(Michael Sakamoto and Waewdao Sirisook in Anatta; photo by Cedar-Bough Saeji)
michael sakamoto
(Michael Sakamoto and Waewdao Sirisook in Anatta; photo by Cedar-Bough Saeji)
"A dramatic tour de force." - Lewis Segal, Los Angeles Times
"An act of heroic transformation." - Allan Ullrich, The Voice of Dance
Shades of Pina Bausch crossed with Woody Allen." - Donna Perlmutter, Los Angeles Times
"Compelling...Sakamoto the choreographer approaches the unsparing power of perhaps the most pitiless Rite (of Spring) thus far created." - Lewis Segal, Los Angeles Times
"Sets up a dialectic between the high gloss commercial art world and unmediated, authentic human expression and interaction." - Flash Art International
CURRENT:
Faun Pii: A Photo Essay on Northern Thai Trance Dance
Photo exhibit at UCLA World Arts and Cultures, November 3-December 12, 2008. More info...
Upcoming Talks - Click here...
"Anatta"
New dance and music works created with Waewdao Sirisook, Amy Knoles, and Bob Bellerue based on Buddhist concepts. Available for touring...
Photos from Chiang Mai preview performance - Click here...
LA Times preview article - Click here...
"The Empty Room: Spirit of the New World"
New performance installation, also featuring Waewdao Sirisook, Krenly Guzman, and D. Sabela Grimes premiered at the UCLA Fowler Museum. Available for touring and presentation...
Michael was recently awarded research and production grants from the Asian Cultural Council, University of California Institute for Research in the Arts, and the Pacific Rim Research Program.