Butoh: Into the Depth-5 week course with Vangeline with performance Nov 19th
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, March 18- April 10
🕰️ Wednesdays 6pm-9pm
🗺 Vangeline Theater: 126 10th Street, Suite 207, Brooklyn
💰 Sliding scale of $150 (scholarship) to $500 (supporter)
📋 Application deadline: March 5th- email butohinstitute@gmail.com with expression of interest
👥 Class limited to 20 students
Butoh: Into the Depth-5 week course with Vangeline with performance April 10th, 2026
Spring 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, March 18-April 10, 2026
🕰️ Wednesdays 6pm-9pm
🗺 Vangeline Theater: 126 10th Street, Suite 207, Brooklyn
💰 Sliding scale of $150 (scholarship) to $500 (supporter)
📋 deadline: March 5th
👥 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
March 18
March 25
April 1st
April 8th
April 10th 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.