Butoh is a Japanese countercultural dance form that revels in the taboo, attempts to unculture the body and reveals the personal and collective subconscious through subtle but rigorous methods of training. The dancer may enter an altered state of mind that remains alert and artistically sound. The practice is a simultaneity of being moved rather than moving, while remaining acutely aware of the outside eye.
This class uses Noguchi Taiso (water body), and Butoh techniques to enter a liminal space between waking and sleeping where the dream-like internal world moves the body (either visibly or invisibly). You will be guided in simple warmups, butoh technique, and then given the opportunity to move freely with your own inner world experiences. The class is accessible to all bodies and all experience levels.
The class costs $25 -$40 on a sliding scale. No registration necessary. For any questions, please feel free to email dustin.t.maxwell@gmail.com
When: May 25, 2024
1:00-3:30pm
Where: Studio Sway
105 Jefferson St NE Albuquerque, NM 87108
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Photo Credit: Olga Rabetskaya