Intro to Butoh - Philadelphia Fringe Festival

Intro to Butoh

Mitsu Salmon

Workshops/Classes

Mitsu Salmon will lead an introduction workshop to Butoh, which is a contemporary avant- garde dance form that emerged after WWII in Japan and connects movement to imagery. In this workshop, you will learn a quick overview of Butoh and some basic exercises. We will work with guided movement and structured improvisation. Salmon was in a Butoh company, Ima Tenko and Kiraza for three years in Japan and will draw from that training. The workshop interweaves Butoh with visions and textures of the desert as inspiration for dance. Students are welcome to modify exercises based on their comfort and inventiveness.

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Details

Run Time: 90 mins

Ticket Price: $5

Venue: Pig Iron Studios (Studio B)
Dates: September 22, 2024

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September 22, 2024 11.30am

1417 N 2nd St

General Admission: $5

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About the Artist

Mitsu Salmon creates original performance and dance work. She studied Butoh and has been part of a Butoh company, Ima Tenko and Kiraza, for 3 years in Japan. She studied dance and experimental theater in New York and Berlin for a number of years and has performed and taught
workshops internationally. She has performed solo work at places such Links Hall, HCL, Performance Space 122, Dance Theater Workshop,
Highways Performance Space and internationally at Hebbel Am Uffer, the Berlin Performance Art Festival, London Performance Art Festival and Urbanguild in Kyoto, Japan.

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This event is appropriate for ages 13+

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