We invite you to participate in an intensive weekend BUTOH dance workshop – LIGHT AND SHADOW.
The workshop will take place October 25-26, 2025, at Kontakt. Space of Movement, Dance, Music and Art in Krakow.
Led by Kokoro – Krzysztof Jerzak (https://www.facebook.com/KokoroKJ)
What is that pure and luminous part of you? What is your darkness and shadow? What is your awareness and understanding of these aspects of yourself? Can you immerse yourself in these dimensions and express them in authentic dance?
During this workshop, we will explore what is lightest and darkest within us, what elevates us and what limits and paralyzes us.
In this process, each participant will be able to delve into their inner self (physical sensations, emotions, mental visions) to fully recognize them and express them in a liberating dance.
By releasing tensions and narrowing our consciousness, we open the gateway to the subtle layers of our self.
This workshop is aimed at 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, those practicing 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.
BUTOH
This is a “modern” Japanese dance that originated 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. In 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
October 25-26, 2025
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 October 17, 2025.
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).