One week Butoh workshop to explore both imagination and physical skills, and get to know a non-western kind of beauty that circles around “imperfection, danger, fragility, and the loneliness of the final moments of a life ending.”

Where: Tictac Art Centre, Brussels, Belgium

When: May 26 – 30  from 14:30 – 18:30

Look at a vertical world from the side (Butoh)
First of all, Butoh does not have a method like classical ballet or other western dances. Therefore, it is a dance that has no correct answers and no need to imitate others. While many Western dances are based on the theme of flight and liberty, Butoh first questions the notion of standing on two feet.
Butoh is often characterized by mimicry. It means that you become another animal, creature, or object and see the world as it is. They have different rules and time flow than we human beings do.
The first part of my workshop focuses on physical training. Butoh is not a slow-motion dance, neither is it a dance of moods, but it is a way to embody your imaginations through your body. Therefore, it is not only about the imagination (head) or just a well-moving body, but both are necessary. In some of the improvisations I will propose, you will mimic things that you know well and that are familiar to you. Then you dance with the body that is not yours. I think imaginations are different for children and adults. We have an imagination that comes from growing up and having more experiences, and an imagination that we believe in without question. They are so different for each of you, and that is the beginning of your own Butoh.
Butoh has a certain beauty that is different from Western dances.
It is imperfection, danger, fragility, and the loneliness of the final moments of a life ending.

Uiko Watanabe was born in Kanagawa, Japan, and began classical ballet at the age of 4. At 19, she discovered Butoh in Japan. She furthered her dance education at the SNDO in Amsterdam and EDDC in Arhem, Holland. In 2001, she relocated to Brussels and collaborated with various choreographers. She also ventured into acting in the theater and film industry in Belgium. She regularly conducts Butoh workshops. Her choreographic journey began with “La Pièce avec des Légumes” in 2008, followed by “La Pièce avec les gateaux” in 2009 and others.

How to register:
Register directly here:tictacartcentre.com/product/uiko-watanabe-look-at-a-vertical-world-from-the-side/

Here you find more infos about the workshop:https://tictacartcentre.com/2024/05/26/uiko-watanabelook-at-a-vertical-world-from-the-side-butohmay-26-30/

In the same week Rakesh Sukesh is teaching in the mornings. You get a 15% discount for registering to both workshops.

Costs for participants: 240€ total

Contact details:
Tictac Art Centre
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1070 Brussels

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