Japanese studio Ryo Matsui Architects hung steel chains to create upside-down domes above the stage of a music recital in Tokyo (+ slideshow).

The stage set was created last spring for a performance of Hypnagogia, a recital named after the drowsy state between sleep and wakefulness.

A total of seven domes were suspended above the heads of performers and were illuminated with colours that changed for different stages of the music.

See also: a suspended network of chains in a church in Belgium.

Photography is by Tetsu Hiraga.

Here's a little more information from Ryo Matsui Architects:

It was scenic art project which was held in Nihonbashi Mitsui Hall, Tokyo in March, 2011.

“Hypnagogia” was the play which consisted of words and music.

Site: Nihonbashi Mitsui Hall
Promoter: M-site
Date: 12-13th March 2011
Principal Use: Scenic Art

Play wright/Theatre Director: Bun-oh Fujisawa
Pianist/Composer: Hibiki Inamoto
Aromatherapist: Ayaka Arito