As the concept suggests, there is no traditional seating plan for the show, and instead we have 80 tatami mats lying on the floor for the audience to comfortably watch the animation hanging over their heads.

I didn’t expect that we would have so much stuff on our side, but it’s great to be able to have one piano each. The Esplanade people are really nice about their resources, and I am so happy with the sound of their Yamaha U5. We have taken out the front panel and patched them up with contact mics. It also opens up the possibility for pulling some strings. I understand the appeal of a prepared piano now!

Yesterday we had a dry run, and also a preview show with some Esplanade people and sponsors and guests. As we were still trying to iron things out on the animation side, I’m not sure they knew when the show was over (there is a part towards the end that is supposed to be in total darkness, so when the show really ended, I think the audience were still unsure about curtain call…)

It’s been tiring working on this project, but i’m quite happy with the way the whole soundtrack came out. Hope you’ll like it too.