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Grant Recipient

Michael Sakamoto

Location
Iowa City, IA
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Artist Website
Project Title
Soil
Fiscal Year Awarded
2016
Grant or Program
National Dance Project Production Grant
Grant Amount
$30,350

Soil is a full-length, intercultural dance-theater trio conceived and directed by Michael Sakamoto and co-written and co-choreographed with the performers: Cambodian classical and contemporary dancer Chey Chankethya, Thai traditional and contemporary dancer Waewdao Sirisook, and Vietnamese-American contemporary dancer Nguyen Nguyen. The original music is by Reiko Imanishi and Shinichi Isohata. Referencing legacies of political conflict, war, genocide, and environmental destruction, Soil explores crisis in three Southeast Asian cultures and transnational, East-West identity through the dancers’ personal narratives and choreography. Estimated artist fee: $14,000/performance, $22,000/full week.

Tour Coordinator
Laura Colby, Director
Elsie Management
tel 718.797.4577

Presenter Partners
Hancher Performances (Iowa City, IA)
Modlin Center for the Arts, University of Richmond (Richmond, VA)
Maui Arts and Cultural Center (Kahului, HI)

Photo: Janelle Traylor

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