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Butoh Dance Workshops in Sapporo, Japan 2025


Sapporo, 90 minutes flight from Tokyo Haneda or Narita,
is the capital city of the nothernmost prefecture, Hokkaido,
where the Winter Olympic Game was held in 1972.

venue: Mika Takeuchi Butoh Studio [map]
Mika "Grass reaping moon"
 arm relaxation by itto
 Mika at Tate Modern London
 Itto in "Nugamezamari"


GooSayTen Butoh Workshops
in Sapporo 2025

Intensive Butoh Workshops

  • WS-1: May24(Sat) - May29(Thu) Fixed!


  • WS-2: August-September (The dates will be fixed in April)

  • WS-3: August-September (The dates will be fixed in April)

    • *Itto explains and gives instructions in English
    throughout the workshop.
    Please take a look at itto's butoh papers.


    Three basic points in our workshop: Butoh Dance Method by Itto/T.Kasai

    1) Authentic Butoh beyond choreographed movements.
    2) Learning Japanese Butoh through the old day's butoh videos, during the tea time.
    * Tatsumi Hijikata, Kazuo Ohno, Sankaijuku, Youko Ashikawa (Hakutobo),
    Hoppo-butoh-ha, Dairakudakan, Yukio Waguri(Butoh Kaden), Kobuzoku Altaic, GooSayTen, etc.

    3) Your own Original Butoh based on your body-mind.

    Our Butoh workshop is based on body-mind physical training with butoh techniques.
    We have found that many participants learned imagery/imaginary exercises in Ohno studio in Yokohama, etc. or abroad, and
    we will give at least 15-20 body-mind physical butoh exercises.
    * We take physical conditions, age, etc. of each participant into consideration when practising.

    We offer you the opportunities for ...
    - transcending the overly modernized or Westernized Butoh by restroing Butoh's archaic factors.
    - overcoming the ordinary ideas about the body/mind by experiencing Noguchi Taiso gymnastics, and body-mind liberation through butoh dancing.

    Please Join our butoh workshop to learn ...
    * butoh techniques, body-mind archaeology, etc are included.


  • WORKSHOP Schedules/ Lesson Fees

    • WS-1 : May24(Sat) - May29(Thu) Six days : from 1400 to 1900. Fixed!


    • The fee - 75000 JP-YEN (Please pay in cash on the first day)
    The special theme: ART and ARTISTIC elements in Butoh.
    Our Butoh Workshops consist of physical training for the butoh bodymind,
    but the workshop in May will have extra elements below:

    Butoh performances originated in Japan have been exotic in terms of body (parts) movements and postures (Butoh-tai), costumes, props, and so on, because of the strong influence of traditional Japanese cultures and the endeavors beyond them. The old Japanese butoh videos (VHS...) thrill us and give us the hints for our own creative impulses.

    Japanese onomatopoeia: mimetic words
    in Butoh dance



    - During the summber vacation - Dates will be fixed in April

     WS-2 (in August):

    WS-3 (in August or September)


    * The lesson time is 5 or 6 hours a day.
    * The fee does not include accommodations, meals, transportations.
    * Please pay in cash on the first day.
    * Refundable (per diem) only when the workshop is cancelled because of the organizer's reasons.
    (We have completed all intensive workshops since 1999.)

  • WORKSHOP VENUE

    • Mika Takeuchi Butoh Studio [map]
    EIWA Building 3rd floor.
    Nijuyonken 3-4, Nishi-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido prefecture, Japan
    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 from Narita airport.
    2. JR train station is 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) [N07].
    5. Get off at "Niju yonken" [T04] subway station of Tozai-line.
    6. Walk along the street for 10 minutes or so to a four-storied building. Check the map.
      * There is AEON convenient store at the first floor of the building.

  • APPLICATION

    • Let us know your backgrounds about butoh,dance,etc. with a brief note
    about what you expect in our workshop.
    *The maximum number of participant for each workshop is eight at our cozy studio.


    * Itto Morita/T.Kasai
    We would like to offer these occasions to deepen your Butoh one step further. Our training consists of the physically oriented exercises based on our butoh and body-mind psychotherapy activities.

    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, Singapore, Hong Kong, 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 has been performing since 1988
    in more than 50 cities
    ,in U.S. and Europe.
    : a certified dance therapist    		Mika performs elegantly/dreadfully on stage
    : a certified dance therapist
    having peaceful dance therapy programs
    at mental clinics since 1999.

    [ Who are we ?!] : brief self introductions.

    staying in Sapporo :
    Hotels and BandB and etc. are available in Sapporo, the capital city of Hokkaido prefecture,
    around the JR station, Odori Koen park, and along the subway lines.
    The nearest subway station is "Niju yonken" or "Kotoni"
    along the TOZAI-LINE (East-West line).

    (Counter: since Jun.2007)