Butoh Workshop “The Art of Receiving”
Receptivity | Noguchi Taiso | Nervous System
Join us for a supportive Butoh workshop with Vangeline where you can deepen your connection to yourself, others, and the universe.
Taught by:
Vangeline – teacher, choreographer, and dancer based in New York, specializing in Japanese Butoh.
• Artistic Director of Vangeline Theater / New York Butoh Institute
• Founder of the New York Butoh Institute Festival
About the Workshop:
Vangeline’s Butoh workshops are internationally acclaimed for their unique blend of traditional Butoh with scientific and somatic approaches. This workshop focuses on receptivity, Noguchi Taiso, and the nervous system, with special attention to activating the parasympathetic nervous system — the part responsible for rest, digestion, and relaxation.
Through Butoh and Noguchi Taiso (Noguchi Gymnastics), participants will learn to move with minimal muscular effort and maximum fluidity, cultivating a state of receptivity that allows for deeper physical and emotional release. This work helps down-regulate stress responses, encourages presence and relaxation, and can transform one’s relationship to movement — whether you are a performer seeking to refine your craft or someone exploring embodiment and creative expression.
Open to:
Dancers, actors, performance artists, and non-performers interested in movement, creativity, and somatic exploration.
Dates:
Friday, May 29th, 6pm to 8pm
Saturday, May 30th, 12 pm to 4pm
Sunday, May 31st, 12 pm to 4pm
Location:
The Dance Hub
Located in Cleveland's historic Twist Drill Building.
4700 Lakeside Ave E, 4th Floor
Cleveland Ohio, 44114
Fees:
3 days: $185
Friday only: $40
Saturday only $80
Sunday $80
Vangeline draws on 23 years of experience as a Butoh teacher and dancer, and has 35 years of expertise in the field of dance. She is the author of the critically acclaimed book of non-fiction Butoh: Cradling Empty Space. Vangeline is the winner of a 2022 National Endowment for the Arts Award; She is a 2018 NYFA/NYSCA Artist Fellow in Choreography, the winner of the 2015 Gibney Dance's Beth Silverman-Yam Social Action Award, and the founder of the 18-year running, award-winning program "Dream a Dream Project", which brings Butoh dance to incarcerated men and women at correctional facilities across New York City.
She is a member of the International Association for Dance Medicine. She teaches trauma-informed Butoh classes. Vangeline welcomes students with disabilities, including students who are visually impaired or wheelchair-bound students. All classes are open level and beginners are welcome.
Cancellations for all classes must be made 72 hours before the class start time. Students that do not attend the class will not receive any form of credit or exchange.
18 years of age minimum.
Any question? contact local organizer Genevieve at genevievejencson@gmail.com