About Me
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Sango Tajima (she/hers) is a Japanese-American performer, writer, theatre & film maker based in London.
My love for the performing arts began in Tanzania where my middle school Drama teacher showed my class a newspaper article about the Beslan school siege, and within 24 hours we created and performed a play that brought a distant tragedy crashing into our consciences. My teacher called it political. She called it devised theatre. Since then, I’ve pursued collaboration with artists from the genesis of a piece, in whatever shape it takes for the work to feel immediate, vital & transformative. Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan and with my entire family in Japan, I spent my childhood as a nomad, moving from Hawaii to Thailand to Trinidad & Tobago to Tanzania to Japan to California. Carrying many cultures within me along with a desire to set down roots, I tend to be drawn to narratives about home and belonging. My artistic work has introduced me to so many interesting worlds, stories, and people, and has taken me to places all over the U.S. and countries including Israel, Korea, Japan, and China. My goal is to return to my nomadic roots and create work internationally, building a network of international artists who are instrumental in shaping the stories and faces reflected on stage & screen, in writer’s rooms, and in leadership. |
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My Work |
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