Saki
a little about
ABOUT SAKI
Saki is an actress and singer based in New York, London, and Tokyo. She received her Masters in Music Theatre and Advanced Certificate in Vocal Pedagogy from New York University. Saki made her New York debut in GUYS AND DOLLS at Frederick Loewe Theatre and starred Off Broadway as Juror Eleven in TWELVE ANGRY WOMEN. Before NYU, she worked as a voice actor while completing a Masters in Japanese Studies from Sophia University in Tokyo, where she studied intercultural theatre, noise and silence in contemporary theatre, and the Japanese classical concept of 'Ma'. She also holds a certificate for Shakespeare Summer School from London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). Alongside her performing career, Saki teaches singing internationally. Other notable credits include: A Sketch of New York (The Producer's Club), Jane Eyre (Provincetown Playhouse), Dogfight (Black Box Theatre). TV/Film: PARK, Lunch, MIYUKI, and Everyday Life. Voiceover: Why Did You Come to Japan? (TV Tokyo), NEXT Documentary: Syrian Refugees (NHK World). 中学・高校とインターナショナルスクールで学び上智大学国際教養学部を卒業。その後バイリンガルナレーションの仕事をしながら同大学大学院グローバルスタディーズ研究科修士過程にて、インターカルチャーシアター・現代演劇のノイズとサイレンス・「間」を研究。修士課程終了後は文部科学省派遣制度により渡米しニューヨーク大学大学院にてミュージカルを専攻し、音楽修士と科学・医学に基づく「声楽教授法」の資格を取得。ニューヨークでは『ガイズアンドドールズ』（フレデリック・ロウ シアター）や『１２人の怒れる女たち』（オフ・ブロードウェイ）、インディーズ映画、ショートフィルム等に出演。昨年はロンドン音楽アカデミー（LAMDA）に留学しシェイクスピア・サマースクールの資格を取得した。現在はニューヨーク・ロンドン・日本を拠点に活動中。声楽指導もグローバルに行っている。
MULTI VISION
artist's statement
When I create I try to see things from a universal point of view. For example, Japan and Western countries can sometimes be opposite in the ways we communicate (introvert/extrovert, subtle/bold, less/more, silence/noise etc). When different cultures merge, we become more open to new ideas. Positive things can be negative, and negative things can be positive! What is right and wrong? This special space encourages freedom and possibility - the perfect environment for creation.
My experience of these opposing cultural styles, values, and ways of seeing things has made me open to new ideas and experimentations in my own art - the space between, destabilization, fragmentation. Is silence filled with potential expression, or a pregnant nothingness?
I am interested in pause, silence, noise, and stillness– I derive pleasure from these, in both my artistic taste and aural experience. Silence can be full of meaning and contemplative space... The happening between the lines (as in Annie Baker, Jean-Luc Godard, Jim Jarmusch or Wim Wenders' work), the exploration of being present and alive – in particular, slower, quieter, smaller. Annie Baker suggests that "Even when it's at rest, it's active.” Similarly, MA (間), the space-between-and-full-of-life, is a unique aspect of Japanese culture. I hope that we can feel and appreciate this in our wild world!
At the same time, I create to feel alive and open to the world - collaborating to make an impact on society in playful ways, and celebrating the magic of being human. My work can be very honest and genuine (often comedic) as I challenge myself to be brave enough to remain open and share my strange ideas and sensitivities. In this, I think I am hoping for mutual benefit! Thank you so much for joining me on this journey. I look forward to connecting with you.
RESUME
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
Height: 5’7”
(929) 297-2422
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THEATRE
Twelve Angry Women Juror Eleven Alpha NYC Theater / Dir Elisabeth Auqino
A Sketch of New York Various/Ensemble The Producer’s Club / Dir Joe DiNozzi
Much Ado About Nothing Beatrice/Leonato LAMDA / Dir Ami Sayers
Macbeth Various Roles New York University / Dir Jessica Bashline
Guys and Dolls Mission Band Frederick Loewe Theatre / Dir Annika Boras
Dogfight Rose Fenny Black Box Theatre / Dir Frank Schiro
Jane Eyre Helen Burns Provincetown Playhouse / Dir Frank Schiro
Adventure of Zen Master Dogen Monk 3 Sophia University / Dir Mari Boyd
FILM & TELEVISION
Everyday Life: Field Trip Shizuka (lead) Writ. & Dir Tadashi Ogawa
MIYUKI Eriko (supporting) Writ. & Dir Immanuel Martin
PARK Karen (Lead) NYU Grad Film / Dir Emma Doxiadi
Before Sunset Celine (Lead) Columbia University / Dir Hangcheng Xu
Lunch Peggy (Lead) Stony Brook University / Dir Peggy Tseng
VOICEOVER
Why Did You Come to Japan? Airport Concierge TV Tokyo / Dir Masato Nomura
NEXT Documentary: Syrian Refugees Narration NHK World
COMMERCIALS (selected)
Sofina by Kao (National) Voiceover A Tohoshinsha Company
Ban by Lion (National) Voiceover ARMZ. Inc.
Aeon Mall (National) Voiceover JVCKenwood Victor
Bacardi (National) Voiceover My Theatre D.D, Inc
Frozen DVD (National) Voiceover Sony Music Japan
OTHER
Sarah Brightman: A Christmas Symphony MC/Interpreter Tokyo International Forum / Dir Anthony Van Laast
LINK DV (Pilot Issue) MC Link DV, Inc
She’s the Man Premiere Reporter CNN Los Angeles
PRINT/RUNWAY
Zexy bridal magazine (October, 2005) as self for Bridal Square Felicita
Winterlit Holiday Fashion Show (December, 2006) as self at Santa Monica Place
Bridge U.S.A monthly magazine (October 1, 2006) as self for Fuji Water Systems LLC
TRAINING
New York University, Steinhardt – M.M. in Vocal Performance: Musical Theatre
Sophia University in Tokyo – M.A. in Japanese Studies, B.A. in Comparative Culture
University of California Los Angeles – 1 year training in Film and Acting
LAMDA – Shakespeare Short Course
Neighborhood Playhouse New York – Summer Acting Intensive Certificate
Acting: Fay Simpson, Annika Boras, Frank Schiro, Jessica Bashline
Shakespeare: Ami Sayers | Voice: Jane Fujita | Alexander: Jessica Wolf
Singing: Brian Gill, Dianna Heldman, Michael Ricciardone, Rosa Vento, Kristen Ruiz, Kumi Fukuhara
Movement: Fay Simpson, Martia Lesser | Clown: Christopher Bayes | Stage Combat: Joe DiNozzi
Dance: Germaine Salsberg (tap) Natalie Wisdom, MK Lawson (theatre) Nozomi Okamoto/Reiwa Ko (ballet)
SPECIAL SKILLS
Fluent in Japanese, beginning French, Piano (10 years), Flute (6 years), beginning Filipino Martial Arts
Vocal Pedagogy Certificate, Vinyasa Yoga Certificate, California Driver’s License, Miss International Japan Finalist (2006)