Butoh and Butoh-related events
Perforamances, classes and workshops
listed alphabetically by continent, country, state or province and city, in that order
Last updated October 31, 2011
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ASIA-EAST & SOUTHEAST
JAPAN / NIHON
TOKYO
WORKSHOP
Natsu Nakajima
Butoh Workshop (regular classes in Tokyo)
Natsu Nakajima is one of the dancers who laid the foundations of butoh activity under the guidance of Tatsumi Hijikata and Kazuo Ohno in the early 1960´s. She established the Mutekisha Dance Company in 1969 and toured intensively all over the world. Her performance "Garden" was highly acclaimed and built up her reputation as dancer and choreographer. She is still active in Japan and abroad.
Open regular classes
Every Monday, Tuesday and Friday from 7:00 PM
Tuition: 2,000 yen per class
Venue: 5 min. walk from Yotsuya San-chome Station (Subway Marunouchi Line)
Tel/Fax: 042 391 4087 (81 42 391 4087)
E-mail: nnakajima7 <at> ams <dot> odn <dot> ne <dot> jp
Web: www.geocities.jp/mutekisha/
YOKOHAMA
WORKSHOP/CLASS
The son of Butoh Co-Founder Kazuo Ohno performed in the first Butoh performance in 1959 as a child and is still going strong. He conducts ongoing regular workshops.
Workshops are every Tuesday, Wednedsday and Saturday. Anyone is welcome to participate.
Two hour class times: 8pm-10pm
Lesson fee: 2000 yen (each participation)
The nearest station is Kamihoshikawa station of Sotetsu local line. 10 min. on foot from the north exit.
Information 045-381-2333
EUROPE / EUROPA
ENGLAND
LONDON
CLASSES
Weekly classes taught by Marie-Gabrielle Rotie with guest teachers
September 21st to November 9th (8 weeks) 7-9pm
cost £ 90/80 concessions.
at London Buddhist arts Centre, Eastbourne House, Bullards Place, E2.
cheques payable to marie-gabrielle rotie, 1 christchurch square london E9 7HU.
bookings: butohuk <at> googlemail <dot> com
The weekly classes are very popular, open to all levels and attract people of all ages and from diverse backgrounds.The emphasis is on creative improvisation in both solo and group work.
WORKSHOP
at Chisenhale Dance Space, 64- 84 Chisenhale Road, E3 bookings: butohuk <at> googlemail <dot> com
CHEQUES PAYABLE TO
marie-gabrielle rotie, 1 Christchurch Square London E9 7HU
(please email to arrange alternative payment methods such as bank transfers or postal orders)
Refunds: are given 100% 10 days before course starts and none thereafter but you can transfer your fee to another course.
Concessions are available if you book more than one course: please contact for details.
Oguri
November 16 10.30-4pm
November 17th 11-4pm
November 18th 11-5pm
cost £90
Body Weather Laboratory (BWL) is a research forum open to anyone interested in investigating expression through the body within different environments. A demanding attitude toward a thorough reexamination of the body and movement is a main theme in all the aspects of the training.
M.B.
Rigorous mind/body, muscle/bone training; rhythmical and dynamic.
Manipulations
A series of specific stretching and relaxation exercises concerned with breathing and alignment. The work is done in couples, exchanging passive and active roles.
Workshop
Explorations designed to sharpen focus and develop the scope of expression through the body. The work encompasses sensitivity training and discovery of movement from imagination.
Oguri is the best body weather teacher I have encountered, having studied for many years with Min Tanaka. His work is honest and physical and does not fall into the trap of the overt intellectualism suffered by other teachers I have encountered. He is also an amazing performer!
WORKSHOP
Body Weather Amsterdam
November 7-11 Training and Solo Performance workshop London
Info and flyer: neilca <at> hotmail <dot> com
tel: +44(0)7739 459 153
FRANCE
Juju Alishina
CLASSES & WORKSHOPS
Rentrée!
