why i changed my name
It all begins with an idea.
Why I changed my name…
My full name is Samantha
Alexa Zoe
Son - Dokidis
As a small child I always knew my name was special,
the one of its kind in the world.
If my last name is a family name then I make for a family of one.
On school worksheets, the name section was never long enough for mine.
Anytime any registration was required, so was spelling out my name.
If my mother had her mother’s name, perhaps I would feel more connected to it.
My grandma’s name was Keveli Kazakou, and my mothers biological father
was not in the picture.
In Korea last names are connected to first names.
My father Jae, is called Jaeson (pronounced Jaesung)
by his mother Chunson and wife Barbrason to this day.
A practice I adopted in the re-naming myself.
As a daughter of separated parents,
Alexa seemed simpler to spell, remember, and has a good ring.
Perhaps it sounds overly fabricated- but it's not a pseudonym.
It's my real given middle name, chosen by my parents during the time
they were together.
Samantha Alexa is my actress persona,
she is still performing and great at dramatics-
something she credits to her Greek ancestry.
SAZ -also know as- Samantha Alexa Zoe,
is a new name for the next stage of my artistic journey.
A name separating my person from my work.
SAZ is a more evolved, integrated artist, shaped by
the earth,
the city,
and a constant drive to observe, challenge, and create.
~ san francisco arts guide ~
by an artist for artists
The spaces listed below are my recommendations for San Francisco’s more grassroot and decentralized creative hubs. Spaces helping pump the heartbeats of local creative culture dedicated to artists and their communities. Here I have seen artist and their art breath freely, unbound by political or creative constraints.
-Seek something beyond the typical tourist experience-
Audium – Sound Art Space - https://www.audium.org/
Church of Clown – Performance Space - https://www.churchofclown.org/
Counter Pulse – Experimental Performance Space - https://counterpulse.org/
Decentered Arts Event Tracker – Event Tracker - https://events.decentered.org/
Golden Thread Productions – Theater/Performance Space - https://goldenthread.org/productions/pilgrimage/
Gray Area – Tech/Art Venue - https://grayarea.org/course/creative-code-intensive/
Heron Arts – Gallery/Exhibition Space - https://heronarts.com/
Karl Arts – Gallery/Performance Space - https://www.karlartsf.com/
Magic Theater – Theater Space - https://magictheatre.org/
Mothbelly Gallery – Contemporary Art Gallery - https://www.mothbelly.org/
Root Division – Community Arts Space - https://rootdivision.org/
Soma Arts – Cultural Arts Space - https://somarts.org/
The Faight – Performance Space - https://www.thefaight.com/
The Lab – Experimental Arts Venue - https://www.thelab.org/