Paul D. Miller (DJ Spooky) & Michael Sakamoto awarded National Dance Project Production Grant

time/life/beauty

Led by Michael Sakamoto and Paul D. Miller aka DJ Spooky, time/life/beauty integrates dance theater, hip-hop mixology, new music, and multimedia.

Inspired by the life and legacy of composer-musician and activist Ryuichi Sakamoto (1952- 2023), whose career in multiple genres and media surpassed definition. Tracing Sakamoto’s creative, cultural and activist work, the artists unpack and embody the nuanced connectivity among languages and forms of expression, environment, science, and culture.

How do shared vernaculars form between creators and communities? How do individual and collective human behaviors influence ecologies small and large? What is the relationship between community, place and the larger environment over time? And how can interdisciplinary performance embody and inspire greater awareness of these issues?