Bio
Born in Buenos Aires on September 2nd, 1982, Luciana Sayanes graduated from the Argentine Catholic University with a BA in Political Science and a Minor in International Relations. In 2005 she received a merit scholarship at the University of Richmond (Virginia, USA), and in 2007 she was granted by the Indian Embassy in Argentina to deepen her studies in New Delhi. These experiences abroad deepened her research and interest in both intercultural exchange and sociopolitical issues such as gender studies and social control.
Thereafter, she devoted herself to delving into her artistic training, willing to link her creative and political aspects, both in terms of production and generation of projects and on stage. In the field of music, she worked as a singer in operas (Suor Angelica, Gianni Schicchi) and bands of different genres (jazz, pop, rock, fusion). In terms of acting, she deepened her expressive research within the fields of anthropological theater, clowning and masks. As for dance and movement, she specialized herself in butoh dance (with masters Gustavo Collini, Tadashi Endo and Yoshito Ohno, among others), and martial arts; having developed as a teacher of both disciplines.
In the field of cultural management, she has worked as a producer for Compañía Lírica Integral (Opera), Colectivo Butoh and Mundo Butoh Argentina (Butoh). She is the founder and Director of Benzaiten Collective, Hachinosu Music Project and Nyx Butoh, groups dedicated to artistic experimentation, creation and dissemination of the Arts in the world. She is currently touring around the world, carrying out artistic research projects and seminars which interweave butoh with social issues.
Thereafter, she devoted herself to delving into her artistic training, willing to link her creative and political aspects, both in terms of production and generation of projects and on stage. In the field of music, she worked as a singer in operas (Suor Angelica, Gianni Schicchi) and bands of different genres (jazz, pop, rock, fusion). In terms of acting, she deepened her expressive research within the fields of anthropological theater, clowning and masks. As for dance and movement, she specialized herself in butoh dance (with masters Gustavo Collini, Tadashi Endo and Yoshito Ohno, among others), and martial arts; having developed as a teacher of both disciplines.
In the field of cultural management, she has worked as a producer for Compañía Lírica Integral (Opera), Colectivo Butoh and Mundo Butoh Argentina (Butoh). She is the founder and Director of Benzaiten Collective, Hachinosu Music Project and Nyx Butoh, groups dedicated to artistic experimentation, creation and dissemination of the Arts in the world. She is currently touring around the world, carrying out artistic research projects and seminars which interweave butoh with social issues.