Blossoming Rose: First Butoh Cafe at Teatro Espace Torino

July the 8th saw the first Butoh Cafe' in Torino held at teatro Espace as part of Moving Bodies Butoh Festial - www.movingbodiesfestival.com.

As it was held as concluding event, I decided to work on movements that can makes us blossom; images and internal movements that can aid us in the cyclical capacity of bringing the depts of existence to manifestation in simple ways; moving skeletons to smooth our steps; unleashing roots to reach the depts of the earth and bring it all up through a blossoming into the real.

The participants were really engaging and left happy and touched by Butoh dance and its practice.
I was very happy!



Here you can see some images of the improvisation "

Photo Credit: Ken Mai

Blossoming Rose" - close to 40 mins. I really enjoyed bathing in the poetics of the theme.

Butoh classes until the 26th of June 2014

I am delighted to inform that butoh classes will continue until the 26th of June 2014 every thursday from 7 to 9 pm at Dance House, Foley St. Dublin 1.

In the meantime I am doing a residency BUTOH BACON and DELEUZE in Dance HOuse until the end of the month of April. For that occasion I will offer taster classes every friday from 10.30 to 12. Come along, they are free and everyone is very welcome, no previous experience needed!


Looking forwards seeing you!

P.S for more info I am really busy with the MOVING BODIES festival and will tend to be mostly posting on butohfestivaldublin facebook page and the website...

There will be a butoh cafe event in May and June in Dublin!...

Butoh classes until the 26th of June 2014

I am delighted to inform that butoh classes will continue until the 26th of June 2014 every thursday from 7 to 9 pm at Dance House, Foley St. Dublin 1.

In the meantime I am doing a residency BUTOH BACON and DELEUZE in Dance HOuse until the end of the month of April. For that occasion I will offer taster classes every friday from 10.30 to 12. Come along, they are free and everyone is very welcome, no previous experience needed!


Looking forwards seeing you!

P.S for more info I am really busy with the MOVING BODIES festival and will tend to be mostly posting on butohfestivaldublin facebook page and the website...

There will be a butoh cafe event in May and June in Dublin!...

Butoh classes 7to 9 pm Dance House, Foley St. Dublin and some more information

Butoh classes have started in Dance House, Foley St. Dublin from 7 to 9.

They will go on until December 2014 and take a break for Christmas.

You can find information here www.danceireland.ie/events/introduction-to-butoh-technique-1

I am truly delighted with so many coming along to practice Butoh.
Thank you!

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May you all keep unfolding a thousand dances

Ambra

Butoh Dance Classes starting on the 8th of January! Come along to Have a taste in Dance House ...

INTRODUCTION TO BUTOH TECHNIQUE

Have a taste on the 8th at 7.30pm at Dance House for free!

Date:

Every Thursday from 16 January 2014 - 06 March 2014

Time:

19:00 - 21:00

Venue:

DanceHouse

Admission:

€80 for a 8-week term / €12 Drop-in

Level:

All levels

Teacher:

Dance Ireland / Ambra Bergamasco

These classes are open to all levels – no dancing/movement experience required.

The classes aim to provide the foundations of Butoh dance by providing e.g. visualisations, internal body movements, exploration of the poetical body in each of us, slow and stillness juxtaposed to fast, broken movements, understanding the body as constructed by layers that have qualities and movement.

For more check 

http://www.danceireland.ie

Hope to see you there!

a lot of new beginnings: Classes and residency in Dance House and Butoh Festival Dublin goes Touring for 2014

Dear All,

there are a lot of new beginnings...

From January the 8th of January 2014 I will  be based in Dance House!
Classes will run every Thursday from 7 to 9 pm.

and more...

Dance House awarded me a residency that will commence in April and will run for four weeks. I will developing a Butoh piece inspired by the work of Francis Bacon (the painter) and the work of Gilles Deleuze on Bacon. I am so excited about it and truly looking forwards.

The last part of the residency will see me devising and improvising with Agata Narcisi, an italian dancer.

Plans for Butoh Festival Dublin 2014 have already started. This year it will be a touring festival that will reach Cork, Galway, Torino (Italy), Bologna (Italy) and Glasgow (Scotland). The tour will show the work of eight performers...so truly looking forwards to make this happen...


For now this is it.

Thanking you and hoping to see you in Dance House in 2014!

Winter Blossoming to all of you

EVENING CLASSES from THURSDAY 10th Of OCTOBER from 7 to 8.15

Come along to myart dublin on dame st. for evening butoh classes!
7pm to 8.15 every thursday next Class 10th of October

Butoh dance combines artistic and poetic qualities present in everyone and an in-depth development of our physical self to explore the infinite possibilities of our bodies. It provides an opportunity to work through our blockages: the daily routine, the stress accumulated during the day or particular life transitions can just be softened and danced through or used as fertilizers for new images to dance with.

Practicing moving from the perceptible to the imperceptible helps develop the capacity of inner vision in order to perceive the layers our body is made of, while multi-sensory visualizations allow us to witness the dance finding its inspiration from within the poetics of nature, life and one’s own personality.

This practice is beneficial and helps in developing physical mastery and opening a path of self-discovery. It aids in awareness of our emotional landscape and how this then translates in our physical body.  Practicing Butoh, we are capable to be present in the moment with all our selves. Butoh classes are useful for:

• Drama/theatre practitioners and students
• Dance/physical performers
• Developing a mind-body practice or simply anyone interested in deepening self-knowledge, self expression and/through poetic visions and bodily awareness

Price: 7 weeks – 85 euro, concession for students – 75, drop in 15 euro

Testimonials:
"Ambra was precise, soft and firm in her sharing her skills and knowledge of Butoh practice.

I was immediately at home in the work and felt supported to engage deeply". Bernadette Divilly, Dance Movement Therapist. Ireland

"I found Ambra had an ability to share her knowledge of buoh in a way that supported
and honoured each persons creativity - even a complete beginner to movement practice. For me she offered a profound connection with the world we live in and a liberating form of expressing that." M. F.




Here the link to myart
http://myartdublin.com/for-adults/