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Since the 1990s, Welsh-born harpist and composer Lord Davis, who has been active in the UK’s free improvisational scene, will come to Japan and perform with the legendary sound artist Akio Suzuki, who is adored.

Date & Time| Monday, December 22, 2025 OPEN: 19:00, START 19:30
Venue| Kyoto CLUB METRO (Ebisu Building BF, 82 Shimozutsumi-cho, Sakyo-ku, Tokyo)
Performer| Rhodri Davies + Akio Suzuki
Price| ¥3,500+1drink Advance / ¥4,000+1drink on the day
Reservation and details｜https://www.metro.ne.jp/schedule/251222/

https://tottori-moa.jp/news/24696 In the outdoor area “Forest of Creation” on the west side of the museum, we plan to install three commissioned works, including the sculpture “Invitation 2025” by sound artist Suzuki Akio. A groundbreaking ceremony will be held in the form of a performance by Suzuki and dancer Miyakita Hiromi to pray for the safe start of construction ahead of the start of construction in January 2026. Anyone is welcome to attend, so please feel free to invite your friends and family.

[Date and time] Wednesday, December 17th, 10:30 start
[Venue] Tottori Prefectural Museum of Art, Creative Forest
[How to participate] Please come directly to the venue on the day
https://tottori-moa.jp/news/24696

Date: 12/12/2025 Fri. 14:00 start, 13:30 open
Venue: Etoile Kaito Living Bldg.1-15-15 Higashikanda, Chiyoda-ku
Fee: 2,200yen for adults, 1,500yen for students
※If you already have an Etoile Kaito Living Hall ticket that has already entered, we will apply the discount. ( Discounted price: 1,200yen for general customers, 500yen for students) Please be sure to bring your ticket on the day.

https://tokyobiennale.jp/tb2025/event/garden-of-the-appellation_maze-walking/?lang=en

Period｜Friday, October 17, 2025 – Sunday, December 14, 2025
Venue｜(Base exhibition) Toeizan Kan’ei-ji and Etoile Kaito Living Building
(Exhibition area) Ueno/Okachimachi Area, Kanda/Akihabara Area, Suidobashi Area, Higashi-nihombashi/Bakurocho Area, Yaesu/Kyobashi Area, Otemachi/Marunouchi/Yurakucho Area
    ⇒ Map PDF
    Map: https://stroly.com/viewer/1759212149?categories=landmark3
Organizer｜General Non-Profit Incorporated Organization Tokyo Biennale
    https://tokyobiennale.jp/tb2025/exhibition/akio-suzuki/?lang=en


>> Interview for Tokyo Biennale 202 (written in Japanese)

Aichi Triennale 2025 Partnership Program　”Sha Butsu Sei Sei”

【Obu city】
As part of the Artobuist 2025, artist Eiji Watanabe will recreate the hut “Mondori-an,” originally designed by Akio Suzuki. The performance “Mondori-an: WANA-Show” will take place in Obu, featuring Suzuki, who was invited as an artist in 2021, and Miyakita, who also participated in the dance performance, with the hut as the starting point.

Date | Saturday, November 15, 2025, Start at 2:00 PM (Free admission / Advance registration required) Venue | Okura Park Rest House Courtyard (5-74 Momoyama-cho, Obu City, Aichi Prefecture) ※Registration is available from October 10 (Fri) via phone, the registration form on the website, or directly at the Cultural Exchange Division office on the 3rd floor of Obu City Hall.

Date | Saturday, November 15, 2025, Start at 2:00 PM (Free admission / Advance registration required)
Venue | Okura Park Rest House Courtyard (5-74 Momoyama-cho, Obu City, Aichi Prefecture)
※Registration is available from October 10 (Fri) via phone, the registration form on the website, or directly at the Cultural Exchange Division office on the 3rd floor of Obu City Hall.
https://artobulist.jimdofree.com/

Aichi Triennale 2025 Partnership Program　”Sha Butsu Sei Sei”

【Ichinomiya City】
Using products found at the former woolen factory site and motifs inspired by the uniqueness of the location, Suzuki will present “o to da te” and a new work titled “Simulacra-chan,” while Miyakita will unveil new paintings. During the exhibition period, there will be performances by the two artists and an artist talk.

