Events
Public Event Production
Tanabata 777: THE SEVENTH SENSE
Performance @TERRATORIA
July 7, 2017
A modern, trans-arts remix of the Tanabata legend of star-crossed lovers and the star festival.
With Chris Mosdell (lyricist for Michael Jackson, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Sarah Brightman, YMO), anime voice actress Yuu Asakawa (FATE series, Megurine Luka, Azumanga Daioh, Bubblegum Crisis), graphic theatre artist Kin Shiotani, experimental koto player Michiyo Yagi, gagaku “sho” musician Tokiko Ihara, biwa player Rieko Fujitaka, calligraphist Setsuhi Shiraishi, environmental sound engineer Samuel Andre and sword master Yuta Kurosawa.
Website:
http://tanabata7thsense.tumblr.com/
"Japanology" Series at Royal/t
At Royal/t Cafe and Gallery in Culver City 2009-2011. Organized and hosted events combining film/anime screenings with culinary offerings at the now legendary art-kei "maid cafe" in downtown Culver City, California. Themes included bosozoku (biker gangs), S&M, chocolate culture, and traditional foods in modern context.
International Hip Hop Film Festival and Conference at UCLA
Grant-writer and co-organizer of Hip Hop Film Festival at UCLA. In conjunction with the UCLA Working Group on Hip Hop Studies, UCLA Departments of Ethnomusicology, Musicology, and Comparative Literature, and J.U.I.C.E. (Justice by Uniting In Creative Energy, a non-profit hip-hop community center) collaborated to bring LA hip-hop festival January 19-22, 2006
Past Events
Currently I'm working with the wild cast of poets, musicians, artists, and dancers that inhabit the flux of Tokyo. I've collaborated with Josai International Poetry Center, Tokyo Poetry Journal, Japan Foundation, and many more. Contact me to brainstorm or consult!
Past Events
Writing Through Translation
Poetry Reading and Discussion with
Peter Cole, Keijiro Suga, Jordan Smith
November 5, 2017 Infinity Books in Tokyo 4-6PM
More info here at the Facebook event page.
