The late, legendary Japanese composer, pianist and actor Ryuichi Sakamoto, who died in March 2023, returns next February in digital form for an immersive concert as part of the third edition of Asia TOPA, Melbourne’s Asia-Pacific Triennial of Performing Arts.
Kagami (a mixed reality concert that had its world premiere at New York’s cultural institution The Shed in June last year before transferring to Manchester International Festival in July) is a collaboration between technology collective Tin Drum and Sakamoto, developed before his death, and features a virtual Sakamoto piano performance synchronised to a number of original compositions including ‘Energy Flow’, ‘Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence’ and ‘The Seed and the Sower.’