Le samedi matin au Gymnase des Lilas, le 1er cours d'essai est OFFERT au 24 octobre pour les nouveaux élèves.
Le but est d'essayer et découvrir avant de s'engager, ce qui sous entend que vous avez la possibilité de suivre plusieurs cours.
Il n'y aura pas cours le samedi 31 octobre car le Gymnase des Lilas est fermé.
Tous les autres cours seront maintenus même pendant les vacances de la Toussaint.
au 01 40 27 08 83 (Cie NUBA 8h-12h)
http://www.dansenuba.fr/html/coursfr.html
http://www.dansenuba.fr/PDF/BUTO-tract09-10.pdf
GERMANY/DEUTSCHLAND
BERLIN
PERFORMANCE
DoroDoro Quarks - A Dance Poem at DOCK11 with Minako Seki and Yuko Kaseki
December 8,9,10,11, 2011
First Duet of Minako Seki and Yuko Kaseki
Music by Zam Johnson
An experiment of searching
Atom of word, sound, movement and body
to boil a genesis soup.
Spices of Onomatopée,
Slice of Micro-Copy the Body
Source with Motion and Emotion
Desert in Black hole
Children of Physics, we scream
Re-birth the Words of UR
Hear the Noise of Quarks
Dig the Roots of Sound
Eternal Spinning
Ticket : 12/10 euro
Dock11, Kastanienallee 79, Berlin Prenzlauerberg
Fon: 030 4481222
ticket@dock11-berlin.de
www.dock11-berlin.de
www.minakoseki.com
www.cokaseki.com
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=145292778832560&index=1
WORKSHOP
Upcoming Workshops with Minako Seki
Workshop in Berlin
Fri,05.11.- Sun,07.11.2010
open to beginner with movment experience, experienced welcome
15 hours training
€150,00/ application before 18.10.10: 130,00€
info and application:
Daniela Schmidtke
WORKSHOP
Berlin Post School: Intensive Workshop with Minako Seki
SEKI METHOD
Mon, 15.11.-Fri, 10.12.2010
The course is stage orientated and suitable for dancers, actors and professionals in performing arts.
100 hours training
€ 650,00 / application before 30.10.2010: 590,00€
Content:
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•Techniqual Training
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•Body and Physicality (i.e. Gravitation)
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•Body and Space (Presence)
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•Gesture/Character in Movement
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•Composition and Improvisation Techniques
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•Showing/Performance
Information and Application:
http://www.minakoseki.com/deutsch/Intensiv-Workshop.html
(english information is coming soon)
mail <at> minakoseki <dot> com
NORTH AMERICA
CANADA
ONTARIO
TORONTO
WORKSHOP
MEXICO
MICHOACAN
TLALPUJAHUA
Diego Piñon: BUTOH RITUAL MEXICANO
TLALPUJAHUA, MEXICO: 10-Years : Grateful Time in Transit for Evolution
Dec. 15th -18th / Butoh Ritual Mexicano Special Workshop
Sunday December 18th / Public dance offering and celebration
3-days of training to cultivate group energy and to recreate the sense of community from the Butoh Ritual Mexicano vision developed during the last 10-years of practice in the Tlalpujahua Butoh Center. Together participants will create a collective offering and prepare solo dance pieces that will be presented as part of the public celebration on the 18th. PREREQUISITE: PRIOR BRM TRAINING WITH DIEGO (minimum 10 hrs.)
$350.00 total (including $150.00 non-refundable deposit)
Shared housing arranged by BRM, approximately $10/night
Registration: butohmexicano <at> gmail <dot> com
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
CALIFORNIA
SAN FRANCISCO
PERFORMANCE
(photo by Pak Han)
INKBOAT
December 1-4, 2012: LINE BETWEEN, at ODC, San Francisco
conceived and performed by Shinichi Iova-Koga and Dohee Lee
direction by Dana Iova-Koga
music by Jason Ditzian and Suki O'Kane
installation by Amy Rathbone and Frank Lee
lights and shadow design by Allen Willner
kurogo: Peiling Kao
inkBoat
c/o ODC Dance Commons
351 Shotwell
San Francisco, CA 94110-1324
+1.415.992.7705
INKBOAT
April/May 2012: "THE CRAZY CLOUD COLLECTION", at Highways (Santa Monica), San Francisco International Arts Festival, The Painted Bride (Philadelphia) and Arcata Playhouse.
