Dear Friends and anyone interested in Performance/Dance/body
movement/Drama therapy/psychology, or simply having a completely new
experience

Do you want to know more of yourself? 
‘You’ are a dynamic system that is more than just body and mind. 
You need to understand the system as a whole. Body is not a container of mind,
 and mind is not a content of body. 
This workshop will help understanding the system through body movements
 based on Butoh and other Japanese physical exercise.
You
will learn about yourself and the relation between you and society

through bodily experience rather than intellectual knowledge.

TEACHER:
Itto
Morita (performing for 20 years) as known as Toshiharu Kasai, a
Japanese Butoh dancer/dance therapist/Professor of body psychology
within behavioral and cognitive psychology at Sapporo Gakuin University
in Japan. 


Please confirm your place with your name and contact number.
Class size limited to 15.
Bring
a set of suitable clothing for movement.We would work barefeet, and
there are several exercises in the lying down position. 



Tuesday Dec 8 2009  5:30pm - 8:30pm

< PROGRAM >
・Wiping a floor as a Butoh ritural
・Practice of body movements
・Explanation of Butoh
・Q&A


  £2 donation appreciated


Goldsmiths College Richard Hoggart Building, Room 150

SE14 6NW

Mirei Yazawa: va801my@gold.ac.uk
                      07943550544


Toshiharu Kasai a.k.a Itto Morita
http://toshi-kasai.info/

Butoh video clips of Itto Morita 
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/butoh/itto/goosay/uneri99/uneri99.htm

Butoh related papers (PDF) by Itto = Toshi Kasai
   A Butoh Dance Method for Psychosomatic Exploration (1999)
        http://www.ne.jp/asahi/butoh/itto/method/butoh-method.pdf
   A Note on Butoh Body(2000)
       http://www.ne.jp/asahi/butoh/itto/method/butoh-body.pd
   Perception in Butoh Dance (2003)
       http://www.ne.jp/asahi/butoh/itto/method/butoh-perception.pd
   Arm-Standing Exercise for Psychosomatic Training (2005)
       http://www.ne.jp/asahi/butoh/itto/method/butoh-4armstanding.pdf

Butoh
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butoh

Butoh
is a collective name for a diverse range of activities, techniques and
motivations for dance, performance, or movement. Its origins have been
attributed to Japanese dance legends Tatsumi Hijikata and Kazuo Ohno.

Organise by Mirei Yazawa
Photo by  Dariusz Dziala