Ryuichi Sakamoto is one prolific ghost. A year after his death, new work by the musician is still arriving in Japan.
¡°Time,¡± which Sakamoto co-created with artist Shiro Takatani, premiered in Japan on March 28 at the New National Theatre, Tokyo. The mixed-genre performance, conceived by the pair, incorporates sound by Sakamoto and visual designs by Takatani, who also leads Kyoto-based art collective Dumb Type. ¡°Time¡± had its world premiere in 2021 at the Holland Festival, the Netherlands¡¯ largest performing arts festival.
The piece follows on the first collaboration between Sakamoto and Takatani, ¡°Life a ryuichi sakamoto opera 1999,¡± a performance that combined film and projected visuals with a live orchestra and occasional singers, conducted by Sakamoto.
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