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Location
Pittsburgh, PA
Project Title
Soil
Fiscal Year Awarded
2017
Grant or Program
National Dance Project Presentation Grant
Grant Amount
$8,750
The Kelly Strayhorn Theater plans to present SOIL during its 2017-2018 season.
Soil is a dance theater trio conceived by Michael Sakamoto and developed in collaboration with the performers that explores crisis in three Southeast Asian cultures through the personal narratives of Cambodian classical dancer Chey Chankethya, Thai traditional and contemporary dancer Waewdao Sirisook, and Vietnamese-American contemporary dancer Nguyen Nguyen. Lushly arranged dance and incidental music by Japanese koto and guitar duo, Reiko Imanishi and Shinichi Isohata, adds a cinematic energy to the intimate scale of the performers’ stories.