Eiko Otake
Eiko Otake is a movement-based, interdisciplinary artist. She was born and raised in Japan and has been a resident of New York since 1976. After working for more than 40 years as Eiko & Koma, she now performs as a soloist and directs her own projects collaborating with a diverse range of artists.
When I began performing my solo project A Body in Places (2014–), I left theaters and danced, or rather lay down, in places like churches and street plazas. I regard these sites as “places,” characterized by its functions, habitats, and constituencies. I observe each place for as many days as available. I am a visitor/a foreigner, but at the performance, I need to feel I belong there.
