Performance "Otomatope"
Business Overview
Based on onomatopoeia (onomatopoeia) such as onomatopoeia and mimetic words, he created and performed "Otomatope," a musical performance combining music and drama. Musical theater is a new form of expression in which sound and performance are fused. In musical theater, where sensations are translated into sound, each instrument becomes a voice that "speaks not words but sounds" and expresses emotions in an impromptu manner. On stage, Rika, a young girl, engaged in nonverbal sensory sharing and impromptu dialogue through a story in which “magic dust ” turns the entire sound world into onomatopoeia. The performers include actor Rika Koyama, Harada Yu (clarinet), Sato Akinatsumi (bassoon), Sato Miki (cello), Moriyama Sogo (keyboard percussion instrument), and Saito Yuta (body percussion and percussion instrument). Music, script and direction were provided by Koka IGANAMI.
- Period of Activity / Project
- Sunday, May 25, 2025
- Venues
- Tokyo Concerts Lab (Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo)
Profile
[Koka Iganami]
Composer from Shiga Prefecture. Graduated from the Department of Composition and Conducting, Graduate School of Music, Tokyo University of Music. He is currently an assistant at the Institute of Folk Music and Music Business Technology. From 2022 to 2024, he worked as an improvisation facilitator for the Agency for Cultural Affairs' subsidy program "Art Management Human Resource Development." Using the improvisation inherent in folk music as a clue, he works on creating a bridge between the sense of sound and language. He is engaged in a variety of artistic activities across genres, including film and stage.