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In partnership with MUTEK.JP, which holds the MUTEK festival of music and digital art with cutting-edge technology, KYOTO STEAM—International Arts × Science Festival is undertaking the art project NAQUYO—The Visionary Universe of Heian-kyo—KYOTO STEAM in collaboration with MUTEK.JP in 2020 and 2021.

In 2021, the project works with new collaborators and sound materials to integrate the latest 3D audio technology for a spatial installation and live performance.

Experience fresh sensations and resonances recreating the soundscape of Heian-kyo through your whole body, and the mindscape that emerges from this.

NAQUYO Immersive Sound Live Performance

Audience seats and stage are set up in the middle of the immersive installation. This live performance is a cutting-edge fusion of the latest digital music and art, traditional music, and contemporary dance.

Date

Saturday, December 25, 2021 / 2 p.m.–4 p.m., 6 p.m.–8 p.m. (doors open 30 minutes before each session starts)

Venue

ROHM Theatre Kyoto (South Hall)
Audiences are asked to take off their shoes to view this performance onstage.

Performers

Kazuya Nagaya (music) + Katsuhiko Orii (shō “笙”)
Junichi Akagawa (music, visuals) ＋ nouseskou (dance, dramaturge)

Availability

Elementary school age and above

Capacity

100 participants per session

Tickets

Adults ¥1,000
Free for junior high school students or younger (all seats unreserved) (student ID required)

Purchasing tickets

• Online

  Pre-registration required (free)

• Kyoto Concert Hall Box Office
  Tel.: 075-711-3231

  Opening hours (in person and phone): 10 p.m.–5 p.m. (closed on the first and third Mondays of every month; if Monday is a public holiday, closed the following day)

• ROHM Theatre Kyoto Box Office
  Tel.: 075-746-3201

  Opening hours: 10 a.m.–7 p.m. (open year round except temporary closing days)
  Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, box office’s opening hours may shorten.

Please send an email to the following address to reserve a free ticket for a junior high school student or younger.

• KYOTO STEAM—International Arts × Science Festival Executive Committee
  TEL.: +81 075 752 2212 (Monday－Friday: 8:45 a.m.－5:30 p.m.)
  Email: info@kyoto-steam.org
  Please include: 1) your full name, 2) telephone number, 3) email address, 4) date of the session.

Tickets on Sale

Thursday, November 18–Friday, December 24, 2021 (ends if tickets sell out)

Information on tickets available on the day is posted on the festival’s social media and other platforms.

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NAQUYO Immersive Sound Installation

Using the latest 3D audio system, this workshop virtually recreates the sounds heard by people in the Heian period a thousand years ago. Immersing themselves in the space that combines digital art with Buddhist temple bells and the other sounds of Heian-kyo, visitors are invited to enjoy the soundscape of Heian-kyo with all their body.

Dates

Thursday, December 23–Friday, December 24, 2021
4:30 p.m. / 5 p.m. / 5:30 p.m. / 6 p.m. / 6:30 p.m. / 7 p.m.
Session duration: 15 minutes

Venue

ROHM Theatre Kyoto (South Hall)
Audiences are asked to take off their shoes to view this performance onstage.

Space Design

Nagaya Kazuya (audio)、Junichi Akagawa (visuals)

Availability

Elementary school age and above

Capacity

30 per session

Tickets

Free (all seats unreserved)

Reception:

Opens 4 p.m. (first come, first served)

In cooperation with

Department of Historical Heritage, Kyoto University of the Arts

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NAQUYO Project

Fiscal 2021 Activities

Friday, October 22, 2021
NAQUYO #5: Online Talk “2021 Anniversary of the Capital Relocation from Kyoto to Tokyo—Listening to the Sounds of the Heian Universe”

Saturday, November 6, 2021
NAQUYO Creative Workshop: Audio workshop/ Ableton

Sunday, November 14, 2021
NAQUYO Creative Workshop: Visual workshop/ TouchDesigner

Thursday, December 23–Friday, December 24, 2021
NAQUYO Immersive Sound Installation

Saturday, December 25, 2021
NAQUYO Immersive Sound Live Performance

Archived videos of NAQUYO #1 ―#4are available here.

Project Team

Tanizaki Tetra (media producer; Chief Director, KYOTO STEAM—International Arts × Science Festival Executive Committee)
Nagaya Kazuya (sound artist)
Akagawa Junichi (audiovisual artist)
Iwanami Shuichiro (MUTEK.JP General Director)
Takekawa Junichi (MUTEK.JP Creative Director)
Maurice Jones (MUTEK.JP Artistic & communication director)

Advisers

Nakagawa Shin (musicologist; Specially Appointed Professor, Urban Research Plaza, Osaka City University)
Watanabe Hiroyuki (Visiting professor, Research Center for Art Education, Kyoto University of the Arts)

In cooperation with

Kyoto University of the Arts, Ableton Inc., TouchDesigner by Derivative, d&b audiotechnik, Panasonic Corporation