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with GIO JU
Butoh restores the connection with all beings, including self, and expands the perspective of life and death. Butoh was born as a revolutionary way of being and action, and even now, Butoh offers directionless direction, encompassing life and philosophy, nature and art, and mystery. In this multidimensional exploration, we create a small Butoh community together in real time life resonance.
Listening to Life, Nature and Mystery
Through Butoh and Arts
Butoh Community Retreat
Butoh is everything
Everything is resonance
We invite you to creative butoh community experiences!
BUTOH RESIDENCy
Residence Retreat is a unique space where we can explore the intersection of daily life and creative natural experiences, as well as the balance between relaxation and concentration. From the time we open our eyes in the morning to even the time of dreaming, through daily Butoh sessions, improvisational experiments, dance in the nature and ruins, adventure in locals, creative cooking, cleaning, resting, and nature arts activities, we will experience various listening processes focusing on listening to self deeply while also being open to others—both alone and together. This will foster a Butoh nature resonance community that is free yet connected, resonating with nature, mystery, and all beings on Earth.
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"Be still like a seed
Flowers bloom with
the power of stillness" (Baekmusan)
Butoh begins with expanding our ability to listen.
Listening in the space of stillness, whatever comes, goes through movement. Listening to each moment, both internally and externally, between the boundaries of various divisions, time and space(Ma**), body moves with the power of the earth.
**MA(間) : The word MA, meaning between, is an interesting keyword in Butoh exploration. It explores various spaces between, such as between light and darkness, between stillness and movement, and between self and others etc.
Thought and mind melts into one with the body in movement(subbody-subconscious and subtle body), creating a multidimensional experience of listening.
In this state, we become both nothing and everything. The dance that is born at the best timing between stillness and movement blooms with subtle yet enormous energy and is deeply immersive yet infinitely free.
We meet various aspects of self, and resonance expands with visible and invisible beings on the Earth. This journey is a multidimensional contact that is simultaneously quiet and free.
We hope that this precious retreat time will become a space where we can meet the power of stillness in life,
a space where we can listen to ourselves, life, and nature deeply, and bloom our own flowers.
Photo by Jeongwhan Heo
In this journey, we follow a multidimensional map that encompasses everyday mode and butoh mode, deepening the dimension of listening at every moment. Together, alone, following a directionless direction. Each day, we will be guided on a unique experience, encountering unexpected moments of serendipity.
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