KAGAMI (School Show)

★★★★
“For this hour, conjured images are more real than the tangible world. Lift the goggles and everything disappears. Kagami is both graceful elegy and transportation.”

– Observer  

★★★★
“A spellbinding performance by the late Ryuichi Sakamoto”

– Daily Telegraph 

“a fantastic and totally unique experience among mixed reality events that I have ever seen”

– medium.com 

A transcendental concert experience unlike any other by one of the world’s most celebrated contemporary composers.

Created as a collaboration between the legendary composer, producer and cultural icon Ryuichi Sakamoto and Tin Drum, KAGAMI represents a new kind of concert. Fusing an authentic, dimensionally captured performance with the real world and powerful sound design, this groundbreaking production blends the recording with reality, to create an unparalleled musical experience of Sakamoto’s stirring works.

KAGAMI, which translates to “mirror” in Japanese, is one of Sakamoto’s final works. This production sees him returning to the solo piano repertoire most cherished by his fans, with featured compositions like Energy Flow and Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence, along with rarely played pieces, such as the unreleased BB, dedicated to director Bernardo Bertolucci. Fans of the late Sakamoto can experience his artistry through extraordinary technological innovation by the studio Tin Drum, the world’s premier creator of mixed reality events.

Set on the stage of Esplanade Theatre, audiences will wear optically transparent devices that show an augmented Sakamoto performing at the piano, while dynamic, dimensional art elements unfold synchronously with intricately designed stage lighting. In this intimate space, you are invited to experience this augmented reality performance as you wish: move around Sakamoto and observe him up close, wander through the multimedia elements, or take it all in while seated at a distance.

Presented in surround sound, the experience is both collective and individual, inviting observers to connect to the work—and each other—throughout. The result is an intimate musical experience with deep human connotations, which transforms the entire space into a unique opportunity for emotional and artistic connection.

d&b Soundscape

d&b Soundscape is the one of the world’s most sophisticated immersive sound solutions. Built on over 40 years of pioneering experience, it allows audiences to experience the creative vision more than ever before. As an unparalleled immersive sound experience for the audience, the d&b Soundscape is sound as you feel it, sound as you see it, sound as it is meant to be heard. You will encounter a natural and life-like 3D sound journey to heighten your emotional rapport with KAGAMI, and truly immersing you in the awe-inspiring musical experience of the stirring works by the legendary Ryuichi Sakamoto.

Learning Objectives:

• Gain a basic understanding of Ryuichi Sakamoto's musical history.

• Develop an awareness and appreciation of the complexity and depth of Ryuichi Sakamoto's compositions.

• Explore how digital technology and sound design play a part in the creation of his music.

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