Approaches to Hollow Center is a dance portion of the multimodal project Hollow Center,
exploring ideas of erasure/nothingness and existence/being. This dance and its choreography
arises from deep philosophical yet interpersonal dialogues between the performers through exchanges
of writings and physical exploration in the studio. At each iteration, Yamamoto finds a local
duet partner of diaspora to work with for a week before the presentation, constantly evolving and
changing its artistic trajectory with new perspectives. Together, they approach the dynamic
relationship of nothingness and being as a constantly shifting condition.
August 1, 2026 | Long Island City |
Chocolate Factory Theater
video documentation
Created and performed by Takahiro Yamamoto & Kayvon Pourazar
Sound by Cenk Ergün
Lighting by Maggie Heath
June 22, 2026 | Portland, OR | Portland Institute for Contemporary Art
video documentation
Created and performed by Takahiro Yamamoto & Patricia Vázquez Gómez
Sound by Jesse Mejía
Lighting by Molly Gardner
May 30, 2026 | Philadelphia, PA |
Asian Arts Initiative
video documentation
Created and Performed by Takahiro yamamoto & José Ortiz-Págan
Sound by Cenk Ergün
Lighting by Isabella Gill
Generously supported by Creative Capital, NPN Artist Engagement Fund, Asian Arts Initiative,
SPACE residency at Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, and CF SPACE USE residency
at the Chocolate Factory Theater.