a Butoh dance class evening at CoachWerks led by Yael Karavan, Carolina Diaz & Mim King. For more info and registration contact yael on e.karavan@gmail.com
Tuesdays 9th & 23rd of November
6.30pm-9.00pm
£9/£7 cons.
"Again and again we are reborn. It is not enough simply to be born of the mother's womb. Many births are necessary. Be reborn always and everywhere. Again and again." Tatsumi Hijikata
Butoh is an avant garde dance philosophy/method that was created in Japan at the end of the 50ese by Tatsumi Hijikata and Kazuo Ohno. Butoh is not a technique but rather an approach to dance which stems from within us and is connecting us to our essence as well as to nature, the universe, our ancestors, the elements and the cycles of life and death. Because of its Asian origins Butoh is very deeply connected to Buddhism and Shintoism. The main elements that it explores are metamorphoses, dance through imagery, presence, awareness and the tension between opposites. The aim is to free the body from its mundane preconceived set of gestures and movements and thus allowing us to access a deeper and more authentic movement and archetypal expression.
"In other forms of dance, such as flamenco or classical dance. the movements are derived from a fixed technique; they are imposed from the outside and are conventional in form. In my case, it's the contrary, my dance is far removed from conventions and techniques ... it is the unveiling of the inner life." Tatsumi Hijikata