Max Sarkowsky

Piano improv for the hard times

Funky Crunchy Piano Improv

A little wednesdaynightmusic Piano Improv

A very charlie brown xmas improv

Knowing that pianos are always slightly out of tune in order to be “in tune”, some improv on my out of tune keybird piano.

Next up on our sneak peek series is a teaser of YAGA’s scenic design, by Max Sarkowsky! Kat Sandler’s YAGA is made of some absolutely delicious twists and turns, so you’ll want to avoid spoilers at all costs. We’re helping you out by only giving you a ✨ glimpse ✨ of the magic Max is making at 12th Ave Arts this fall. 🪵 Max Sarkowsky (@max.sarkowsky ) is a designer, musician and collaborative art-maker based in Seattle. Max creates unique visuals, soundscapes, and music for a variety of projects including plays, circus, and dance. His freelance work with companies in Seattle includes; Acrobatic Conundrum, The UMO Ensemble, Seattle Public Theater, Degenerate Art Ensemble, Dacha Theatre, ArtsWest, Vashon Repertory Theatre and others. He is a company member with UMO and Dacha. Previously with Dacha, Max was the scenic designer for DICE: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM (2024).

Electric Ukulele Improv after an evening of laughter

BBQ Tunes - piano improv

Solstice Jam - Piano Improv

Folklife Friday #folklifefestival

dhoka/Betrayal/ — A story stitched together with the help of artists (and friends!) from 3 different continents and 3 corners of the US. A small chunk of the world made this show possible. 😮‍💨 Premiering at JACK
May 15-17 Tickets in bio ✨ Performed by @camaleonico__ and ankita Music and Lights by @max.sarkowsky Vocals by @salujasiwakoti Set and Props by @soren.trots Process collaborators included Blaize, Isa, and Shivani The sacred energy of fire bubbles over in dhoka/Betrayal/, a destructive dance-theater duet which entangles Hindu goddess Kali’s ultimate power with ethnonationalism. This fire is one that South-Asian artists and physical practitioners have harnessed since ancient times, acting as a reminder of one’s own power and as a tool of resistance. dhoka reclaims this heat to reimagine Kali’s mythology with the eroticism, androgyneity, gore, and epicness that often gets written out of post-colonial South-Asian art. With Kali’s ultimate power bathed in authoritarianism, dhoka traces the pathway from destruction to recreation using worship. In a Hindu culture that is rapidly masculinizing itself amidst a weeping world of violence, dhoka invokes the feminine in one cathartic cry and a terrifying, bloodied tongue. 🩸

🔥dhoka/Betrayal/🔥 Premiering at JACK 
May 15-17 Tickets in bio ✨ See you there 🤘🏽 The sacred energy of fire bubbles over in dhoka/Betrayal/, a destructive dance-theater duet which entangles Hindu goddess Kali’s ultimate power with ethnonationalism. This fire is one that South-Asian artists and physical practitioners have harnessed since ancient times, acting as a reminder of one’s own power and as a tool of resistance. dhoka reclaims this heat to reimagine Kali’s mythology with the eroticism, androgyneity, gore, and epicness that often gets written out of post-colonial South-Asian art. With Kali’s ultimate power bathed in authoritarianism, dhoka traces the pathway from destruction to recreation using worship. In a Hindu culture that is rapidly masculinizing itself amidst a weeping world of violence, dhoka invokes the feminine in one cathartic cry and a terrifying, bloodied tongue. Performed by @camaleonico__ and ankita Music and Lights by @max.sarkowsky Vocals by @salujasiwakoti Set and Props by @soren.trots Photos by Top left: @sadqueenbilly Top right: Jim Coleman Center: Bruce Clayton Tom dhoka/Betrayal/ has been made with the support of New York State Council on the Arts, Brooklyn Arts Council, Performance Project, GALLIM Moving Arts Residency, Base: Experimental Arts + Space Residency, MNE Emerging Choreographer’s Series, Aangan, and JACK!