⏰️ TUESDAYS – 8:30 p.m – 10 p.m
BUTOH DANCE – classes in Krakow
Led by: Krzysztof Jerzak (https://www.facebook.com/KokoroKJ)
*KONTAKT PRICE LIST applies to classes – we accept Kontakt passes, single entries in the amount of PLN 40, Multisport and Medicover cards (cards with a surcharge of PLN 10)
We invite you to participate in four Butoh dance classes. The meetings will focus on experiencing its basic elements.
Butoh is a Japanese “modern” dance that was created in the 1950s as a result of searching for new forms of expression. Based on a deep connection with the body, it allows you to discover yourself through the exploration and integration of emotions, dreams, archetypes, symbols and elements of nature. The dancer opens up to deep insights, thanks to which he goes beyond known patterns of expression. In this way, his movement is always fresh and unique, and dance becomes a ritual, creative and liberating process.
ABOUT THE LEADERS
Krzysztof Jerzak – butoh dancer, choreographer and aikidoka. In 1987 he began training in aikido, in the years 2003-2020 he taught, conducting regular classes. He currently holds a master’s degree of 4 dan.
He was the founder and teacher of the Krakow Aikido Academy Kobayashi Hirokazu.
In 1999 he also began learning Japanese butoh dance. He took lessons from: Daisuke Yoshimoto, Itto Morita, Atsushi Takenouchi, Imre Thormann, Katsura Kan and others. His portfolio includes several solo performances: “Szczery?” (2002), “Beyond” (2005), “Straw-butoh” (2009), “Dividing” (2019), “Words, words, words…” (2019), “Hana no michi” – The Way of Flowers (2020), “Mirror” (2023). In 2004, he led a year-long project called “Integration in Dance Therapy”, which also involved deaf and dumb people – for the participants, he wrote and directed the performance “Flowers on the Sidewalk”. In 2005-2011, he collaborated many times with independent artists: musicians, actors, dancers, filmmakers, co-creating stage and film presentations. In 2008, together with the Do-Teatr group, he co-created the performance “Aite” (choreography and dance). In 2021-2022, he led a year-long project of intensive butoh workshops – for the participants, he created the choreography and directed the performance “Absolutely Nothing”. He regularly conducts workshops in Poland and abroad (Germany, Scotland and Spain)