Johan Amatsakio
Playwright Drag artist Actor CostumerJohan Amatsakio (he/they) is a performer, writer, model, costumer and drag artist “Bard The Beholder”.
Drawing from their Indonesian heritage and undergrad study in Chinese and Japanese culture, they use their skills in theatre and drag spaces to explore the BESEA experience, transness, migration, and climate change.
As Bard The Beholder, they use their eco-conscious and self-taught costume skills as a medium to communicate these themes across national and international stages via mixed media performances, lip-sync, spoken word, dance.
Credits
Actor (Mulan/Private Dancer/Major Inconvenience), Mulan Rouge, The Vaults, Oct 2021-Jan 2022. Witchez of Oz (Lion/Wicked Witch), The Vaults Sep 2022-Jan 2023.Training
- Short Acting Course with Mount View Academy (2017)- Queer Theatremaker’s Handbook by Wildcard Theatre, led by Tabby Lamb (June 2021)
- New Earth Theatre Performers Course (July 2021)
- Squint Playwriting Award (2023)
- SOHO Writing Labs (2024-5)
Location
LondonExperience
2-5 years
Art forms / Disciplines
- Comedy
- Fashion
- Film - documentary
- Film - feature
- Film - short
- Literature
- Live art
- Multi-disciplinary / cross art form
- New technologies / digital
- Theatre / Live perfomance
What I do
- Costume Design
- Devising
- Editing
- Languages
- Performance Art
- Performing
- Physical Theatre / Mime
- Producing
- Prop Making
- Theatre making
- Working with young people
- Workshopping & Development
- Writing
Additional Languages
Dutch, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese
