Vangeline In London: Butoh Workshop
Sat, Sept 19
3:30pm to 8:30pm
Hosted by London Butoh Dance Company & Posthuman Theatre
£59.21
Receptivity • Noguchi Taiso • Nervous System
Saturday, 19 September
3:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Walworth Town Hall, London
London Butoh Dance Company and Posthuman Theatre are delighted to welcome internationally renowned Butoh artist Vangeline to London for an immersive five-hour workshop exploring The Art of Receiving.
Rooted in Japanese Butoh and informed by contemporary neuroscience and somatic practice, this workshop investigates how receptivity can become a powerful creative and transformative force. Participants will explore the relationship between movement, perception, and the nervous system through Butoh and Noguchi Taiso (Noguchi Gymnastics): a movement practice that emphasizes fluidity, softness, and effortless motion.
A central focus of the workshop is activating the parasympathetic nervous system, encouraging states of rest, regulation, and presence. By releasing unnecessary muscular effort, participants can experience greater freedom of movement, emotional openness, and creative responsiveness.
Rather than striving or controlling movement, this practice invites you to receive, listen, and allow movement to emerge naturally, opening new possibilities for artistic expression and embodied awareness.
What you'll explore
Principles of Japanese Butoh
Noguchi Taiso (Noguchi Gymnastics)
Receptivity as a movement practice
Nervous system regulation and the parasympathetic response
Fluid movement with minimal muscular effort
Presence, imagination, and embodied creativity
This workshop is suitable for performers wishing to deepen their artistic practice as well as anyone curious about movement, mindfulness, and embodiment.
Who can join?
Everyone is welcome.
This workshop is open to:
Dancers
Actors
Performance artists
Movement practitioners
Therapists and bodyworkers
Anyone interested in creativity, somatics, or personal exploration
No previous Butoh experience is required.