Mutated Romance

MINIMAL MUTANT OPERA where musicians play roles and instruments. She studies mitochondria. Then one of them walks into her life.
About this Event

New York-based Japanese composer and pianist Mikiko Miyakawa, whose recording career began with an album produced by Haruomi Hosono, presents a new one-act chamber musical-theater work.

The musicians themselves portray the characters while performing the music live. At times, their instruments speak in place of words.

Luca, a mysterious salesman, suddenly enters the life of Shannon, an ambitious scientist and composer. While Shannon’s rival makes a groundbreaking discovery about a mitochondrial mutation.

Lab coats and name tags change hands—and so do the identities, chords, and fortunes of Shannon and her colleagues.

Can music save a fragile life that was never meant to be seen?

Optional:

Tokyo-inspired Zen-style meditation, accompanied by live music.

A complimentary wine tasting featuring labels by a Japanese artist behind this production’s artwork.

Featuring POWDERED SUGAR

• Piano — Mikiko Miyakawa
• Violin — Carol Ma
• Saxophone — Paul-Alexandre Meurens
• Percussion — Brynna Gritter Kenneke
• Vocals — Mylene Juan