michael sakamoto
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"An act of heroic transformation." - Allan Ullrich, The Voice of Dance
Shades of Pina Bausch crossed with Woody Allen." - Donna Perlmutter, Los Angeles Times
"Serious and absurd, forthright and subversive." - Contemporary Magazine
CURRENT:
Michael receives Artistic Innovation grant! > Michael has received a $10K grant to collaborate with acclaimed hip-hop choreographer Rennie Harris on a new solo performance, "Flash"!
Crisis movement training > Michael is continuing his development of a butoh-based training method for crisis resolution and working with different communities, most recently with workshops in Los Angeles (USA), Jogjakarta (Indonesia).
Upcoming > August 1 - FREE workshop (click for link)
UCLA Department of World Arts and Cultures
September 23-28 - Jogjakarta International Performing Arts Festival
Mixed program with Waewdao Sirisook and Amy Knoles + workshop
October 10 - Himeji, Japan
Mixed program with Katsura Kan and Seino Chisato
Spring 2012 (dates TBA) - Highways Performance Space
World premiere of The Empty Room, Los Angeles
New video > "Soil" (work-in-progress)
New dance and music collaboration.
Upcoming > December 2-3 - "Soil" performance + workshop (click for link)
Nyoba Kan International Butoh Fest
June 1-2, 2012 - Highways Performance Space
World premiere of The Empty Room, Los Angeles
October 18, 2012 - Sacred Cow performance, lecture, and workshop at UMass Amherst
Our new international collaboration, "The Empty Room," premieres
June 1-2 at Highways Performance Space in Los Angeles!
Featuring Rennie Harris, Amy Knoles, Waewdao Sirisook, and other
amazing performers from Japan, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, and the USA!
