Makiko Watanabe

Makiko Watanabe

performance artist, set designer, window display designJapan
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Makiko Watanabe

Makiko Watanabe

performance artist, set designer, window display designJapan
About me
Makiko is a Japanese performance/theatre/event designer. She studied at MA Innovation Management at CSM in London, solving social problems with art and design, where she became knowledgeable about making concepts, art direction, and experience research and design. Her interest is heavily on people’s 3D experience and she went deeper study at MA Performance Design and Practice to design audience’ experiences in intimate environment, involving more than 5 senses. She has made works in London, Athens, and Tokyo.
Projects
  • Performance Art
    Performance ArtIntimate, interactive, Sensory performances
Work history
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    Window installation makerGendai kobo
     - JapanFull Time
    Work as an installation maker. Analyse window display design on software such as Vectorworks, Rhino, and sketchup, and created blueprints to purchase materials and to navigate hand crafting. Work for HERMES and Shiseido's high quality installation.
    Immersive Cult logo
    Immersive Cult logo
    Theatrical Event Organiser / ASMImmersive Cult
     - London, United KingdomFreelance
    As an organiser, worked directly with directors in production and an assistant stagemanger on the show days. Roles in production: Setting up auditions; Fee and condition negociation to performers (indivisuals, group, cpmpany, volunteers) ; Finding animal cast, Making list of props; Setting up rehursals; Organising costume fittings; Finding and price negociation for equipment; creating guestlist and mail communication with guests Roles during the show: audio support and assistanting stagemanager.
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Skills
  • Scale Model-making
  • Set Design
  • 3D CAD
  • Rhino3d
Education
    Central Saint Martins (UAL) logo
    Central Saint Martins (UAL) logo
    MA Performance Design and PracticeCentral Saint Martins (UAL)
     - London, United Kingdom
    create intimate one-to one performance art
    Central Saint Martins (UAL) logo
    Central Saint Martins (UAL) logo
    certificate Set design for performanceCentral Saint Martins (UAL)
     - London, United Kingdom
    An introduction to the creative process of set design for live performance: site-specific work, theatre, musical or opera. We explore the designer's vision, creative and practical skills, effective communication and how to develop a critical eye for performance.
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