【Butoh workshops for all levels】
■Introduction ■
In this Butoh workshop, Emiko introduces 3 methods that were created by Akaji Maro who is the most famous Butoh dancer internationally.
Emiko joined his Butoh company; Dairakudakan 20 years ago, and she's been teaching Butoh lesson for more than 15 years.
This workshop is for any levels, not only for professional performers but also for all levels even beginners.
It helps you refresh your mind, shape your body, and you will find another approach toward your body.
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■Schedule ■
5/2(Sat) - 7/4(Sat)
Every Saturday
3 pm - 5 pm
5/2
5/9
5/16
5/30
6/6
6/20
6/27
7/4
* These are independent. You can join it anytime you like.
* This workshop is conducted in English.
* 5/23, 6/13 are closed
■Venue ■
龍山文創基地B2＿曉劇場
google map:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/fh5yHmuNm8VwJcqG9 ■Fee ■
700 TWD / day
* In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, we will check the body temperature of all participants and also prepare the alcohol-based hand sanitizer for participants to use.
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■Emiko Agatsuma■
Emiko Agatsuma lives and works in Tokyo, Japan. She is a Butoh dancer who reconstructs movements from our daily life, custom and traditional culture with her own philosophy, and creates new performances. She also directs the unique stage atmosphere with her esthetics. She organized the Butoh performance collaborated with a Japanese tea ceremony master in 2016 and 2019. In 1999, she joined the Butoh company, Dairakudakan founded by Akaji Maro in 1972. Since then, she has been performing all Dairakudakan productions. Not only a Butoh dancer, but she is also recognized as a choreographer and a director. Her well-known works are “Hymn for flesh (Niku-no-uta, 2014)” and “Dancing Planets (2017)”. She got an award from Japan Dance Critics Association as the Best Young Artist, in 2015. She has been also a Butoh instructor for years and has been giving lectures and workshops for professional performers in Taiwan and Japan.
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■Dairakudakan
Dairakudakan is established in 1972 by Akaji Maro who is the founder.
Dairakudakan calls its style of performance “Temputenshiki”, this means that "being born in the world is a great talent itself". It has produced many pieces of work by collecting and building the gestures which were forgotten away in the past.
In 1982, it gave a performance in France and in the U.S. for the first time as a butoh dance company, the style of dance,”Butoh” has given a great impact to the overseas countries. After this achievement, the word “Butoh” has spread out all over the world.
On the other hand, Dairakudakan has been directing power also to the encouragement of the Butoh dancers and produced many types of dancers and dance companies for example Sankaijuku or Ko Murobushi. At present also, in the Kochuten (Dairakudakan studio, it means " the haven in the vase".), the work of various teams by Dairakudakan dancers has performed positively.
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■What is BUTOH?
Butoh was born in the 1960s in Japan.
Tatsumi Hijikata（1928-1986）was one of the original innovators of this art form.
Born as a reaction to western dance styles of ballet and modern dance, Butoh concentrated on our own life, custom and culture itself.
Tatusmi Hijikata took farmer's posture like bent back as his dance style.
By watching our own life and our own body deeply, Butoh dancers create performances.
Butoh accepts not only beautiful points but also ugly points.
This style of dancing continues to influence all over the world.
Akaji Maro who had a brotherly relationship with Tatsumi Hijikata established
the Butoh company in 1972, that is "Dairakudakan"
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