Exhibition｜Friday 19 September 2025年 – Sunday 16 November 10:00〜18:00
Performance | Monday/Holiday 13 October 2025 Start at 13:00
Artist Talk | Start at 14:00
Venue | mh PROJECT_nokogirini (4-11-3 Kagoya, Ichinomiya-shi, Aichi 494-0002)
Organize｜mh PROJECT_nokogirini 　mhprojectnyc_(at)_gmail.com
　　　* Replace “_(at)_ ” with “@”.
Sponsored | Aichi FG Educational and Cultural Foundation
Collaboration | Nokogirini, Hiramatsu Keori Co., Ltd.
https://mhprojectnyc.com/

Aichi Triennale 2025 Partnership Program　”Sha Butsu Sei Sei”

【Toyohashi city】
After the museum closes, a one-night-only performance will be held in Seiji Kunishima’s “Garden of Light” at the Museum. Prior to the performance, a documentary film about the two artists will be screened free of charge.

Toyohashi city — Toyohashi city museum of art and history

After the museum closes, a one-night-only performance will be held in Seiji Kunishima’s “Garden of Light” at the Museum. Prior to the performance, a documentary film about the two artists will be screened free of charge.

Date | Saturday, October 11, 2025
Venue | Toyohashi city museum of art and history (3-1 Imabashi-cho, Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture)

Performance | 6:00 PM (Doors open at 5:30 PM)
Admission | General 3,500 yen, Free for high school students and younger
*Tickets can be reserved by email to Mizunoue Cultural Center for on-site payment, or purchased in advance via Peatix.
https://syabutsuseisei-toyohashi.peatix.com/

Film | ‘Sorane: The Child Born Wearing a Hat of Happiness’
Director: Hideyuki Miyaoka | Cast: Akio Suzuki, Hiromi Miyakita | Production: LE PETIT NOMADE
(Free admission / No reservation required) 1:00 PM Doors open / Part 1: 1:30 PM (56 minutes) / Part 2: 2:45 PM (106 minutes) Venue:1st Floor Lecture Hall

Organized | Mizunoue Cultural Center (Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture, Ekimae-dori 3-118, Daifuku Building B-2)
　　　　　　　yukihiguchi_(at)_aozora-ltd.com [* Replace “_(at)_ ” with “@”] 070-8557-5610
Co-hosted | Toyohashi City Board of Education
https://daihou-mizunoue.com/

Modern urban life forces us to live within artificially constructed structures. Some people may find themselves suppressing their sense of comfort and spatial awareness in order to survive. However, the number of people who can choose to change their current lifestyle and move to a more natural environment is limited. “ Sha Butsu Sei Sei ” is a program designed to help people regain their physical senses that are in danger of being lost, while still enjoying the benefits of modern life, and to make their daily lives more relaxed.


Organize｜mh PROJECT_nokogirini, Mizunoue Cultural Center, Toyohashi City Board of Education, Artobulist Executive Committee, Obu City

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A journey along the Tokaido Road revisiting the three cities in Aichi Prefecture where Akio Suzuki and Hiromi Miyakita once formed artistic connections. Their capacity to transform chance into opportunity, which can be said “Chance Operation”, connected three projects in three cities, resulting in a journey of sound and dance imbued with the spirit of Sha Butsu Sei Sei.

【Ichinomiya City】
Using products found at the former woolen factory site and motifs inspired by the uniqueness of the location, Suzuki will present “o to da te” and a new work titled “Simulacra-chan,” while Miyakita will unveil new paintings. During the exhibition period, there will be performances by the two artists and an artist talk.

Exhibition｜Friday 19 September 2025年 – Sunday 16 November 10:00〜18:00
Performance | Monday/Holiday 13 October 2025 Start at 13:00
Artist Talk | Start at 14:00
Venue | mh PROJECT_nokogirini (4-11-3 Kagoya, Ichinomiya-shi, Aichi 494-0002)
Organize｜mh PROJECT_nokogirini 　mhprojectnyc_(at)_gmail.com
　　　* Replace “_(at)_ ” with “@”.
Sponsored | Aichi FG Educational and Cultural Foundation
Collaboration | Nokogirini, Hiramatsu Keori Co., Ltd.
https://mhprojectnyc.com/

【Toyohashi city】
After the museum closes, a one-night-only performance will be held in Seiji Kunishima’s “Garden of Light” at the Museum. Prior to the performance, a documentary film about the two artists will be screened free of charge.

