Physical Training across the floor with emphasis on flexibility, balance, energy, rhythm, co-ordination, precision, centre, concentration, strength, stamina, grounding, breathing, presence and consciousness.
The physical training is designed to bring the body to a more original form, closer to where it would be with a more balanced, more natural life. At the Academy, all muscles are taught to be controlled: from the small ones in the eyes to the major groups in the body.

An efficient system of Manipulations that stretch, heal, and make the body more pliable follows the physical dance training. Developed by Chinese acrobats, the manipulations give the dancer indications of where to let go and directions he could move towards.

The participants will become acquainted with Hatha yoga and Sufi whirling as well as the three thousand year old Chinese Qi Gong exercises which regenerate the meridians and realign the muscles, bones and tendons.

Workshops: Taught individually and in groups, include dance techniques, state of being, time, non-existence, visualizations, metaphysical exercises, breathing techniques, and much more. Most of these, like the Physical Training and Manipulations, originate from the concept “Japanese” Butoh dance, combining traditional techniques with European Expressive dance.

Explore the tremendous energy in Empty Body, Open Eye, Dead Muscle, No Power, Big Force and contradictory energy/movement/imagination; go beyond the immediate personality to uncover deeper archetypical layers.

When human beings dream, they are multi-dimensional and extremely creative: through the disciplines at the Academy, the dancer can learn to allow this state of mind to be constant and ever-present so that it can be accessed at will rather than be experienced as random enlightenment.

Price:
One term 3700 euros
Two terms 5950 euros

 Schedule and Syllabus for Butoh school

Questions? Please e-mail: dance@butohschool.com