LONDON BUTOH FESTIVAL

Further Information – Introductory Butoh Sessions with Fran Barbe

Bookings:  www.thecourtyard.org.uk or Telephone +44(0)870 163 0717

Festival Director, Fran Barbe, explores a series of seminal butoh exercises offered as an introduction to those new to Butoh, or as a warm-up for anyone attending the afternoon workshops. Open to all ages and levels.

These short sessions (bookable separately) focus on some of the key principles of Butoh’s approach to movement and creativity:

1. •Session 1  The Spine  Sat 3 Oct 2009  10am – 11.30 am
   £15 per session or £5 when booking S. Lynch Workshop.
   Explores the importance of the spine for the flow of energy and expressivity.
   
   

2. •Session 2  Walking  Sat 17 Oct 2009  10am – 11.30 am
   £15 per session or £5 when booking Y. Yoshioka Workshop
   Explores a series of walks that carry some of the key principles of this approach.
   
   

3. •Session 3 Not Moving, Being Moved Sat 14 Nov 2009  10am – 11.30 am
   £15 per session or £5 when booking T. Endo Workshop
   Explores the quality of ‘not moving, being moved’, that Butoh cultivates.
   

After more than 17 years of experience as performer, choreographer and scholar, Fran supports these practical sessions with insights on the cultural and historical context of Butoh.