Toyohashi city — Toyohashi city museum of art and history

After the museum closes, a one-night-only performance will be held in Seiji Kunishima’s “Garden of Light” at the Museum. Prior to the performance, a documentary film about the two artists will be screened free of charge.

Date | Saturday, October 11, 2025
Venue | Toyohashi city museum of art and history (3-1 Imabashi-cho, Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture)

Performance | 6:00 PM (Doors open at 5:30 PM)
Admission | General 3,500 yen, Free for high school students and younger
*Tickets can be reserved by email to Mizunoue Cultural Center for on-site payment, or purchased in advance via Peatix.
https://syabutsuseisei-toyohashi.peatix.com/

Film | ‘Sorane: The Child Born Wearing a Hat of Happiness’
Director: Hideyuki Miyaoka | Cast: Akio Suzuki, Hiromi Miyakita | Production: LE PETIT NOMADE
(Free admission / No reservation required) 1:00 PM Doors open / Part 1: 1:30 PM (56 minutes) / Part 2: 2:45 PM (106 minutes) Venue:1st Floor Lecture Hall

Organized | Mizunoue Cultural Center (Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture, Ekimae-dori 3-118, Daifuku Building B-2)
　　　　　　　yukihiguchi_(at)_aozora-ltd.com [* Replace “_(at)_ ” with “@”] 070-8557-5610
Co-hosted | Toyohashi City Board of Education
https://daihou-mizunoue.com/

【Obu city】
As part of the Artobuist 2025, artist Eiji Watanabe will recreate the hut “Mondori-an,” originally designed by Akio Suzuki. The performance “Mondori-an: WANA-Show” will take place in Obu, featuring Suzuki, who was invited as an artist in 2021, and Miyakita, who also participated in the dance performance, with the hut as the starting point.

Date | Saturday, November 15, 2025, Start at 2:00 PM (Free admission / Advance registration required)
Venue | Okura Park Rest House Courtyard (5-74 Momoyama-cho, Obu City, Aichi Prefecture)
※Registration is available from October 10 (Fri) via phone, the registration form on the website, or directly at the Cultural Exchange Division office on the 3rd floor of Obu City Hall.
https://artobulist.jimdofree.com/

Inquiries about the entire program | “Sha Butsu Sei Sei” Executive Committee Office
information.ashm_(at)_gmail.com [* Replace “_(at)_ ” with “@”]



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DATE | Friday 19 September to Wednesday 24 September
Venue｜Toyooka Theater (10-18 Motomachi, Toyooka)
Fee | ¥1,800
https://toyogeki.jp/

Movie “Sorane: The Child Born Wearing a Hat of Happiness”
Cast｜Akio Suzuki, Hiromi Miyakita
Director｜Hideyuki Miyaoka
Part 1: 56 minutes, Part 2: 104 minutes / Color / 2023 / Produced by LE PETIT NOMADE

Directed by Hideyuki Miyaoka, this documentary film was completed after five years of post-production, following the activities of Japanese sound art pioneer Akio Suzuki and artist Hiromi Miyakita from 2011 to 2018. It will be screened at Toyooka Theater.

MATSUO MEGUMI + VOICE GALLERY pfs/w
What the body knows
DATE | 13 September to 12 October 2025, Open only on Saturday and Sunday between 13:00〜19:00
https://www.voicegallery.jp/exhibition_event.php

We will celebrate the completion of ONKAI, an outdoor sculpture created by German sound sculptor Lucas Kühne after nine years of work, by performing at the opening event.
DATE | Saturday, 21 & 22 June 2025
Venue | 237 Takezutsu Totsukawamura Yoshino-gun, Nara

https://www.facebook.com/events/688795997382171

MMCA Performing Arts 2024: Space Elevator
Yuko Mohri
Piano for Four Hands and Feet

Performers: Yuko Mohri, Akio Suzuki
Period & Time: February 22 – 23, 2025. 15:00-
Admission fee: 5,000 KRW * Reservation required
Number of people allowed: 100
Reservation: https://booking.mmca.go.kr/product/en/performance/369#none

November 2 – 7
Curate & facilitated | soundpocket with Nigel Brown, Budhaditya Chattopadhyay, Catherine Clover, Viv Corringham, Kanta Kochhar-Lindgren, Brandon LaBelle, Law Yuk-mui, Israel Martínez, Hiromi Miyakita, Akio Suzuki
https://www.soundpocket.org.hk/v2/uncategorized/the-listening-academy-hong-kong/