LUDUS: : Piercing Butoh Weekly Class with Ximena Garnica

Part One (Grasping the Body) The class beings with a warm-up focused on generating fluidity and relaxation through the body. Different exercises give the opportunity to explore internal openness and energy flow, facilitate an awareness of space and consciousness, distinguish different approaches to movement initiation, cultivate presences and prepare an alert and neutral body that is is ready to be moved. Part one will last one and a half hours and can be taken as a single class drop-in.
Part Two (Ensemble the Creation): This second half will be focused on the creation of a group piece exploring the theme of the “clown body”. The aim is to experience the process of creating a 30-40 min group piece under the direction and choreography of Garnica. The class will give the students the ability to access states necessary to making work and will create a platform in which the group can being to research and uncovers information about this theme. Special emphasis is made in awakening consciousness by exploring the unconscious domain, which allows us – as dancers, choreographers and theater artists – to expand our understanding of the body and our experience and understanding of daily life. Consequently, we enlarge the realms of perception, creation and discover the possibilities for interaction therein. Integrating physical insights from part one within improvisation, and based in research findings, students will be lead into the creative process of LEIMAY’s ensemble pieces. The piece created during this semester will be presented at CAVE Nov 4 and 5 as part of CAVE Ferment Series.