In this intensive workshop with teachers Jordan Rosin and Yokko, participants will utilize principles from a variety of physical theatre traditions (Butoh Dance in particular) to cultivate an awareness, availability, and responsiveness that will allow them to move, act, and dance with resonance and power.
I’m thrilled to be giving a FREE 3-hour lecture / workshop on Butoh Dance at Humboldt University’s 25th Annual Social Justice Summit.
Date: Saturday, March 2, 2019
Time: 9:00am – 12:00pm
Here’s a list of Butoh Dance training opportunities – festivals, workshops and ongoing classes in the United States throughout the year 2019.
Friday, December 21, 7pm – 10pm (3 hours)
Saturday, December 22, 2pm – 6pm (4 hours)
at Synapsis Nova, 212 G Street, Suite 102, Eureka, CA 95501
Friday night will feature a somatic journey of relaxation and awareness, coupled with exploration of the Japanese concept of ‘ma’ (間 – the space between things). We’ll finish with some free-dancing on some thematic prompts.
Saturday will feature more partner-based relaxation and awareness work, followed by play with Butoh Dance techniques new and old and the devising and performance of group and solo dances to celebrate our new-found emptiness and the potential therein.
Thursday & Friday, August 16 & 17, 2018
6:00pm – 9:00pm
55 NE Farragut St. #4 (entrance at front of building, next to North Portland Yoga)
Portland, OR 97211
In this workshop with physical theatre artist and teacher Jordan Rosin, participants will utilize principles from a variety of physical theatre traditions (Butoh Dance in particular) to cultivate an awareness, availability, and responsiveness that will allow them to move and act with intention and impact both onstage and off. Drawing on forms such as yoga, martial arts, acrobatics, clown, contact improvisation, as well as somatic modalities like Alexander Technique and Bartenieff Fundamentals, Jordan will help students tap into universal resonance through engagement with both their dynamic and receptive aspects, expanding both their expressive capacity and the sensitivity necessary to truly be moved by the ‘other’
In this 4-module, weekend workshop with physical theatre artist and teacher Jordan Rosin, participants will utilize principles from a variety of physical theatre traditions to cultivate an awareness, availability, and responsiveness that will allow them to speak, move, and act with resonance in the dynamic space of the stage. Drawing on Butoh Dance, yoga, martial arts, acrobatics, Linklater Voice Technique, as well as somatic modalities like Alexander Technique and Bartenieff Fundamentals, Jordan will help students expand their dynamic, expressive capacity while cultivating the awareness and receptivity necessary to make healthy and sustainable choices in rehearsal and performance.
Summer Workshop Tour 2018 (USA)
June 11 – 14: Los Angeles, CA
August 2 – 4 (tentative): New York City, NY
August 7 & 8 (tentative): Baltimore, MD
August 10: Richmond, VA
August 14 – 17 (tentative): Seattle, WA
“Butoh Dance: Alchemy of the Spirit”
A four-hour workshop with Jordan Rosin
Friday, August 10, 2018, 6pm – 10pm
Dogtown Dance Theatre
109 W. 15th Street
Richmond VA, 23224
RESONANT BODIES: BUTOH & MOVEMENT WORKSHOP FOR PERFORMERS
with Jordan Rosin & Yokko
Monday through Thursday, June 11 – 14, 2018, 7pm – 10pm
Thymeles Arts, Shirley Dawn Dance Studio
5481 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90029
4 Consecutive Saturdays, 12pm – 2:30pm, May 12 – June 2
at Synapsis Nova, 212 G Street, Suite 102, Eureka, CA 95501
This workshop series is open to complete beginners as well as those with an existing basic practice looking to advance. A pre-existing general level of physical fitness is recommended. Adults and teens welcome, ages 12 and up.
Over the course of the each class, there will be a guided warm-up, demonstrations of skills, and time to explore and practice individual acrobatic maneuvers like rolls, cartwheels, headstand, handstands, back bends, as well as partner skills like counterbalance and lifts. Modifications up and down, as well as progressive drills and hands-on spotting may all be offered for ease or additional challenge.
