Butoh Curious Chi

Yelling at the Dark!

By

Sara D Zalek

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1–2 minutes

To read

Madison-Chicago
Two evenings of live art (a mix of sound and movement based performance) celebrating the simultaneous absurdity and exhilaration of an insignificant act. The possibility of doing nothing. To explore strength in vulnerability, being our incongruous selves, recognizing our obtuse nature. Bubbling to the surface and being loud to root in embodiment.

Saturday March 3, 7-10pm
Elastic Arts, 3429 W Diversey Ave #208, Chicago, IL
$10 suggested donation

Saturday March 10, 7:30-10:30pm
Arts + Literature Laboratory, 2021 Winnebago St, Madison, WI
$10 suggested donation

Participating Artists:
Christine Olson (Madison, WI)
Jakob Maché (Vienna) (**March 3 only, includes workshops on March 2, 3)

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Louise Bock (Madison, WI)
Marina Kelly (Madison, WI)
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Les Chanteuses du rien (Chicago, IL) Elaine Lemieux (voice) Hanna Brock (instrument) Sara Zalek (movement)
Ginger Krebs (Chicago, IL)
Mimi Wallman (Chicago, IL)
Aurora Tabar Existential Coat Check (Chicago, IL)

 

Organizers:

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Sara Zalek, artist at Large www.saratonin.com
Christine Olson, performance and movement artist, www.christineolsonart.com

Special Thanks to Elastic Arts,  Arts + Literature Laboratory and OuterSpace Studios for their generosity of spirit, time, and space!

Movement Workshops with Jakob Maché
@OuterSpace Studios 1474 N. Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL
March 2, 3-6pm
March 3, 12-3pm
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Hiroko Tamano

This 1 minute excerpt gives a taste of Butoh legend Hiroko Tamano’s teaching, philosophies, and movement. In the “Dance of Life: a Prayer in 4 Directions”, Hiroko has built upon this Indigenous practice learned from Txi Wizz (Canadian Buffoon) over 40 years ago.

She has imbued it with her own movements and philosophy as a gift of healing and empowerment to an anxious world. In her words, “this dance form gives ‘presentness’,” and awareness of the directions “gives ‘no confusion’ to the prayer.”

Dance of Life