Filippos Sakagian (born 1992, Greece–Armenia) is a composer, stage director, and transmedia artist. Based between Athens and Paris, he writes instrumental and mixed works for ensembles and electronics, and creates hybrid forms at the intersection of experimental theater and somatic performance. Driven by visceral intensity, his works bring together spatialized sound, light, staging, and the body in experiences marked by existential gravity, disrupting and shifting perception while questioning both artistic paradigms and the role of the audience.

Sakagian holds a master’s degree in instrumental composition and new technologies from the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (CNSMDP) and is an alumnus of the IRCAM Cursus program (2021–22). He designs custom instruments and develops personal tools in Max/MSP, seamlessly integrating lighting design and spatial sound into his works. Additionally, he operates live under the stage name necrotrance, channeling his creative vision into transcending sonic rituals.

His works have been presented at international festivals and institutions, engaging diverse audiences, including: FTMA (FR, 2022), GRAME (FR, 2024), Greek National Opera (GR, 2021), Intonal (SE, 2021), IRCAM (FR, 2022), Athens Megaron (GR, 2021), ME_MMIX (ES, 2018), MIXTUR (ES, 2020), Musée de l’Orangerie (FR, 2019), NFM (PL, 2025), OPUS (FR, 2024), RE-ND-ER-ED (UK–Scotland, 2021), Onassis Stegi (GR, 2025), TIEMF (IR, 2022), and TONARIUM (PL, 2025).

Collaborations with ensembles, performers, and artists across disciplines further enrich his practice, strengthening his commitment to interdisciplinary work, artistic research, and the exploration of real-time performance systems.

His work has been supported by institutions including the Fondation Meyer, SACEM, the Legs Jabès grant, and the Tarrazi Fund. He has received several awards, notably the SACEM Composition Prize (2017) and the Hertzbreakerz Electroacoustic Composition Prize (2020).