BUTOH – DANCE WORKSHOP IN KRAKOW

Moderator: Krzysztof Jerzak

(https://www.facebook.com/KokoroKJ/)

The workshop is aimed at people interested in self-development as well as deepening and broadening the awareness of the body.

It will be useful for: dancers, performers, actors, people training: martial arts, yoga, etc., as well as people interested in body therapy, who are looking for authentic movement, creativity, and attentive presence in the body in relation to others.

The workshop will be a combination of various methods of working with the body, creating a coherent whole together:

– Aikishintaiso (Aikido internal gymnastics),

– Noguchitaiso (Noguchi Michizo gymnastics),

– dancing with / without a picture,

– expressing emotions in dance,

– improvisation,

– dance: individual, in contact with a partner and in a group,

– meditation and deep relaxation.

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

BUTOH

Japanese “modern” dance – it was created in the 1950s as a result of the search for new forms of expression. Its creators: Tatsumi Hijikata and Kazuo Ohno, both negated their own tradition (Kabuki, Bunraku, Nō) and “opposed” the mass culture of the West.

In Butoh dance, the body becomes a text, a record of human experience discovered by movement. Butoh creates opportunities for direct, total self-expression.

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DEADLINE

October 15-16, 2022 (Saturday and Sunday)

HOURS

Saturday / Sunday – 11: 00-17: 00 (with a 1 hour break)

PLACE

Contact. Space of Movement, Dance, Music and Art. ul. Szpitalna 40, 1st floor, Kraków

www.kontaktprzestrzen.pl

FEE:

PLN 300 – advance payment of PLN 100 by 04/10/2022 (the remaining amount is payable on the day of the workshop)

* The account number for the advance payment will be provided in the return e-mail after registering for participation.

* In the event of resignation within less than 7 days before the start of the workshop, the advance payment is not refundable.

* If the workshop is canceled by the organizer, the advance payment will be fully refunded.

* The number of places is limited.

SUBSCRIBSIONS:

e-mail: jerzakkrzysztof@gmail.com

INFORMATION

Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/KokoroKJ/

Tel .: 698 557 060

LEADING

Krzysztof Jerzak – butoh dancer, choreographer and aikidoka. In 1987 he began training aikido, in the years 2003-2020 he taught with regular classes. He currently holds a master’s degree in 4 dan. He was the founder and teacher of the Krakow Aikido Kobayashi Hirokazu 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 output includes several solo performances: “Honest?” (2002), “Beyond” (2005), “Straw-butoh” (2009), “Dividing (2019),” Words, words, words … “(2019),” Hana no michi “- The Way of Flowers (2020).

In 2004 he ran a year-long project called “Integration in dance therapy”, in which deaf people also participated – for the participants, he wrote and directed the play “Flowers on the pavement.” In 2005-2011 he collaborated many times with independent artists: musicians, actors, dancers In 2008, together with the Do-Teatr group, he co-created the show “Aite” (choreography and dance). In 2021-2022 he ran a year-long project of intense butoh workshops – for participants, he wrote and directed the play “Absolutne Nothing”. He conducts workshops on a regular basis.