Dawn Akemi Saito

Dawn Akemi Saito is an actress, performance artist, writer and butoh dancer. She has collaborated with major innovative performance groups in the U.S., Europe, Asia and South America. Her multi-disciplinary works include: Blood Cherries, directed by Jonathan Rosenberg and Sabrina Peck at Dance Theater Workshop; A Face of Our Own, in collaboration with composer Myra Melford presented at the Orpheum Theatre in Graz, Austria; Leaves, Water, Sun presented at the Berkshire Theatre Festival; HALO presented at the Asian American Theatre Workshop at MarkTaper and Highways Performance Space in Santa Monica; HA, a solo dance-theatre piece directed by Maria Mileaf and presented at Dance Theatre Workshop, New York Theatre Workshop and the Electric Lodge; and My House was Collapsing Toward One Side, written and directed by Charles Mee Jr. with music by Myra Melford and presented at Dance Theater Workshop. Dawn has taught workshops throughout the U.S. and Europe and has served on the theater faculty at Cal Arts.