkroad Ensemble, and The Knights. Mario has performed and recorded with many pop artists including: Stevie Wonder, Roger Waters, Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus, Sting, Adele, Brian Wilson, Aimee Mann, and frequently performs on TV & soundtracks: SNL, The Grammys, Stephen Colbert, Letterman, among others. She has recorded on many film soundtracks, and is the original violinist-violist in Hamilton (Broadway show and soundtrack).

MARIO GOTOH

THE HEAD & THE LOAD in Johannesburg is a co-production with the Centre d’Art Battat, Montreal

Executive Producer: Joe Battat
Executive Producer: Valerie Dillon
Co-Producer: Ichikowitz Family Foundation
Co-Producer: Brenda Potter
Co-Producer: Christophe Charlier

With leadership support from Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) and The Ford Foundation.

The Head & the Load performances in Johannesburg along with the extensive community outreach program has been made possible by the generous support of Rand Merchant Bank and First National Bank, The Rolex Mentor and Protegeé Program, Bank of America Securities, David and Amy Abrams, Robert Gold.

THE HEAD & THE LOAD was originally co-commissioned by 14-18 NOW: WW1 Centenary Commissions, MASS MoCA, Park Avenue Armory, Ruhrtriennale, and Yale Schwarzman Center with additional support from Holland Festival.