My classes are informed by my experience with Butoh and somatic practices, my background in modern dance, and my experience with performance. With a strong focus on sensation and memory, classes begin with a vigorous physical warm-up, followed by introspective work through imagery to develop new ways of accessing movement, creativity, and performance skills.
Regular classes at KW Studios: Wednesdays, 5 to 7 pm and Saturdays, 11 am to 1 pm. To register for regular classes, email butoh@salomenieto.com or drop in. Fees: $15/class or $100/10-class card.
BUTOH WORKSHOP WITH JOAN LAAGE: April 4, at KW and April 5 at the Dance Centre . 11 am to 3 pm. $150 via e-transfer to butoh@salomenieto.com
Embodying the Spirt: the body finds its way
Butoh workshop taught by Joan Laage/Kogut Butoh
Geared dancers, actors and movers , this workshop explores innovative ways to create personal movement, emphasizing the space and stillness between movements within our bodies, and the process of erasing and re-creating the body through guided improvisation with nature imagery. The special focus for this workshop is working with the haunting and evocative paintings of Polish artist Beksinski, whose body of work greatly inspired Joan while collaborating with the much-respected Warsaw-based butoh artist Sylwia Hanff. Joan’s butoh practice and art are influenced by the Ohnos, Yoko Ashikawa, Atsushi Takenouchi, Tai Chi and professional gardening.
Learning Outcomes:
- Discover original movement from sensation and imagination
- Explore stillness and subtle internal movement
- Develop improvisation and spontaneous response to prompts
- Transform familiar movement patterns into new forms
- Translate visual imagery into physical expression
- Expand emotional and expressive range
- Deepen connection between body and nature
- Increase presence, awareness, and sensitivity
- Experience Butoh-inspired approaches to embodiment
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Build confidence in personal creative process
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