Masterclass: Ankoku Performance Language with Tana Maneva

Name: Masterclass: Ankoku Performance Language with Tana Maneva
Start: 2025-11-29T11:00:00+01:00
End: 2025-11-30T18:00:00+01:00
Location: Torsgatan 41, 11362 Stockholm, Sweden

Schedule

Sat, 29 Nov, 2025 at 11:00 am to Sun, 30 Nov, 2025 at 06:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Torsgatan 41, 11362 Stockholm, Sweden | Stockholm, ST

Join us for a two-day masterclass with Tana Maneva in the Ankoku Performance Language!
Open to both beginners and returning participants of Tana Maneva’s previous workshops – welcoming artists of all backgrounds and disciplines.
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At the core of this workshop is Ankoku Performance Language—a method rooted in Japanese dance butoh, expanded into a contemporary theatrical/performance art form.
It embodies the spirit of early avant-garde scenes: the transgressive trades, the rebellious attitude, the beauty in the ugly, ugliness in beauty, and the rejections of superficial norms.
The language is dedicated to the Night Mind—our intuitive, symbolic, non-linear way of perceiving. It shifts us from the analytical Daily Mind into an abstract, associative awareness, blending concept and intuition. It possesses its own distinct linguistic structure. It amplifies words, gestures, and pauses, breaking them into fragments, opening up a ‘space between’ where emotions, feelings and deeper meaning can emerge. Every component becomes significant.
This is a transgressive language that cultivates a trance-like state of mind, transparent focus, and a transcended body. The whole body becomes an expression of the story and a portal between the night and daily mind.
Through her work, Tana Maneva has developed a method—a series of exercises that serve as the foundation of the language—to master the pillars of her expression. She employs these exercises to prepare herself and performers—actors and dancers—for stage work.
With this masterclass, she unveils the alchemy of her creative process.
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🔻 Dates: November 29–30
🔻 Time: 11:00–18:00 (including breaks)
🔻 Language: English
🔻 Fee: 1900 SEK / 1100 SEK for students
🔻 Sign-up: Email your name and contact info to [email protected]
🔻 No previous experience required
Our last workshop sold out – make sure to sign up in time to secure your spot!
Participants in this workshop will also have free admission to Tana Manevas solo "All my actions today will aim to avoid the things that I have to do", which is now playing at the Aquarius Era Festival in Burgas, Bulgaria. The solo will be performed at Teater Giljotin from November 14 to 20.