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Sat Dec 19 2026 at 06:30 pm to 08:30 pm UTC-05:00

Mutated Romance

  • Tenri Cultural Institute · New York
  • From USD 23.18
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Mutated Romance
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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
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Tenri Cultural Institute, 43A West 13th Street, New York, United States

Tickets USD 23.18
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