"The Crazy Cloud Collection" results from the intersection of Ko Murobushi, recognized in Japan as a leading inheritor of Hijikata’s original vision of Butoh, and Shinichi Iova-Koga, whose aesthetic balances between the known and unknown, improvising image within and without the body. Together, these artists invite the ghost of Ikkyu, a 15th century monk known for provocative, biting and unorthodox poetry, to share the stage with them.
Co-Direction by Shinichi Iova-Koga and Ko Murobushi
Performed by Sherwood Chen, Dana Iova-Koga, Shinichi Iova-Koga and Ko Murobushi
Music composed by Carla Kihlstedt, Matthias Bossi and Shahzad Ismaily
Set by Frank Lee
Costumes by Currie Leggoe & inkBoat
The presentation and tour of "The Crazy Cloud Collection" was made possible by the New England Foundation for the Arts' National Dance Project, with lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and additional funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Additional tour funding comes from Performing Arts Japan, a program of Japan Foundation.
"The Crazy Cloud Collection" is a National Performance Network (NPN) Creation Fund/Forth Fund Project co-commissioned by Highways Performance Space in Santa Monica in partnership with San Francisco International Arts Festival and NPN.
The world premiere of the Crazy Cloud Collection at San Francisco International Arts Festival 2010 was produced by inkBoat, the U.S./Japan Cultural Trade Network, Inc. and the San Francisco International Arts Festival, developed through a residency at the Maggie Allesee National Center for Choreography at The Florida State University and has been funded by the New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Dance Project (NDP) with generous support by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, the Ford Foundation, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and the Community Connections Fund of the MetLife Foundation as well as National Endowment for the Arts, the San Francisco Arts Commission, Bernard Osher Foundation, William & Flora Hewlett Foundation and the Zellerbach Family Foundation, National Performance Network Creation Fund, and National Performance Network Forth Fund.
inkBoat
c/o ODC Dance Commons
351 Shotwell
San Francisco, CA 94110-1324
+1.415.992.7705
HAWAII
HONOLULU (ISLAND OF OAHU)
CLASS
Abstracting The Essence
Butoh Class with Lori Ohtani, Artistic Director, Tangentz Performance Group
Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii, 2425 South Beretania St. (2 blocks west from University Ave.) in the beautiful Kenshikan Dojo (1st floor, Coyne St. side of building),
This workshop is open to all and no background in dance is necessary. Classes begin with warm-ups to increase flexibility and build strength. Using imagery exercises you will learn to activate your senses and become more aware of your individual movements, and learn to develop your own unique voice through Butoh dance.
SUNDAYS, 5:00-7:00 PM. $30/month (4 classes) or $10/class.
CONTACT: Tangentz at (808) 387-4861 for more information. Or email at tangentz <at> butoh <dot> net
WASHINGTON (State)
SEATTLE
PERFORMANCE
DAIPAN's Northwest Butoh WAVE Agogo Two-Night Performaganza is just arrround the corner- Friday, Nov. 5 and Saturday, Nov. 6 at Velocity Dance Center on Capitol Hill (1621 12th Ave). Perfectly positioned after the seminally beautiful Sankai Juku show Wed. Nov. 3 at the Paramount, DAIPANbutoh presents a full spectrum of the the art form born in post-war Japan in the 50's, twenty years later to develop a whole life of its own on American soil.
