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đ«đ· Atelier de danse Afro-butoh avec Tebby W.T Ramasike.
TirĂ© de ma recherche "Le rĂŽle du corps dansant spirituel comme outil de communication dans une sociĂ©tĂ© globale", oĂč j'ai etudiĂ© comment la danse est une manifestation et une cĂ©lĂ©bration de la tĂ©nacitĂ© de l'esprit humain, qui ne se laisse pas facilement dissiper ou dĂ©courager, qui persiste dans l'existence ou dans une ligne d'action. Ainsi, il n'est pas facile de lĂącher prise, d'abandonner, de se sĂ©parer des positions et/ou des principes que l'on dĂ©fend. Pour cette recherche, j'ai choisi de me concentrer sur les principes du Butoh et des danses rituelles africaines (en particulier les danses cĂ©rĂ©monielles). Afro-Butoh est un concept qui dĂ©crit et se rapporte au travail de Tebby W.T. Ramasike, un chorĂ©graphe, danseur et praticien de Butoh sud-africain. Le butoh est une danse contemporaine expressive et un art de la performance créés par Tatsumi Hijakata, puis dĂ©veloppĂ©s avec Kazuo Ohno, au Japon dans les annĂ©es 1950-1960, connu pour sa nature non conventionnelle qui s'adresse Ă l'ensemble du corps. kLa danse africaine s'efforce d'offrir une grande rĂ©conciliation de l'esprit et du corps, de la pensĂ©e et de l'instinct, en libĂ©rant les gestes et en se laissant aller au rythme.Le voyage spirituel du Butoh et de la danse africaine (Afro-Butoh) est un processus qui nous amĂšne Ă chercher au plus profond de nous-mĂȘmes, de notre ĂȘtre, Ă dĂ©couvrir et Ă explorer nos qualitĂ©s latentes dans le dĂ©veloppement de notre personnalitĂ© - physiquement, intellectuellement, socialement, spirituellement.
DESCRIPTION :MĂ©thodologie et objectif : La mĂ©thode de travail sera basĂ©e sur le concept de l'Afro-Butoh - dans lequel nous travaillerons avec les principes et les Ă©lĂ©ments du Butoh et des danses rituelles africaines, non pas dans leur forme traditionnelle et ethnique, mais en examinant leur spiritualitĂ©, comment leurs parallĂšles et leurs similitudes s'influencent mutuellement, trouvant ainsi une connexion. Nous nous concentrerons sur les Ă©lĂ©ments de la vie, les sens corporels et l'Ă©nergie de la nature, ce qui nous conduira Ă une transformation du corps et de l'Ă©nergie, Ă un changement de l'Ă©tat mental et physique, oĂč l'Ăąme devient une vie intĂ©grĂ©e dans l'imagerie de diffĂ©rentes formes et le mouvement devient un langage diffĂ©rent, la peau respirant dans ses voies de passage au fur et Ă mesure que le voyage spirituel se dĂ©roule.Nous travaillerons avec l'improvisation et des structures de mouvement fixes suivant divers thĂšmes et/ou tĂąches. Nous commencerons l'atelier par un cercle cĂ©rĂ©moniel de bĂ©nĂ©diction faisant appel aux esprits d'en bas et d'en haut, invitant et rĂ©veillant ensuite le corps de l'intĂ©rieur vers l'extĂ©rieur, travaillant avec le flux d'Ă©nergie interne, le schĂ©ma respiratoire, le flux de la respiration facile, la vocalitĂ© pour ouvrir les passages internes, se connectant avec l'Ăąme, le battement du cĆur, l'esprit, le corps, le sol, l'espace, le temps, le battement de tambour, la musique et le son du silence. "Le rĂŽle du corps se dĂ©place vers l'infini et l'Ă©ternitĂ© !â La cĂ©rĂ©monie de bĂ©nĂ©diction se concentre sur l'Ă©veil du corps, invitant les esprits d'en bas et d'en haut, connectant l'Ă©nergie intĂ©rieure et le moi intĂ©rieur, dĂ©rivĂ© d'un rituel de la vie quotidienne.
