Sawako Ama

Sawako Ama was born and raised in a Buddhist temple in the south part of Japan.  The safety and sacred feeling she felt being in the temple throughout her life has become an important part of her expression when she performs.  She has studied Gagaku (Japanese traditional music for Buddhist temples and Shinto shirines) and many different styles of dance all through her life. She has been performing as a dance artist and as a musician since 2008 in USA and Japan.  Her dance journey led her to study sacred/ritualistic music and dances from all over the world.

Since she joined KOHAKU, she finds her roots in Japanese culture and brings traditional and contemporary Japanese performing arts into her dance art.  She celebrates the art of life by blending diverse cultures in her original interpretations of Japanese dance, belly dance and world fusion.