updated [Sep. 5, 2016]
[Japanese]
butoh/itto- GooSayTen


ankoku butoh

Butoh Dance Workshop in Sapporo, Japan 2016

INTENSIVE BUTOH WORKSHOPS


Sapporo, 90 minutes flight from Tokyo/ Narita,
is the capital city of the nothernmost prefecture, Hokkaido,
where the Winter Olympic Game was held in 1972.
Mika "Grass reaping moon"
arm relaxation by itto
Mika at Tate Modern London
Itto in "Nugamezamari"

GooSayTen Butoh Workshops in Sapporo 2016

- since 1998 -



Week-end workshops

In Saturday and Sunday (with Friday and/or Monday of the national holidays) are held throughout the year. Ask for more information according to your schedules.


Weekend Intensive Workshop in October
October 8 (Sat) - 11 (Tue) : A 4 day butoh workshop:

* It is possible to participate for two days, Oct.8(Sat) - Oct.9(Sun).
Ask for more information!


May Workshop

May 2nd(Mon) - 7th(Sat): 6 days

*This is during the national holiday season called "Golden Week".


Summer Butoh Workshops

A) August 10th(Wed) - 14th(Sun): 5 days
B) August 20th(Sat) - 25th(Thu): 6 days

*Itto gives the explanations and instructions in English.
Please take a look at itto's butoh related materials.



For reference : Butoh Workshops in 2015


Three basic points in our workshop:

1) Authentic Butoh chreography (deconstruction of ordinary choreograpy).
2) Butoh for body psychotherapy.
3) Japanese Butoh history through old day's butoh videos.
* Hijikata, Kazuo Ohno, Sankaijuku, Youko Ashikawa(Hakutobo),
Hoppo-butoh-ha, Dairakudakan, Kobuzoku Altaic, GooSayTen, etc.
(in a 4 day or longer workshop)


Our Butoh workshop is based on physical training of/for butoh dance.
We have found that many participants learned imagery/imaginary exercises in Ohno studio, or etc., and
we have mainly given 15-20 body oriented butoh exercises.
(We respect physical conditions, ages, etc. of each participant.)

We offer you the opportunities for ...

- transcending the overly modernized or Westernized Butoh by restroing archaic factors.
- overcoming the ordinary ideas about the body/mind by experiencing Noguchi Taiso gymnastics/ physical exercises.
.

Please Join our butoh workshop
"butoh technique" 2016

  • WORKSHOP FEES


  • A 2 day workshop : 14000yen (6 hours a day).
    A 4 day workshop : 24000yen (5 hours a day).
    A 5 day workshop : 30000yen (5 hours a day).
    A 6 day Workshop : 36000yen (5 hours a day).

    * The fee does not include accommodations, meals, tranportations.
    * Please pay in cash on the first day.
    (Refundable only when the workshop is cancelled because of the organizer's reasons.)


  • WORKSHOP VENUE

  • Mika Takeuchi Butoh Studio "Goo" [map]
    EIWA Building 3rd floor.
    Nijuyonken 3-4, Nishi-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido prefecture, Japan
    FAX. +81-11-671-5860
    1. Sapporo is the capital city of the northernmost Hokkaido prefecture. The New Chitose airport is the nearest airport to Sapporo. It is about a 90 minute flight from Tokyo Haneda airport or Narita airport.
    2. There is a JR train station under the New Chitose airport. It is safe and convenient to Sapporo (about 40 minutes).
    3. From Sapporo JR station, take Nanboku-line subway (north-south line).
    4. Change to Tozai-line (east-west line) at the next subway station "Odori Koen" (Odori park).
    5. Get off at "Nijuyonken" subway station of Tozai-line.
    6. Walk along the street for 7-8 minutes to a four-storied building. Check the map.
  • APPLICATION

  • Let us know your basic background about butoh,dance,etc. with a brief note
    about what you expect in our workshop.

    *The maximum number of participant for each workshop is six .

    * Itto Morita/T.Kasai
    would like to offer these occasions to deepen your Butoh understanding one step further.
    Our training is physically oriented although both of us are dance/movement psychotherapists.

    We have accepted many guests from U.S.A, Canada, Mexico,Argentina, Brazil, Australia, U.K., Holland, France, Spain, Denmark, Germany, Austria, Italy, Poland, Greece, Israel, and etc.
    We are proud of giving substantial and dense Butoh workshops for years.
    Itto Morita and Mika Takeuchi are looking forward to seeing you in Sapporo!


    Itto is a professor of Department of
    Clinical Psychology,
    Sapporo Gakuin University.
    Mika is a certified dance therapist
    of Japan Dance Therapy Association,
    having peaceful dance therapy programs at mental clinics since 1999.

    [ Who are we ?!] : brief self introductions.
    staying in Sapporo :
    There are many hotels and BandB around the JR station, Odori Koen park, and along the subway lines.
    Our workshop participants have used the following backpacker's facilities:
    for reference - [INO's place] [Social Hostel 365] and etc.


    * A low-cost space by sharing a house with other participants will be available. Ask for information.


    (Counter: since Jun.2007)