3-Day Workshop with Butoh Master Hiroko Tamano

3 Day Workshop with Butoh Master Hiroko Tamano

Friday June 12th, 5-8pm AUDITORIUM

Saturday June 13th, 1-4pm AUDITORIUM

Sunday June 14th, 1-4pm AUDITORIUM

Our Mythology is a message from our past to the future generation. Inspiration, making us move and dance, defines our shape. This three day workshop with butoh master, Hiroko Tamano, invites you to bring your own butoh. Your dance is guided by your lineage, your ancestors and the rediscovery of the self.

Your butoh is the temple in which the shapes teach of the mythology of the self. The collection of our collective past will become stories that will be told in the fall at a three day butoh festival. The three day butoh festival in the fall will challenge our current mythology rediscovering the eclectic state of the human experience.

For decades, the Tamanos’ workshops in Berkeley, CA have been known for a holistic approach to a dance that originated with sincerity, sympathy, and care. This is a rare opportunity to work with butoh master Hiroko Tamano, who was among the first to perform Hijikata’s Ankoku butoh, the “dance of darkness.” (https://dancersgroup.org/2023/01/put-yourself-on-the-beam/)

The images produced in the workshop will be the seeds that grow into a three day butoh gathering this fall. Dancers will collectively produce a festival directed by Hiroko Tamano at the Electric Lodge in Venice, CA.*

*Butoh festival is scheduled for this fall: Oct. 30 , 31 , & Nov. 1

All experiences welcomed. Keep up to your body's ability.

TICKETS: SLIDING SCALE $185 - $300 for 3 Days (in person only event)

Student and Senior Ticket $175

please select a ticket price accordingly, lower tier ticket for ones in high need

Limited Capacity!

*NOTE: A purchase of one ticket gives you access to the FULL 3-day workshop!

Friday June 12th 5-8pm AUDITORIUM

Saturday June 13th 1-4pm AUDITORIUM

Sunday June 14th 1-4pm AUDITORIUM

Please email [email protected] or phone 323-663-2167 with any questions.

If you are interested in volunteering for this workshop or would like to pay a sliding scale rate please email josie at [email protected].

Hiroko Tamano

Born in Fukuoka prefecture in Japan, Hiroko entered Butoh founder Hijikata Tatsumi's studio in 1972. Her partner Koichi Tamano's performance in 1976 was the first appearance of Butoh in the United States. She received a lifetime achievement award for her work in Butoh this year and continues to teach, choreograph, and perform today. Koichi and Hiroko Tamano were among the very first to perform Ankoku Butoh, which translates literally to “the dance of darkness.” The genre emerged in the late 1950s in post-atomic bomb Japan. It was created by two dancers, Kazuo Ohno and Tatsumi Hijikata, who sought to create a new, uniquely Japanese form of expression that completely rebelled against the Establishment, and both Eastern tradition and Western styles.

Koichi joined Hijikata’s dance company in the 1960s, as did Hiroko in 1972. Hijikata encouraged the Tamanos to introduce Butoh to the United States. The Tamanos performance in the 1976 “Japan Now” exhibition at SFMOMA was the first Butoh seen by an American audience and made a big sensation. The Tamanos moved their dance company Harupin-Ha from Tokyo to Berkeley, California in 1979 with the blessings and encouragement of their teacher. For decades the Tamanos led dance workshops in Berkeley and also operated the restaurants Country Station and Tamasei, which served as meeting places for the dance and theater communities of the Bay Area. They are known for their holistic approach to the art of Butoh. The Mayor of the City of Berkeley, California declared March 28, 2017 the “Koichi and Hiroko Tamano Day.”

WAIVER AND RELEASE OF LIABILITY

By registering for this event, the attendee agrees to and acknowledges the following: I hereby represent that I am in good health and able to engage in physical exercise, be it active or passive. I understand that it is my responsibility to consult with a physician prior to and regarding my participation in a "Butoh workshop". I represent and warrant that I have no medical condition which would prevent my full participation in a Butoh workshop.

I understand that this class (“Butoh workshop”) may include physical activity, meditation, breathwork, and the use of essential oils, and the use of the facilities at Philosophical Research Society (“PRS”), may involve the risk of injury. I voluntarily accept full responsibility for my participation in Butoh workshop, and I expressly waive and release any claim that I may have at any time for injury, damage or loss of any kind against the facilitator josie j and Hiroko Tamano or PRS, or any person or entity involved with the facilitator or PRS, including without limitation their respective affiliates and representatives.

To the extent that statute or case law does not prohibit releases for negligence, this release is also for negligence on the part of the facilitator and PRS, and their respective agents and employees. In the event that I should require medical care or treatment, I agree to be financially responsible for any costs incurred as a result of such treatment.

In the event that any damage to equipment or facilities occurs as a result of my or my guest’s willful actions, neglect or recklessness, I acknowledge and agree to be held liable for any and all costs associated with any actions of neglect or recklessness.

I acknowledge that I have carefully read this Waiver and Release and fully understand that it is a release of liability.

CONTENT DISCLAIMER: The views, opinions, and thoughts expressed by the presenters are solely those of the presenter and may not represent those of the Philosophical Research Society (PRS), its affiliates, or any individuals associated with PRS. Presentations are intended for informational and entertainment purposes.

ACCESSIBILITY

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REFUND POLICIES

All sales are final. There are no refunds or exchanges for PRS events, except in the event of a medical emergency, including but not limited to a positive COVID-19 test.

In the event that PRS is forced to cancel an event entirely, tickets will be refunded or vouchers offered for a rescheduled event.

PARKING​

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