Butoh Ensemble Workshop: Transformation & the Collective Body
October 18th and 19th
11am to 5pm
Studio 2
London School of Capoeira
Units 1-2 Leeds Place Finsbury Park
Marie-Gabrielle Rotie
plus guest collaborator Joss Carter and Live Sound by Nick Parkin
Limited to 16 participants
Full price £200
Concession (student/low wage) £170
(see cancellation policy below)
In Butoh the dancer becomes a ‘not I’ and a vessel for transformation.
In this workshop we will find the relation to internal states and the collective ‘living organism’.
Instead of copying one another, we tune into subtle shifts in energy, tempo, and atmosphere, creating an uncanny sense of unity. We will explore resonant connectivity and threads across space/time. Then we might embody the unconscious life of the group, beyond the individual. What might it be to move with one breathe, or multiple interpretations of a butoh-fu image. In Butoh, collective movement can emerge as if the group were under a shared spell, a process of resonance and entrancement.
Butoh uses the body as a site of radical transformation, both personal and collective. The ensemble amplifies this process, creating a field where multiple transformations resonate with and alter one another. We will create a space of dream or ritual where time, space, and identity dissolve.
Further Information
Marie-Gabrielle Rotie see www.rotie.co.uk
Joss Carter trained at Northern School of Contemporary Dance, where he first worked with Marie-Gabrielle and found Butoh. Since then he has developed a specialism as a creature actor and movement artist. Joss Carter
Nick Parkin is a multi-instrumentalist musician and composer and has collaborated with Marie-Gabrielle since 1994. He plays live/mixed sound in the workshop which creates a magical and ritualistic space for movement. nickparkin
Cancellation Policy
Refunds are given in full if cancellation takes place 14 days prior to course start date. Cancellations of less than 14 days are non-refundable. Discount offers for early bird bookings or combined discounted payments or special arranged payment plans are non-refundable.
