Butoh and Noguchi Taiso Workshop
In my workshops I convey the very principles where movement has its seeds in – spirals, waves, gravity. The research into the origins of movement linked to the origins of language is the core of my work.
Everyday movements such as standing, walking, giving, covering etc. are taken into account as well as their emotional aspects. Thus we will experience movements in a comprehensive way and come to perceive the structure of our bodies as a true feeling.
This will enable us to step out of entren- ched patterns and experience movement anew in its emotional and physical dimensions.
By viewing every single movement as a gesture or sculpture with clear expression, we create our dance vocabulary.
With the help of images and parables drawn from touching life experiences, we will improvise playfully, free-falling into the given moment.

Who is it for?
The workshops address professionals in dance and theatre as well as amateurs of all ages. Teaching will be in English, German or French, according to the language of the participants.

Background Ime Thormann trained seven years in Tokyo with Kazuo Ohno (Butoh) and Noguchi Michizo (founder of Noguchi Taiso, experiencing the principles/ habits of nature in your own body). He is as well an Alexander Technique teacher. After 13 years living in Tokyo, he is now based in the south of France, teaching regularly in Molières-sur-Ceze (close to Nimes) and in Basel.

Costs:
CHF 360 / CHF 300 reduced price for dancers and people with low budget, please ask

Studio:
Werkraum Warteck, Stiller Raum Burgweg 7, CH-4058 Basel

Daily Schedule:
10.30-18.00 (90min. break)

Registration / Organisation
Beatrice Schumacher
butohbasel@gmail.com
+41 79 251 25 85

Photo: Claude Hofer