OPERA -NEO-

*Information at the time of adoption.

Name of the organization or individual

Office Amfini Co., Ltd.

subsidy category

Tokyo Arts and Culture Promotion Subsidy

Grant Type

single year

FY 2015 Phase I Tokyo Arts and Culture Promotion Grant (Single Year Grant Program)

©Hajime Narukawa

Photo by moco

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Business Overview

An opera performance on the theme of "Future Humanity and the Universe" by composer Masahiro Hiramoto, architect Hajime Narukawa, and astronomer Masaomi Tanaka (scientific supervisor). This is a completely original work, and after this performance, he plans to brush up on it two years later and reperform it on a bigger stage. This opera, which is composed entirely of computer music, is based on the world situation in the 21 century and the results of astronomy and astrophysics, which have made remarkable progress in recent years. The audience goes up to an exhibition-like stage space where multiple works of art are displayed in accordance with the development of the story, and watches from the same viewpoint as the work progresses. This appreciation brings to the audience a skin sensation coexisting with the world view of the work, which cannot be experienced in conventional operas. The music, script, and space of this work are all new works, and furthermore, the way of appreciation is new. CAST [Starring] Maho Minamoto STAFF [Music, Script, Direction] Masahiro Hiramoto [Space] Hajime Narukawa [Scientific Supervision] Masaomi Tanaka [Staging] Kenta Kojiri [Video] Keisuke Tanaka

implementation period

Saturday, February 6, 2016

Place of implementation

Tokyo Metropolitan Art Theater Theater Theater East (Toshima Ward, Tokyo)

Profile

Masahiro HIRAMOTO
Composer. Music label Tekna TOKYO. Graduated from the Graduate School of Music, Tokyo University of the Arts. Since 2006, he has been in charge of digi+KISHIN and music for exhibitions by photographer Norinobu Sasayama. In 2013 he composed the music for the film "Sayonara Keikoku" (directed by Tatsushi OMORI), which won the Special Jury Prize at the 35 Moscow Film Festival. In 2014, he contributed his music to the stage production 'Julius Caesar' directed by Yukio NINAGAWA. In addition to collaborating with elite artists in various fields such as choreographer Minoru Kanamori, designer Yukimasa Okumura, and architect Hajime Narukawa, he is in charge of music for dance companies in Japan and abroad.