Percussion Ensemble Japan 2nd Performance "make a living sound"

Name of the organization or individual

Percussion Ensemble Japan

subsidy category

Startup Grant

Grant Type

single year

FY2025 1st Startup Grant

“Life ” created by Patterson Unryu in real time and“ life ” created by a percussionist who improvises and plays sounds intermingle and resonate. Photo by Ayane Shindo

Ikebana art is so exquisitely balanced that it will fall apart just by touching it with one finger. Patterson Unryu himself is freely expressed in this work. Photo by Ayane Shindo

All the performers. Photo by Ayane Shindo

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Business Overview

Based on the concept of percussion instruments x ikebana x immersive theater, "IKERU," a new work commissioned by Mr. Ko Mukai, winner of the 33 Akutagawa Yasushi Suntory Music Prize, was performed for about an hour.

This song can be said to be a documentary of Patterson Unryu, who lives as a flower arrangement artist, foreigner and queer. The venue was likened to a vase of flowers and Mr. Patterson's “life ” was arranged by hand in real time, and the“ life ” of percussionists who improvised and played the sounds intermingled with each other.

Percussion Ensemble Japan (Percussion Instruments)
Wataru Mukai (Composition/Performance)
Unryu Patterson (Ikebana Supervision/Performance)
Akiko Kubota (Biwa/Special Appearance)
Makoto Uemura (Lighting)
Yukihiro Shimamura (Sound)

Period of Activity / Project

Monday, August 3, 2026

Venues

Nippori Sunny Hall (Arakawa-ku, Tokyo)

Profile

【 Percussion Ensemble Japan 】
A percussion trio formed in 2023. His common name was Uchije.
All members have studied in Germany and won competitions.
Based on the concept of "immersive concert," a new form of concert that fuses concert and space, they are working to create a stage that many people can become familiar with.