Music of the Beginning | KAIT Plaza
2022
ABOUT WORK
26 December 2021−Vienna-based coloratura soprano singer Ayako Tanaka, composer and musician Keiichiro Shibuya and sound artist evala collaborated to perform at KAIT Plaza, where is designed by architect Junya Ishigami. The first concert is to be held at this venue. Keiichiro Shibuya played his piano and electronics, and evala created the ambient sound by the real-time sampling of Ayako’s singing. Beyond genre, this concert collaborates and creates a new sound.
Music
1. ‘Overgrown’ James Blake
2. ‘The Secret Police’ (from Le Grand Macabre) György Ligeti
3. ‘Ida’ Keiichiro Shibuya
4. ‘BLUE’ Keiichiro Shibuya
5. ‘Chasing Pavements’ Adele
6. ‘Scary Beauty’ Keiichiro Shibuya
7. ‘Goldberg-Variations’ J.S Bach
8. ‘Clair de lune’ Claude Debussy
PERFORMANCE
Date: 26th Dec 2021
Venue: KAIT, designed by architect Junya Ishigami
Coloratura sprano: Ayako Tanaka
Piano, Electronics: Keiichiro Shibuya
Electronics: evala
CREDITS
Creative Director: Kaie Murakami (SIMONE)
Movie Director: Shintaro Kamei (SIMONE)
Graphic Designer: Naoki Mizobe (SIMONE)
Production Manager: Masahiro Daimon (SIMONE)
DP: William Tang
CAMERA: Christoph Julian Gelep, Toshikazu Kaneto, Kengo Takahashi, Matvey Kolosov, Miki Kawaguchi
DRONE&SW: Masaya Myojyo
Sound Engineer: Yoshiyuki Kanamori (Oasis sound design inc.)
Recording Engineer: Yuki Suzuki (Oasis sound design inc.)
Assistant Engineer: Yu Kudo (Oasis sound design inc.)
Lighting Designer: Go Ueda (RYU inc.)
Lighting Technicians: Naruya Sugimoto (RYU inc.), Natsuki Kawamura (RYU inc.), Shoko Tahara
Laser: Yusuke Honda (Akaricenter inc.)
Piano tuner: Megumi Omamiuda
Piano cooperation: B-tech Japan
Technical Manager: So Ozaki
Stage Manager: Kazuya Kushimoto (RYU inc.)
Stylist: Keiko Hitotsuyama
Stylist Assistant: Seina Kikuchi
Hair: KENSHIN(EPO LABO)
Makeup: Tomohiro Muramatsu (Sekikawa Office)
Event Operation: KOANA inc.
Event Production: Natsumi Matsumoto (ATAK), Yuka Ishi (Sonomano inc.), Junko Morita, Ayaka Kanazawa
Production: ATAK
Venue: Plaza of Kanagawa Institute of Technology
Organizer: Japan Association for Music Education Program
Producer: Ayako Tanaka
IMAGE GARELLY
Photo by Kenshu Shintsubo