LUDUS: Piercing Butoh Weekly Class with Daiji Menguro

Part one (Body Building) :This cass beings with a training section focusing on breathing, consciousness and release of the body. We will explore the connections between the body and breathing and how breath can become an initiator of movement. How to place consciousness in different parts of the body allowing it to slow and integrate. Releasing exercised aim to condition the body to carry certain states while it moves. Part one will last 2 hours and can be taken as a single class drop-in.

Part Two (Creation): The second half of the class will focus on the creation of individual pieces using Meguro’s Butoh choreography method as well as one of the Butoh choreography methods that uses text to create movement by the image of it. Daiki Meguro’s Chorerography methof subdivides texts into individual words on which qualities are added. For exampke, quick or slow, big or small, high or low, inside or outside. The common view of the choreographer and the dancer is made by these uses of words. This way of working provides an intersection point to seach for each student’s individual expression. The pieces will be presented at CAVE on Nov 4th and 5th as part of CAVE’s Ferment Series. This class will explore the theme of the useless body.’ The human body is usually seen has a tool for procreation or as having a role or value in society a “Daily Body”. This body however is not simply and organism to serve a purpose. Meguro’s workshop explores the “useless body”. The human body is usually seen as a tool for procreation or as having a role for value in society, a “Daily Body”. This body however, is not simply and organism to serve a purpose. Meguro’s workshop explores the useless body, one that operate beyond a purpose. Meguro’s Workshop explores the useless body one that operates beyond the monetary and reproductive purposes. and which is often disregarded by society for that reason. Students participating in this section must register full-time. No drop-ins. for this part of the class.