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DIEGO PINON: Butoh Ritual Mexicano Chicago 2011
CHICAGO BUTOH SPRING/SUMMER 2011
blushing poppy productions & Defibrillator present:
BUTOH-based training for actors, dancers, performance artists and performers of all kinds and valuable for non-performers seeking enriched body-imagination-sensory experience. Open to all. No experience necessary. Register and full payment due in advance. No refunds.
DIEGO PIÑÓN, Butoh Ritual Mexicano Training in Chicago June 7-12, 2011
Butoh Ritual Mexicano CLASSES:
June 7th, Tuesday 6-10PM
June 8th, Wednesday 6-10PM
$35/class paid in full by MAY 24th
$45/class paid in full after MAY 24th
no experience necessary, space is limited, no refunds
Butoh Ritual Mexicano WORKSHOP:
Searching the Vestiges of Love
June 9-12th, 2011
4-day intensive-workshop with public performance
June 9-10th, Thurs-Friday 6-10PM
June 11-12th, Sat-Sunday 11-5PM
June 12th, Sunday 7:30 performance
$170 paid in full by MAY 24th ($85 Deposit + $85 Early Balance)
$225 paid in full after MAY 24th ($85 Deposit + $85 Early Balance +$55 Late)
no experience necessary, space is limited, no refunds
Please arrive a few minutes early to settle your things. Wear layered clothes that allow for movement and keep you warm/cool as needed. Bring simple snacks, water, notebook. We work in bare feet. Contact Nicole with any questions: blushingpoppy@gmail.com, 773.387.8418
Events are held at:
Defibrillator Performance Art Gallery
1136 N. Milwaukee Avenue
Chicago, IL, 60642
www.DFBRL8R.org
773.485.6284
Please contact:
Nicole LeGette
blushing poppy productions
blushingpoppy@gmail.com
www.blushingpoppy.org
773.387.8418
DIEGO PIÑÓN, Butoh Ritual Mexicano:
Chaos and crisis, destruction and deformation, suffering and stagnation All these are present in our lives, and at the same time we experience creativity, compassion and community. My vision for the stage is to use a public space to go beyond personal limits, to renew the highest purpose to the sacred language of dance, to understand life as a possibility of energetic and evolutionary transformation, to reach more freedom to experience creativity, love, pleasure, and joy, all with greater consciousness.
To truly awaken the body is a physical, emotional, mental and spiritual process. Every Butoh Ritual Mexicano workshop involves moderate-impact aerobic training, active meditation, and guided improvisation, all embraced within a sense of communal ritual. The collective physical training consists of stretching, shaking, jumping, low-level groundwork, balancing, partnering, weight sharing, impulse exchange, bodywork, bioenergetics, breath expansion, and transpersonal communication. Active meditation exercises are introduced to quiet the mind and awaken originative, non-reactive impulses for organic movement. Guided improvisations then give participants the opportunity to integrate this newfound sensory awareness within their physical body, environments both internal and external, and the shared workshop space.
DIEGO PIÑÓN
Diego Piñón's unique style of teaching and performance incorporates more than 35 years of research in Mexican energetic traditions, Japanese Butoh, ritual dance, modern dance and contemporary theatre. Departing from the guidance of Japanese Butoh masters Kazuo Ohno, Yoshito Ohno, Min Tanaka, Natsu Nakajima, among others, Diego Piñón performs and teaches throughout the US, Canada and Mexico using Butoh Ritual Mexicano as a means to transform personal, cultural and social divides through the dancing body. Piñón explores the question of what it means to be human during these complex times in new and unexpected ways. His unique approach to the body and movement strips away clichés of gender, class, and national identity to reveal a deeply personal vision of humanity beyond the boundaries of convention. Diego's goal is not only to prepare extraordinary dancers or actors, not only to create extravagant performances, not only to involve the sacred and mystical uses of the stage, but to create an energetic presence that integrates all.
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LocationDefibrillator Performance Art Gallery
1136 N. Milwaukee Avenue
Chicago, IL 60642
United States
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| Minimum Age: 15 |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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