- Six Saturdays: Exploration in Six Archetypal Themes (Body, Mind, Place, Pathway, Planet and Future). No.4: "The Pathway" (July 12th, 1981) with Joseph Campbell / Orchestra of Our Time (Joel Thome: Director). Makihara performed his solo percussion work "Seven Faces of Oku" at Yellow Springs Institute, Chester Springs, PA.
- Extensive Performance with Joel Thome's World Sound (1989-92): Galerie LeLong (New York), Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh), Los Angels County Museum of Art, Guggenheim Museum (New York) National Gallery of Art (Washington DC) and others.
- Performances (as composer/percussionist) with ZeroMoving Dance Company (1988-91) including Baltimore Museum of Art, Joyce Theater (New York), and American Dance Festival (Durham NC).
- "A Place for Human Butoh" with Bodhisattva Butoh Keiko-ba: a series of Butoh performances in Japan (1989-92).
- Music for Kei Takei's Moving Earth at Mythos Festival, Philadelphia (1991)
- Long term collaboration with choreographer Leah Stein (1987-Present) :various outdoor site specific projects including Schuylkill River Festival (1997) City Dances presented by Philadelphia Dance Alliance, "Falling from The Sky" at Longwood Gardens (2000), "Corner Lot" at Philadelphia Fringe Festival, a new work at Edinburgh Fringe Festival (2001), Choreographers Project series at Susan Hess Modern Dance (1987-1995, Philadelphia), and a tour of Poland and Romania (2004).
Leah Stein Dance Company
- Collaboration with choreographer Terry Beck for his dance company Terry Beck Troupe (1993-1998) include "Dance at the Packard" and some other series produced by Philadelphia Dance Projects.
- Performances (as composer/percussionist) with Pennsylvania Ballet: "DIG" (in collaboration with the choreographer, Terry Beck) for the company's "Off Center Ballet" series (March 1994).
- Performances at Ivrim Festival: (Painted Bride Art Center, Philadelphia - March 1995): collaboration with the choreographers Myra Bazell and Rennie Harris, and percussionist Lenny Seidman.
- Performances with Diversions Dance Company of Wales: extensive tour of Terry Beck's "DIG" in Europe (1994-95).
- Base-ment: a performance series of solo percussion works in his basement studio (1995-On Going)
- Composing and performing an original solo percussion music for Arden Theatre Company's "Henry V" [William Shakespeare]. Makihara's original solo percussion score and its live performance was nominated for the Barrymore Awards' "Best Original Music" category. (April-June 1996)
- Curating IMP Performance Series, a biweekly performance series promoting experimental performing projects, at Highwire Gallery, Philadelphia. (1996-1999)
- "Seasons": a new full evening work presented at Community Education Center (Philadelphia, PA) in conjunction with its "Independent Performing Artists Project (IPAP)" program. (1997-98)
- Nein Cow, presented at Manifesta 2 Festival, European Biennial for Contemporary Art, held in Luxembourg (in collaboration with percussionists Jim Meneses and Guy Frisch). (1998)
- Music for "Kleopat'Ra", a mixed media performance work by the New York based filmmaker / performer Kathy Rose.
- Shoup-Moore-Makihara Trio: East Coast tour with the Sonic Youth guitarist Thurston Moore and Seattle based saxophonist Wally Shoup; The live recording of this trio, Hurricane Floyd is available from Sublingual Records in Boston.
- Meneses/Makihara presented new works using Midi sampling systems, acoustic percussion and various sound media at Alternativa 99 Festival in Prague. (December 1999). The duo completed the 10-city tour of France and Spain in November 2001. Their CD titled "Next Bug" is available from Sonore, France.
- Working as the Artist in Residence at Sedgwick Cultural Center (Philadelphia PA) for their 2000-2001 Season presenting variety of projects including music concerts, dance and interdisciplinary projects, and sound-movement workshops for children.
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