Butoh: an avante garde form of ritualistic performance art, generated from post WWII Japan in response to American imperialism and westernization of the country. Butoh comes from subversive modern dancers of Japanese heritage, who created works "against dance" and more on the intrinsic nature of human emotion depicted through movement and facial expression.
A great deal of physical theatre buffs use this form to construct their knowledge of the body's simplist expressions into a more demonstrative performative art. It is storytelling through the body but not just in this form. It also focuses on meditation, mind/body somatics, and the element of movement in itself.
It is highly beneficial, to enter into the class with an open mind and a chance to expand your body's abilities within a butoh spectrum.
Time: Weds (Sept 1-Dec20) 10am-12pm at Luminz Performing Arts Center in Brattleboro, VT (Cotton Mill Rd).
Cost: $10 a class when registering for whole fall season/ $13 drop in.
Who: Contact Angela Martinelli for details 206-683-4414, miayogi@gmail.com
