Kintsugi
Director and Choreographer Makoto Hirano
Produced by Journey Arts — more info here
Project timeline
• Summer/Fall 2026: Community Sessions and interviews
• Spring 2027: Creation-rehearsals
• June 2027: Premiere
Kintsugi is an original, interview-informed project I am directing and choreographing, that will feature a community ensemble of non-professional performers. It’s being produced by Journey Arts (helmed by my longtime friend and colleague Marla Burkholder), and created in collaboration with my JACL friends Rob Buscher, Amy Danford, Cliff Akiyama, with original score by composer and jazz-superstar Sumi Tonooka. Premiere: June 2027. More info soon.