Butoh: Into the Depth-5 week course with Vangeline July Starts July 8th—performance July 31st
Learn to meditate through movement, tapping into subtle body systems and the unconscious. Butoh, the dance of darkness, is a transformative practice from Japan being taught in Brooklyn by renown teacher Vangeline. Will end in a performance by students. Open to dancers and non-dancers alike.
🗓 4 classes + 1 performance, July 8- July 31st
🕰️ Wednesdays 6pm-9pm
🗺 Vangeline Theater: 126 10th Street, Suite 207, Brooklyn
💰 Sliding scale of $150 (scholarship) to $500 (supporter)
📋 Application deadline: June 25- email butohinstitute@gmail.com with expression of interest
👥 Class limited to 20 students
Butoh: Into the Depth-5 week course with Vangeline with performance July 31st, 2026
Summer Cohort
Learn to meditate through movement, tapping into subtle body systems and the unconscious. Butoh, the dance of darkness, is a transformative practice from Japan being taught in Brooklyn by renowned teacher Vangeline. Will end in a performance by students. Open to dancers and non-dancers alike.
🗓 4 classes + 1 performance, July 8-July 31st, 2026
🕰️ Wednesdays 6pm-9pm
🗺 Vangeline Theater: 126 10th Street, Suite 207, Brooklyn
💰 Sliding scale of $150 (scholarship) to $500 (supporter)
📋 deadline: June 25th
Performance Froday July 31st
👥 Class limited to 20 students
Explore the inner worlds of the unconscious & the body
Butoh, the dance of darkness, is an avant-garde dance form that emerged in Japan in the 1950s. The form resists definition, but is often characterized by meditative movement that is variously informed by sensation, emotion, play, micromovement, surrealist techniques, the grotesque, and – above all – authenticity.
This exploration will include space for conversation after each session and a final show for students to perform.
Class Schedule
6-9:00 pm with one break
Wednesday Dates
July 8
July 15
July 22
July 29
July 31st Performance (Friday)
FEE
$150 scholarship level
$200 to $500 sliding scale
Location
Vangeline Theater studios
126 10th Street Suite 207
This program is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, and the New York Department of Cultural Affairs, and the City Council.