New York Butoh Kan - Daiji Meguro Piercing Butoh Classes

NYBK TEACHING RESIDENCY + TRAINING INITIATIVE

DAIJI MEGURO

PIERCING BUTOH WEEKLY CLASSDATES: Saturdays from August 13 to October 29(except September 17th and October 1st: Make Up Classes will take place October 24th and 31st)TIMES: Regular Classes: 2-7 pm. Make Up Classes: 6-10 pm. Drop-In Classes: 2:00 - 3:30 (every Saturday)COST: $415 / Single drop-in Class: $15 / 10 class card $128:

Part One (Body Building): The class begins with a training section focusing on breathing, consciousness and release of the body. We will explore the connections between the body and breathing and how breath can become an initiator of movement. How to place consciousness in different parts of the body allowing it to flow and integrate. Releasing exercises aim to condition the body to carry certain states while it moves. Part One runs from 2:00 until 3:30 on Saturdays and can be taken as a drop-in class.

Part Two (Creation): The second half of the class will focus on the creation of individual pieces using Meguro’s Butoh choreography method as well as one of the Butoh choreography methods which uses text to create movement by the image of it. Daiji Meguro’s choreography method subdivides texts into individual words and adds qualities onto it. For example, quick or slow, big or small, high or low, inside or outside. The common view of the choreographer and the dancer is made by these uses of words. This way of working provides an intersection point to search for each student’s individual expression. The pieces will be presented at CAVE on November 4 & 5 as part of CAVE’s Ferment Series. Students will explore the theme of the “Useless Body”. The human body is usually seen has a tool for procreation or as having a role or value in society, a “Daily Body”. This body, however, is not simply an organism to serve a purpose. Meguro’s workshop explores the ‘Useless Body’, one that operates beyond monetary and reproductive purposes, and which is often disregarded by society for that reason. Part Two runs from 3:30 until 7:00 on Saturdays. Students participating in this section must take ALL classes. NO DROP-INS for this part of the class.

REGISTRATION

Register and pay for your workshop online or by check. Go to CAVEstore to complete the process. Many discounts available from 5% to 20%. Please check the store page to find more about it. Deadline for early registration discounts: August 15 Deadline for Piercing Butoh semester registration August 6! Workshop spaces fill up fast, so register soon!

OTHER WORKSHOPS in the Festival include:

Weekly classes Ximena Garnica and Daiji Meguro Workshops with resident and guest teachers: Hisako Horikawa,Yukio Waguri, Akira Kasai, Moeno Wakamatsu, Masaki Iwana, Daiji Meguro and Ximena Garnica

For complete information regarding this event, the New York Butoh Kan Training Initiative, and to register, please visit the CAVEarts website