We invite you to a weekend BUTOH dance workshop – HEALING TRANSFORMATIONS, which will take place on February 21-22, 2026, in Krakow.

Led by: Kokoro – Krzysztof Jerzak (https://www.facebook.com/KokoroKJ)

Butoh dance can support stability, balance, and the integration of an individual’s sense of self. With appropriately focused techniques and visualizations, we can positively influence our inner environment.

During the workshop, we will undergo a series of transformations that directly or symbolically relate to specific parts of our personality:
– we will come face to face with what currently limits us,
– we will pay homage to our ancestors, restoring or strengthening our sense of connection with them,
– we will walk a path of awareness of various stages of our lives so far,
– we will say goodbye to what no longer serves us and open ourselves to new experiences with our full potential,
– we will also touch our tender, loving hearts to deeply feel our inner coherence and connection with all beings.

Dancing, we reach “places” our intellect cannot access. In this way, we bypass the rational perception of internal processes and directly engage in the experience and bodily expression of unconscious aspects of consciousness.

The workshop is intended for both beginners and advanced practitioners interested in self-development and deepening and expanding their body-mind awareness. It will be useful for dancers, performers, actors, practitioners of martial arts, yoga, etc., as well as those interested in bodywork therapy who seek authentic movement and mindful presence in the body in relationship with others.

This workshop should not be considered therapy. It should be viewed as support in the individual process of transformation and integration of consciousness.

BUTOH
This is a “modern” Japanese dance that emerged in the 1950s as a result of a search for new forms of expression. Based on a deep connection with the body, it allows for self-discovery through the exploration and integration of emotions, dreams, archetypes, symbols, and elements of nature. The dancer opens up to profound insights that allow them to transcend familiar patterns of expression. This way, their movement is always fresh and unique, and dance becomes a ritual, creative, and liberating process that penetrates the unknown qualities of existence.

DATES AND TIMES
February 21-22, 2026
Saturday/Sunday – 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM (with a 1-hour break)

LOCATION
Kontakt: Space of Movement, Dance, Music and Art,
ul. Szpitalna 40, 1st floor, Krakow
https://www.facebook.com/przestrzenKONTAKT
www.kontaktprzestrzen.pl

FEES
PLN 420

* Reservation of a place requires payment of a PLN 120 deposit by February 13, 2026.

* The account number for payment will be provided in the return email after registration.

* In the event of cancellation less than 7 days before the workshop, the deposit is non-refundable.

* Limited number of places.

REGISTRATION
Email: jerzakkrzysztof@gmail.com

INFORMATION
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KokoroKJ
Tel.: 698 557 060

LEAD BY
Krzysztof Jerzak – butoh dancer, choreographer, and aikidoka. He began training in aikido in 1987 and taught regularly from 2003 to 2020. He currently holds a 4th dan master’s degree.
He was the founder and teacher of the Kobayashi Hirokazu Krakow Aikido Academy.
In 1999, he also began studying Japanese butoh dance. He has taken lessons from Daisuke Yoshimoto, Itto Morita, Atsushi Takenouchi, Imre Thormann, Katsura Kan, and others. His portfolio includes several solo performances: “Sincere?” (2002), “Beyond” (2005), “Straw-butoh” (2009), “Dividing” (2019), “Words, Words, Words…” (2019), “Hana no michi” – The Way of Flowers (2020), and “The Mirror” (2023).

In 2004, he led a year-long project called “Integration in Dance Therapy,” which also included deaf and hard of hearing individuals. For the participants, he wrote and directed the performance “Flowers on the Sidewalk.” Between 2005 and 2011, he collaborated frequently with independent artists: musicians, actors, dancers, and filmmakers, co-creating stage and film presentations. In 2008, he co-created the performance “Aite” (choreography and dance) with the Do-Teatr group. In 2021-2022, he led a year-long project of intensive butoh workshops, choreographing and directing the performance “Absolutely Nothing” for the participants. He regularly leads workshops in Poland and abroad (Germany, Scotland, and Spain).