We invite you to share in this special two-day presentation of soul-altering performances. Each night we offer a completely different set of performances from the Northwest's richly diverse and accomplished butoh dancers. Friday night features Sheri Brown, Danse Perdue, Douglas Ridings and Kokoro (Vancouver). Saturday night: Diana Garcia-Snyder, Momo Dance Company, Jyl Brewer, Haruko Nishimura, Joan Laage, Helen Thorsen, Sheri Brown & Sharoni Siegel (Boulder), and Mizu Desierto (Portland). May we strongly suggest you attend both evenings? You won't regret it. Reservations and/or further inquiries, email DAIPANbutoh <at> gmail <dot> com or call Sheri Brown 206.940-6078.
Also available in conjunction with this special week is Northwest butoh pioneer Joan Laage's "Embodying the Spirit" butoh workshop on Saturday Nov. 6 from 11 - 2 pm. Space is limited for this; call 206.729.2054.
WORKSHOP
presents
Exploring the Limits Weekend Intensives Workshop Series Fall 2011
This is our most ambitious workshop series yet, encompassing eight weekends and bringing teachers from Japan, Switzerland, and Canada; as well as Portland and Seattle. All weekend intensive workshops will be held at teatro de la Psychomachia, (theatre of the SoulStruggle) a performance and teaching space founded by Danse Perdue in 2010. We strongly encourage participants to take entire weekend intensives when possible, as each workshop charts a particular somatic journey from its beginning to its end. For anyone bold enough to commit to attending the entire series, we are offering a special price- a sliding scale cost of $500-750, paid in full by the beginning of the first workshop. Advance registration for workshops is strongly encouraged. Please contact Vanessa Skantze, DAIPANbutoh Workshop Coordinator with any questions at psychomachia <dot> arts <at> gmail <dot> com or at (206) 697-3855.
Re-construction of your body: Butoh workshop with Yukio Suzuki
WHO: Yukio Suzuki
TIME: October 29-30, 2011. Saturday, October 29, from 11 a.m. Till 2 p.m. and Sunday, October 30, from 12 – 3 p.m.
CONTACT: Vanessa of Danse Perdue (psychomachia <dot> arts <at> gmail <dot> com) or (206) 697-3855
COST (sliding scale):
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■Saturday $35-50
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■Sunday $35-50
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■Both Days: $60-90
LOCATION: teatro de la Psychomachia, 1534 1st Ave. S. Seattle
DESCRIPTION: Students will learn how to be aware of and move the body, according to Butoh principles, so as to gradually betray their habitual movements and way of thinking. That is, to try to change the texture of the body as a thing. Then, to play with the new thing.
ABOUT: Suzuki studied butoh from 1997 and danced in the works of Ko Murobushi. In 2000 he started the group “Yukio Suzuki Company”. He gained attention in the dance world for his documentary style of directing and choreography that uses compelling placement of dancers with a strong emphasis on their physical presence. In recent years he has expanded his activities as a choreographer with projects like choreographing for dancers of the Tokyo City Ballet Company and participating in TBA Festival (USA), Hong Kong Art Festival, and Sibiu International Theatre Festival among others. His work “Confronting Silence” won the Grand Prix at the Toyota Choreography Award.
THE ALCHEMY OF EMPTINESS: Dancing with authenticity and integrity butoh workshop with Helen Thorsen
WHO: Helen Thorsen
TIME: Friday, November 4, 2011 6:30-9:30 p.m.
LOCATION: Teatro de la Psychomachia, 1534 1st Ave. S. Seattle
CONTACT: Vanessa of Danse Perdue (psychomachia <dot> arts <at> gmail <dot> com) or (206) 697-3855
COST: $35-50 sliding scale
DESCRIPTION: Butoh practice allows us to become vulnerable, open, willing to be in the moment and most of all free, so that every cell has diamond clarity, and congruence. This is the ground of honest works.
Emptying out we can transform our resistance, fear and judgments surrendering to the dance that is bigger than we are, and discovering a self that exists beyond all thought and feeling.
In this workshop we will work deeply with poetic imagery, Butoh and energy forms allowing our dance to be rooted in the landscape of the deep mystery of presence. This class will work on refining our concentration, attention, discipline and ability to work deeply in the butoh body. Please contact Vanessa of Danse Perdue (psychomachia <dot> arts <at> gmail <dot> com) or (206) 697-3855 for more information.
