Michael Sakamoto

Soil is an intercultural dance theater trio conceived and directed by Michael Sakamoto and co-written and co-choreographed with the performers: Cambodian classical dancer Chey Chankethya, Thai traditional and contemporary dancer Waewdao Sirisook, and Vietnamese-American contemporary dancer Nguyen Nguyen. The original soundscore 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.