Butoh Workshop on "Poetry and Sight" at The Living Theatre

Aug 9, 2009 from 2:00pm to 6:00pm UTC-04
Location: The Living Theatre (Lower East Side)
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Butoh Workshop on "Poetry and Sight"led by Eseohe Arhebamen/EdoheartSunday, August 9th from 2-6pmRegister for this workshop at http://edoheart.org$15 at door / $10 if registered by August 1In this workshop, we will explore the following:-Basic questions of butoh-How language moves our bodies-Actualizing the imaginationAnkoku-butoh originated in post-war Japan and is known as the "Dance of Darkness". Existing somewhere between performance art, avant-garde theatre and spiritual practice, it is now mostly characterized by incredibly slow movements, grotesque, taboo or transcendent imageries and subject matters, white body paint, heightened physical and emotional states and no standard styles. Butoh is ultimately a free form, concerning existences, and is useful in all practices. No dance or theater training whatsoever is required to participate.Directions to The Living Theatre:Buses: Houston Street Bus M21or Avenue B Bus M9Subway: F train to "2nd Avenue" (exit front of train on 1st Ave; walk east along Houston)or F train to "Delancey Street"

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Butoh Workshop on "Poetry and Sight" at The Living Theatre

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