Butoh Special Yukio Suzuki
From 7 to 15 May, the two artists Masaki Iwana www.iwanabutoh.com and Moeno Wakamatsu www.moeno.com are guests at the Weltkunstzimmer for the Butoh Special "GHOST. Nature, essential experience of existance" at the Weltkunstzimmer.
According to Masaki, dance is "a realisation of one's specific dream through the
body". First, each individual must work on the consciousness of his or her body. By this Masaki means the whole body, which includes all levels: the biological, the mental and the intuitive. The intentions for him are on the one hand to cure himself and on the other hand to heal and give joy - and if successful, to touch the hearts of the audience.
Masaki Iwana, born in 1945, began his Butoh-related performances after 1975, parallel to the main representatives Tatsumi Hijikata and Tanaka Min. From 1979 to 1984, he distinguished himself through his reduced performance, dancing almost motionless, in total nudity. To date, he has become famous not only for his numerous performances, but also as the director of three feature films. He founded "La Maison du Butoh Blanc" in Normandy, where he works and teaches his Butoh philosophy.
http://www.iwanabutoh.com/
Moeno Wakamatsu wants to be completely absorbed in the moment where the inside unites with the outside. Since the beginning of evolution, the entire soul's existence has been inscribed in the body. In this soul inherent in the body, there is both an absolute concept of time and place. The beauty of the moment makes no distinction between human joy and despair or between good and evil. Man fills and empties the moment with his desires. At the same time, everything and nothing is there.
Moeno Wakamatsu, born in 1975, studied dance with Merce Cunningham in New York, practised the Feldenkrais method at the same time and completed a degree in architecture
. She developed her own butoh dance style almost independently of all butoh
models. Moeno Wakamatsu lives and works in New York and together with
Masaki Iwana in Normandy.
http://www.moeno.com/
Workshop with Masaki Iwana
and Moeno Wakamatsu
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7 - 15 May 2014
each from 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
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The workshop is divided into two courses of four days each and offers all participants the opportunity to take part in the "Introduction-Performance-Parcours".
Please note the following for the organisation:
The course is limited to 13 participants.
A total of five guest rooms are available for overnight stays, three of which are double and two single rooms, as well as a kitchen for self-catering.
Five additional persons have the possibility to stay overnight in the workshop studio.
The cost for both courses including the final performance is 400,-€ including accommodation.
We charge an additional 50,-€ for catering.
The workshop studio in our old warehouses has been equipped with a new wooden dance floor.
Also have a look at our last Butoh teaser and get an idea of the possibilities that have been realised in our spaces at Spaceconcept 2011.
Ghost. Deep soul death bears life.
Registration and enquiries at: info@weltkunstzimmer.de
Moeno Wakamatsu © Paul Lewis
Masaki Iwana
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10 May / 15 May 2014
Film screening "Vermilion Souls" by Masaki Iwana.
Admission: 3 euros, 10 May, 8 pm
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Performance by Moeno Wakamatsu and Masaki Iwana and introduction course with all workshop participants
Admission: 8 euros, 15 May, 8 pm
© Masaki Iwana
Masaki's workshop © Wolfgang Schäfer
Sponsored by the Cultural Office of the State Capital Düsseldorf.
Butoh Special Yukio Suzuki
From 7 to 15 May, the two artists Masaki Iwana www.iwanabutoh.com and Moeno Wakamatsu www.moeno.com are guests at the Weltkunstzimmer for the Butoh Special "GHOST. Nature, essential experience of existance" at the Weltkunstzimmer.
According to Masaki, dance is "a realisation of one's specific dream through the
body". First, each individual must work on the consciousness of his or her body. By this Masaki means the whole body, which includes all levels: the biological, the mental and the intuitive. The intentions for him are on the one hand to cure himself and on the other hand to heal and give joy - and if successful, to touch the hearts of the audience.
Masaki Iwana, born in 1945, began his Butoh-related performances after 1975, parallel to the main representatives Tatsumi Hijikata and Tanaka Min. From 1979 to 1984, he distinguished himself through his reduced performance, dancing almost motionless, in total nudity. To date, he has become famous not only for his numerous performances, but also as the director of three feature films. He founded "La Maison du Butoh Blanc" in Normandy, where he works and teaches his Butoh philosophy.
http://www.iwanabutoh.com/
Moeno Wakamatsu wants to be completely absorbed in the moment where the inside unites with the outside. Since the beginning of evolution, the entire soul's existence has been inscribed in the body. In this soul inherent in the body, there is both an absolute concept of time and place. The beauty of the moment makes no distinction between human joy and despair or between good and evil. Man fills and empties the moment with his desires. At the same time, everything and nothing is there.
Moeno Wakamatsu, born in 1975, studied dance with Merce Cunningham in New York, practised the Feldenkrais method at the same time and completed a degree in architecture
. She developed her own butoh dance style almost independently of all butoh
models. Moeno Wakamatsu lives and works in New York and together with
Masaki Iwana in Normandy.
http://www.moeno.com/
Workshop with Masaki Iwana
and Moeno Wakamatsu
Â
7 - 15 May 2014
each from 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Â
Moeno Wakamatsu © Paul Lewis
The workshop is divided into two courses of four days each and offers all participants the opportunity to take part in the "Introduction-Performance-Parcours".
Please note the following for the organisation:
The course is limited to 13 participants.
A total of five guest rooms are available for overnight stays, three of which are double and two single rooms, as well as a kitchen for self-catering.
Five additional persons have the possibility to stay overnight in the workshop studio.
The cost for both courses including the final performance is 400,-€ including accommodation.
We charge an additional 50,-€ for catering.
The workshop studio in our old warehouses has been equipped with a new wooden dance floor.
Also have a look at our last Butoh teaser and get an idea of the possibilities that have been realised in our spaces at Spaceconcept 2011.
Ghost. Deep soul death bears life.
Registration and enquiries at: info@weltkunstzimmer.de
Masaki Iwana
Â
10 May / 15 May 2014
© Masaki Iwana
Film screening "Vermilion Souls" by Masaki Iwana.
Admission: 3 euros, 10 May, 8 pm
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Performance by Moeno Wakamatsu and Masaki Iwana and introduction course with all workshop participants
Admission: 8 euros, 15 May, 8 pm
Masaki's workshop © Wolfgang Schäfer
Sponsored by the Cultural Office of the State Capital Düsseldorf.