Butoh Workshop
led by Yael Karavan
Sat 1st & Sun 2nd of March 11am – 4.30pm
at The Marlborough Theatre - 4 Prince's Street, Brighton, BN2 1RD
£55- early bird for bookings by the 21st of Feb. /£65 full price afterwards.
'"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 50s 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 and the cycles of life and death.
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 essence of movement and archetypal expression.
"My dance is far removed from conventions and techniques, it is the unveiling of the inner life."
Tatsumi Hijikata
for more info and registration contact Yael - info@yaelkaravan.com
About Yael Karavan- www.yaelkaravan.com
Award winning performer, dancer and Artistic director of the Karavan Ensemble, Yael was born in Israel and grew up in Florence, Paris and London. In her dance research she travelled across Japan and Europe to study and work with Butoh masters such as Kazuo Ohno, Tadashi Endo, Carlotta Ikeda, Yumiko Yoshioka, Akiko Motofuji, Ko Morobushi and Katsura Kan, amongst others. She was a member of Tadashi Endo's MaMu Dance Theatre for nearly 8 years and of Ten-Pen-Chi led by Yumiko Yoshioka for 3 years.
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WEEKLY CLASSES in March -
Sat. 8th - w/Carolina. 11am-1pm. Partnering with nature - exploring an extended sense of self.
Blank Studios (Studio 1). 108 North St. Portslade BN41 1DG. £10
Sun. 16th - w/Yumino. 6-8pm. The Marlborough. 4 Prince's St. Brighton BN2 1RD. £10
Sun. 23rd - w/Yumino. Day workshop in Hastings. 11am-5pm
Red Cross 36-38 Newgate Rd. St Leonards on Sea TN37 6SB
First 3h. at studio, then we will explore nearby woods. Bring clothes/shoes for all weather and lunch. £20
Sat. 29th - w/Carolina. 11am-1pm Partnering with nature - exploring an extended sense of self.
Blank Studios (Studio 1). 108 North St. Portslade BN41 1DG. £10
Sat. 5th April - w/Carolina - 11am-3pm
Partnering with nature - exploring an extended sense of self. Practice in nature. Outdoor location tbc in Brighton area. Bring clothes/shoes for all weather and lunch. £10
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contact : butohbrighton@gmail.com
"From the breath of every cell to the explosion of galaxies, the universe is already dancing."
