Primal Colour - Workshop Series

OUT OF THE BLUE
Creating BUTOH

Facilitated by local legend Japanese-Australian Butoh dancer, choreographer and a creator of Butoh Cabaret, Yumi Umiumare.

Over five sessions participants will explore the fundamental method, discipline and philosophy of Butoh in order to explore their creative process. The workshop will promote explorations of various concepts including ‘Imagining’, ‘Articulating’ and ‘Shaping’ while providing a platform for participants to create and develop their own work.

“Color is a power which directly influences the soul”

— Wassily Kandinsky

Through the artistic theme “Primal Colour”, this workshop creates space for participants to explore their authentic movement vocabulary. As we all have our own unique creative process and movement quality which can form habitual patterns, this workshop will guide participants to access their unpredictable territories towards unexpected 'out of the blue' outcomes. While mixing and stripping back layers of colours, participants will explore the essence and source of emotion through colour, utilising metaphorical expressions.

This course is suitable for those who have done Butoh before. Yet as Butoh is not only focusing on the technical aspect of dance and movement, the beginners who are interested in diving into the deep end and exploring the element of spontaneity in the colour ‘Out of the Blue’ are also welcome.

A public outdoors performance showing is planned for the 4th (Sat) and 5th (Sun) of April at Abbotsford Convent, mentored by Yumi Umiumare. (N.B. This is optional and you do not have to participate in the performance if you do not wish to).

Feedback from past Participants

(it was like) De-programing re-programing and Sensitisation allowing the impossible to be expressed research into being. - Anonymous

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WHEN
Every Wed - 5 sessions
04 March
11 March
18 March
25 March
01 April

TIME
6pm-9pm

WHERE
Abbotsford Convent - Oratory

FACILITATOR
Yumi Umiumare

REGISTRATION FORM
Here

COST
$250/$230 (plus GST)

BOOKINGS
Trybooking

COMBO DISCOUNTS
Combo#A: Any 2 workshops = $50 discount
Combo#B: Any 3 workshops = $75 discount
Combo#C: All 4 workshops = $120 discount
(*when applying for discount, please fill out a registration form first)