Tomoko Sauvage

Yokohama, Japan

Tomoko Sauvage was born and raised in Yokohama, Japan. After studying jazz piano in New York, Sauvage moved to Paris, where he currently lives and works. Sauvage's work is based on live performance practices that embrace the unpredictable dynamics of materials, while incorporating ritualistic yet playful gestures, improvisation with the environment, and the use of chance as a compositional method. His performances have been presented internationally, including at RIBOCA (Riga), the V&A Museum (London), Manifesta (Palermo, Marseille), the Reina Sofia Museum (Madrid), the Roskilde Festival, the Centre Pompidou Metz, and the Nyege Nyege Festival (Uganda).