Butoh Dance Workshop

Name: Butoh Dance Workshop
Start: 2024-11-02T17:00:00+01:00
End: 2024-11-02T20:00:00+01:00
Location: CCA Glasgow

Schedule

Sat Nov 02 2024 at 05:00 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

CCA Glasgow | Glasgow, SC

Dear beings
This will be my last Butoh class at CCA (for now). I hope you can join me.
We'll be looking at specific Noguchi gymnastics exercises which help to produce organic movements directly from the body's intelligence, and at how these can help us dance experiences of ourselves as products of evolution containing everything from the oceans to the stars.
From December I'll be offering classes at a new venue (to be announced shortly). I'm gonna miss the club room at CCA as we've built up a reservoir of Butoh energy there over the years. But it's good to try new things and the place we'll be moving to is beautiful.
As usual, all bodies and experiences are welcome. Though I am not a therapist, I strive to take care of everyone's journey through the class and am on hand to discuss physical and emotional challenges. Please message me in advance or grab a word with me at the beginning of class if you have particular concerns.
Discounts are available beyond the concession price if you're struggling; again, please message me if that's the case.
With love and resolve
PMH
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WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION
Butoh is an immersive dance form originating in Japan, dubbed the ‘dance of darkness’ and also a 'dance of the womb'. We use gravity and fluid-awareness exercises to dissolve tension and surreal imagery to awaken the Imagination-body, unlocking dancing which is less an ego-expression than the experience of being danced.
Moving-meditation exercises aim to increase our physical honesty and ability to listen to body energies. Then through improvisation we experience how surrendering to images frees our bodies and enables new experiences of our own being.
No prior experience is needed. These workshops are suitable for anyone interested in expanding their notion of what a human body can be, whether or not you consider yourself a dancer. The CCA is a pretty accessible venue, and if you have any questions or anxieties around access needs please email me to discuss.
Paul Michael Henry has studied Butoh dance with renowned teachers including Yoshito Ohno, Yukio Waguri, Kayo Mikami, Seisaku & Yuri, Tadashi Endo, Yumiko Yoshioka, Imre Thormann, Yuko Kaseki, Masaki Iwana and Gyohei Zaitsu. Michael has been teaching and performing internationally for the last fifteen years. These workshops are their synthesis of these experiences and their own private research.