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Butoh Dance Workshops in Sapporo, Japan 2020


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 2020

Summer Intensive Butoh Workshops

We are very sorry, but we have cancelled 2 workshops:
A) August 19(Wed)-23(Sun)
B) Septembe 3(Thu)- 6(Sun)

*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 T.Kasai

1) Authentic Butoh beyond choreographed movements.
2) Learning Japanese Butoh through the old day's butoh videos.
* Tatsumi Hijikata, Kazuo Ohno, Sankaijuku, Youko Ashikawa (Hakutobo),
Hoppo-butoh-ha, Dairakudakan, Kobuzoku Altaic, GooSayTen, etc.
3) Your own Original Butoh based on your characteristic 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, or etc., and
we will give 15-20 body-mind oriented 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 its archaic factors.
- overcoming the ordinary ideas about the body/mind by experiencing Noguchi Taiso gymnastics and body-mind therapies.

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

  • WORKSHOP FEES

    • A 5 day workshop : 35000yen (5 hours a day).
    A 4 day workshop : 28000yen (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 [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.

  • 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 six .
    We follow the rules for infection prevention required by Japanese government: "1) wearing a mask, 2) sanitizing hands and fingers, 3) avoiding 3 risky situations (too close, too many, and no airflows).

    * Itto Morita/T.Kasai
    We would like to offer these occasions to deepen your Butoh understanding 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 40 cities
    around the world.
    : 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 :
    We have 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 examle - [INO's place] and etc.

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

    (Counter: since Jun.2007)