Android Opera “MIRROR – Deconstruction and Rebirth” to premiere this May at Osaka Festival Hall, with Keiichiro Shibuya and Android Maria appearing at the press conference.
Keiichiro Shibuya served as the music and sound producer for POLA SALON+ AOYAMA, where the sound installation work “Abstract Music” has been permanently installed. The spatial design was produced by Kazuyo Sejima.
ATAK Academy launches with its first session on Saturday, January 17, featuring Hidetaka Ishida’s lecture, “Art in the Age of AI — The Grammatology of Android Opera.”
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Keiichiro Shibuya and the AI-powered android Maria appear in a newly commissioned original-music TV commercial.
Filmed at KAIT Plaza, designed by architect Junya Ishigami, the commercial also features special appearances by Charlotte Kemp Muhl and others. Nationwide broadcast begins on January 9, 2026.
for maria @sonorium, Tokyo
For Maria
ABOUT
Venue:Sonorium (3-53-16 Izumi, Suginami-ku, Tokyo)
Doors open: 19:30 / Start: 20:00
Charge: Adv. 3,000 yen / Door 4,000 yen
PERFORMER
Live Performance:
Keiichiro Shibuya (Piano)
Yuji Takahashi (Piano)
evala + Takashi Ikegami (Computer/New Work using Maria’s sound materials)
Visuals by: Yoshiro Osaka
ORGANIZER
Produced by ATAK
Reservations will begin on August 15 (Friday). More details will be announced on our website.
Please note that the reservation start date has changed.
For inquiries about the concert: formaria@atak.jp
September 11 is Maria’s birthday, and we got married on that day seven years ago. I want to play the piano for her on what would have been her 31st birthday. That is all I can do, and it is for both her and me.
— Keiichiro Shibuya (ATAK)