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Michelle Fujii is a taiko artist, co-director of <\/span>Unit Souzou<\/span><\/a>, and educator, creating contemporary work centered in the art forms of taiko and Japanese folk dance. Michelle\u2019s work navigates the multifaceted complexity of identity in our communities, a constant excavation to claim their own identity story. After graduating with a UCLA ethnomusicology degree, Michelle studied in Japan with foremost theatrical folk dance company, Warabi-za through a Japanese Bunkacho fellowship. Michelle has been a guest artist and collaborator with numerous North American and international taiko groups. In 2014, Michelle with her partner Toru Watanabe, fused their unique skills to build Unit Souzou, a Portland-based taiko ensemble creating an expressive blend of taiko and Japanese folk dance, forging new traditions for evolving communities.<\/span><\/p>\n

She serves on the board of <\/span>Arts Northwest<\/span><\/a>, Artist Advisory Council of Dance Place, and is the Co-chair of <\/span>Women & Taiko<\/span><\/a>, a movement dedicated to make visible the contributions of womxn taiko leaders. Michelle has been awarded fellowships from the Oregon Arts Commission and the Jubilation Foundation. Her newest work, Constant State of Otherness, is a National Performance Network, MAPFund, and New England Foundation for the Arts funded project, which centers on<\/span> the historical and divisive ways that othering has pervasively and insidiously affected our communities.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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