BUTOH – DANCE WORKSHOP IN KRAKOW – Krzysztof Jerzak / 4-5/11/2023

Conducted by: Krzysztof Jerzak
(https://www.facebook.com/KokoroKJ/)

The workshop is aimed at beginners and advanced people who are interested in self-development and deepening and expanding awareness of the body-mind.
It will be useful for dancers, performers, actors, people practicing martial arts, yoga, etc., as well as people interested in body therapy who are looking for authentic movement and mindful presence in the body in relationships with others.

Working methods:
– Aikishintaiso (Aikido internal gymnastics),
– Noguchitaiso (Noguchi Michizo gymnastics),
– Butoh improvisation with/without image,
– expressing emotions in dance,
– Butoh dance: individual, in contact with a partner and in a group,
– meditation,
– deep relaxation.

Thanks to a diverse approach, the workshop participant will be able to delve into their interior (physical sensations, emotions, mental visions, “sense” of space, etc.) to become aware of them and express them in authentic movement.

BUTOH
Japanese “modern” dance – originated in the 1950s as a result of the search for new forms of expression. Its creators: Tatsumi Hijikata and Kazuo Ohno negated both their own tradition (Kabuki, Bunraku, Nō) and “opposed” Western mass culture.
In Butoh dance, the body becomes a text, a record of human experience discovered through movement. Butoh creates opportunities for direct, total self-expression.

DATE AND HOURS
November 4-5, 2023
Saturday / Sunday: 11:00-17:30 (with a break of 1 hour)

PLACE
Contact. Space of Movement, Dance, Music and Art,
street Szpitalna 40, 1st floor, Kraków
www.kontaktprezent.pl

FEE
PLN 360 – advance payment of PLN 60 by May 26, 2023 (the remaining amount is payable on the day of the workshop)

* The account number for payment will be provided in the return e-mail after registering for participation.
* In case of cancellation less than 7 days before the start of the workshop, the advance payment is not refundable.
* Number of places is limited.

REGISTRATIONS
e-mail: jerzakkrzysztof@gmail.com

INFORMATION
Fb: https://m.facebook.com/KokoroKJ/
Tel.: 698 557 060

LEADING
Krzysztof Jerzak – butoh and aikidoka dancer. In 1987, he began training in aikido, and in the years 2003-2020 he taught and conducted regular classes. Currently he holds the rank of 4th dan master. He was the founder and teacher of the Kobayashi Hirokazu Krakow Aikido Academy.
In 1999, he also started learning Japanese butoh dance. He took lessons from: Daisuke Yoshimoto, Itto Morita, Atsushi Takenouchi, Imre Thormann, Katsura Kan and others.
His achievements include several solo performances: “Honest?” (2002), “Beyond” (2005), “Straw-butoh” (2009), “Sharing (2019), “Words, words, words…” (2019), “Hana no michi” – The Way of Flowers (2020).
In 2004, he led a year-long project called “Integration in dance therapy”, in which deaf and mute people also participated – for the participants, he wrote and directed the play “Flowers on the Sidewalk”. In the years 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 show “Aite” (choreography and dance). In 2021-2022, he led a year-long project of intensive butoh workshops – for participants, he wrote and directed the show “Absolute Nothing”. He regularly conducts workshops.