ABOUT: Helen Thorsen has a BA in Dance from Columbia College with an emphasis in contemporary dance & dance therapy. She has a background of study that includes; Butoh, modern, Graham, and Effort/Shape dance, Yoga, Tai Chi, Skinner Releasing and Pilates. Her work is grounded in universal principals of open heartedness, acceptance and presence. Helen is Managing Director of DAIPANbutoh Collective. Thorsen was Artistic Director of 627 Space in Chicago. She was a founding member of Yuni Hoffman Dance Theater and Dappin’ Butoh; dancing with them for 10 years. Her choreography has been viewed widely in Chicago and Seattle. With Mary Cutrera she formed the company LastLeg Into Flightime, which produces their choreography and supports emerging dance and aerial work in Seattle.
The Energy in Dreams: Butoh Workshop with Diana Garcia-Snyder
WHO: Diana Garcia-Snyder MFA
TIME: Saturday, November 5 10 a.m. till 2:30 p.m. No break.
LOCATION: Teatro de la Psychomachia, 1534 1st Ave. S. Seattle
CONTACT: Vanessa of Danse Perdue (psychomachia <dot> arts <at> gmail <dot> com) or (206) 697-3855
COST: $35-50 sliding scale
DESCRIPTION: Butoh is a vital integral practice where body, mind, spirit and shadow get to meet, dance, struggle and rejoice. This workshop use dreams as creative source for exploration. You will be engaging in exercise to develop attention, physical strength and emotional/mental equilibrium. The goal is to encourage change, understanding of the self and exploration of the unknown with the belief that there are no boundaries besides the ones we create ourselves. Please make sure to write down your latest dream(s) before coming to this workshop.
ABOUT: Diana is a Co-Founder of DAIPANButoh Collective, teaches dance at the University of Washington in Bothell and Pilates in the Seattle area. Her major butoh influences are Diego Pinon, Maureen Fleming, Katsura Kan and Kazuo Ohno. She has performed and taught in the US, Japan, Korea, Ecuador and Mexico.
LINKS: www.diana-garcia.com
SKIN::SOIL::WATER::BLOOD A kinesthetic exploration of body and earth.
WHO: MIZU DESIERTO
TIME: November 18-19, 2011. Workshop times are Friday evening, November 18, from 6:30-9:00 p.m. With a Butoh Improvisation Dance evening/potluck to follow, and Saturday, November 19, from 12 p.m. till 3 p.m.
LOCATION: teatro de la Psychomachia, 1534 1st Ave. S. Seattle
CONTACT: Vanessa of Danse Perdue (psychomachia <dot> arts <at> gmail <dot> com) or (206) 697-3855
COST ( sliding scale):
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■Friday $35-50
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■Saturday $35-50
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■Both Days $60-90
DESCRIPTION: An integration of butoh practice and eco-somatics, this interdisciplinary workshop will explore the ordinary/extraordinary, micro/macro relationships between our own body and the larger earth body upon which we live. Bridging dance and science through internal and external provocation, the goal of this workshop is to develop a greater sensitivity in our bodies and in relationship to place/other/environment.
ABOUT: Mizu is the Co-Founder and Artistic Director of Portland’s Water in the Desert and The Headwaters Theatre. She is an interdisciplinary performer, choreographer and educator whose work explores themes of personal truth, ecological sensitivity and transformation. A butoh practitioner since 1997, Mizu has studied and performed with Hiroko & Koichi Tamano, Diego Piñón, and Yoshito Ohno, amongst others. She has taught dance at Portland State University and Prescott College (AZ), as well as facilitated independent workshops throughout the U.S.
LINKS: www.MizuDesierto.com
SOUTH AMERICA
ARGENTINA
BUENOS AIRES
PERFORMANCE
BRAZIL/BRASIL
SãO PAULO
PERFORMANCE