Though Butoh has often been intermingled in courses on Physical Theatre and side-lined as a somehow ‘exotic’ movement form, I believe that training in Butoh deserves its place as a primary approach to developing the movement and imagination of actors across genres.
For the foreseeable future, Yokko and Jordan will be offering a FREE 30-minute Butoh class on IG Live every Monday …
I’ve been astonished this week by how many wonderful opportunities I’ve seen in my Facebook and IG feeds this week …
On August 8, 2019 at the Association for Theatre in Higher Education Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida, I had the pleasure of leading a modified version of my signature Sunrise Yoga class as part of the All-Conference Warm-Up Series, sponsored by the Theatre Movement Educators focus group (ATME).
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.
Online Private Coaching with Jordan Jordan is now available for online private coaching at a base rate of $80 USD …
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.
“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
