Tag: <span>butoh</span>

River Bank & Redwoods Dance Workshop (Humboldt County, CA) – 2017/10/21 & 22

River Bank & Redwoods Dance Workshop
(Humboldt County, CA) – 2017/10/21 & 22
with Jordan Rosin
October 21, 2017, 2:00pm – 3:30pm on Banks of Mad River in Blue Lake
October 22, 2017, 2:00pm – 3:30pm in Arcata Community Forest
Using techniques of meditation, yoga, and Japanese Butoh Dance, award-winning choreographer Jordan Rosin (Int’l: Butoh Medea, FringeNYC: Butoh Electra, Artistic Director Emeritus of the NYC-based physical theatre ensemble The Ume Group), leads workshop participants on a guided journey to embody the river and the forest’s vibrant ecology, channel the spirits of nature, and investigate our deeper selves in relationship to the natural world.

Butoh in Humboldt, 2017 – 2018

September 1, 2017 – May 27, 2018
Various locations around Humboldt County
With the support of the Synapsis Performance Collective in Eureka, local Butoh Dance artists Leslie Castellano and Jordan Rosin are pleased to present an entire academic calendar year full of Butoh-related activities right here in Humboldt County, California. From classes and workshops to performances and film screenings, the aim of Butoh in Humboldt is to share the beauty and power of this incredible art form / creative philosophy with all.

DREAM DANCES™ Butoh/Physical Theatre Workshop with Jordan Rosin (Eureka, CA) – 2017/09/01 & 02

Friday & Saturday, September 1 & 2, 2017
Synapsis Nova, 212 G Street, Eureka, CA 95501
In the DREAM DANCES™ Workshop, participants will learn to use the techniques of butoh dance, devised theatre, and ensemble play to bring their very own dreams to life!

"Butoh Dance: Alchemy of the Spirit" Workshop with Jordan Rosin (Eureka, CA) – 2017/04/08 & 09

Saturday & Sunday, April 8 & 9, 2017, 3pm – 6pm at Synapsis Nova, 212 G Street, Eureka, CA 95501
In this workshop, award-winning physical theatre artist and educator Jordan Rosin (Int’l: Butoh Medea, FringeNYC: Butoh Electra, Artistic Director Emeritus of the NYC-based physical theatre ensemble The Ume Group) leads participants on a journey of spiritual alchemy using the techniques of Japanese butoh dance. Incorporating key exercises from multiple schools of the form, Jordan draws on shamanic ritual and primitive theatrical approaches to explore the nature of movement as pre-text for deep self-investigation and the nature of the body as both object and story.

A Manifesto for the Theatre

My name is Jordan Rosin. My life purpose is to create physical theatre that stirs people’s souls so that they are moved. This movement is essential to facilitating the transformation of our simultaneously growing and broken world………………. Click to read more.