BIO : Tebby W.T. RAMASIKE, chorĂ©graphe sud-africain, danseur/interprĂšte, professeur/Ă©ducateur de danse, chercheur en danse, praticien du butoh, acteur et activiste culturel, est arrivĂ© en Europe en 1995 aprĂšs avoir travaillĂ© avec diffĂ©rentes compagnies de théùtre et de danse en Afrique du Sud et Ă l'Ă©tranger,Il a beaucoup voyagĂ© pendant sa pĂ©riode de recherche et de collaboration. Il a travaillĂ© avec des chorĂ©graphes et des professeurs de renommĂ©e internationale.Il a Ă©tĂ© nommĂ© et a remportĂ© un certain nombre de prix prestigieux dans le domaine de la chorĂ©graphie et de la danse. En 1999, il a fondĂ© le TeBogO Dance Ensemble (TBO), rebaptisĂ© TeBogO Dance - TBO, qui, depuis son inauguration, a Ă©tĂ© invitĂ© Ă se produire et Ă enseigner en Europe et Ă l'Ă©tranger. Titulaire d'une maĂźtrise en chorĂ©graphie du programme Dance Unlimited de l'universitĂ© des arts ArtEZ d'Arnhem, aux Pays-Bas, il a Ă©tĂ© le premier bĂ©nĂ©ficiaire de la bourse internationale de chorĂ©graphie du Michel Tesson Performing Arts Trust et, par la suite, de la Creative Arts Foundation. Membre fondateur de Artists Against Apartheid en 1985, il est devenu membre de la World Dance Alliance Europe (WDA) en 2002, membre du Conseil international de la danse (CID) - UNESCO depuis 2004, et membre du Kunstenbond et de Dansondernemers Nederland, respectivement. En 2007, il a Ă©tĂ© invitĂ© Ă l'universitĂ© de Bayreuth, en Allemagne, pour l'atelier/symposium "Shifting Centres - artistic positions and recent dynamic in contemporary art with focus on dance, performance and music in Africa", oĂč il a prĂ©sentĂ© son projet de recherche documentĂ©, "The Spiritual Body as a Tool of Communication in a Global Society" (Le corps spirituel en tant qu'outil de communication dans une sociĂ©tĂ© mondiale). En 2013, il a Ă©tĂ© invitĂ© Ă co-Ă©crire un article sur "Reverie", pour un chapitre "Collaboration", dans le livre "Inventing Futures", publiĂ© par ArtEZ Press.Sur le plan chorĂ©graphique, il a constituĂ© un riche rĂ©pertoire et poursuit ses recherches sur son concept de l'afro-butoh. Actuellement, il travaille sur un projet de collaboration interactif multidisciplinaire Ă long terme, sous le titre de "THE WALKING THROUGH" : A Journey... Une mĂ©moire... Un souvenir ... La rencontre", dans lequel il invite d'autres artistes Ă collaborer.Son dernier projet de collaboration Butoh, "The Wreckage Of My Flesh", a Ă©tĂ© sĂ©lectionnĂ© pour faire partie des programmes Esch2022 et Kaunas2022, dans le cadre de la Capitale europĂ©enne de la culture 2022, en coproduction respectivement avec le MusĂ©e national de la rĂ©sistance et des droits de l'homme Ă Esch-sur-Alzette, au Luxembourg, et le Ninth Fort Memorial Museum Ă Kaunas, en Lituanie.
đŹđ§ BUTOH WORKSHOP based on my concept of the AFRO-BUTOH
Drawn from my research, âThe Role of the Spiritual Dancing Body as a Tool of Communication in a Global Societyâ, in which I looked in to how dance is a manifestation and celebration of the tenacity of the human spirit, which does not get easily dispelled or discouraged, which is persistent in existence or in a course of action.
Whereby, it is not readily to letting go, to giving up, to be separated from the positions and / or principles that one holds.
Thus, for this research I chose to focus on the principles of Butoh and African Ritual Dances (particularly ceremonial dances).
Afro-Butoh is a concept that describes and relates to the work of Tebby W.T. Ramasike, a South African choreographer, dancer and Butoh practitioner.
Butoh is an expressive contemporary dance/performance art created by Tatsumi Hijakata, and then developed together with Kazuo Ohno, in Japan in the 1950-1960s, known for its unconventional nature it addresses to the entire body.
African dance strives to provide a great reconciliation of the mind and body, thought and instinct, by freeing the gestures and letting go in the rhythm.
The spiritual journey of Butoh and African dance (Afro-Butoh), is a process that leads us to search deep in ourselves, within our being, to discover and explore our latent qualities in the development of our personality - physically, intellectually, socially, spiritually.
DESCRIPTION:
Methodology & Focus:
The working method will be based on the concept of the Afro-Butoh - in which we will be working with the principles and elements of Butoh and African ritual dances, not in their traditional and ethnic form, but looking into their spirituality, how their parallels and similarities differ and influence each other, thus finding a connection.
We will be focusing on life's elements, the bodily senses and natures energy, leading us to a transformation of the body and energy, a shift in the mental and physical state, where the soul becomes a life embedded in imagery of different forms and movement becomes a different language, with the skin breathing into its passage ways as the spiritual journey unfolds.
We will work with improvisation and set movement structures following various themes and / or tasks.
We will begin the workshop with a blessing ceremonial circle appealing to the spirits below and above, subsequently inviting and waking up the body from the inside to the outside, working with internal energy flow, breathing pattern, the flow of easy breathing, vocality to open the internal passages, connecting with the soul, the heart beat, the mind, the body, the ground, space, time, drumbeat, music and the sound of silence.
âThe role of the body moves to the infinity and eternity!â
BLESSING CEREMONY focuses on the awakening of the body, inviting the spirits from below and above, connecting inner energy and inner self, derived from a ritualistic circle from a ceremonial initiation of the South African Divine Healers (Sangomas / the Shaman). The process of the divine act of continuous shaking, leads to a transformative journey of the spirit, body, energy and emotional landscape.
**NOTE: The workshop will be conducted in English, without immediate translation. Possibly some statements will be translated.
BIOGRAPHY:
Tebby W.T. RAMASIKE, a South African choreographer, dancer/performer, dance teacher/educator,
researcher in dance, Butoh practitioner, actor and cultural activist, arrived in Europe in 1995 after working with different theatre and dance companies in South Africa and abroad.
He travelled extensively during a period of research and collaborations. Worked with internationally acclaimed choreographers and teachers.
He was nominated and won a number of prestigious choreography and dance awards.
In 1999 he founded TeBogO Dance Ensemble (TBO), renamed TeBogO Dance â TBO, which since its inauguration has been invited to perform and teach in Europe and abroad.
A holder of an MA degree in Choreography from the Dance Unlimited Programme of the ArtEZ University of the Arts in Arnhem, The Netherlands, was the first recipient of the international choreography bursary from the Michel Tesson Performing Arts Trust and subsequently the Creative Arts Foundation.
He was a founding member of Artists Against Apartheid in 1985, he became a member of World Dance Alliance Europe (WDA) in 2002, heâs a member of the International Dance Council (CID) â UNESCO since 2004, and also a member of the Kunstenbond and Dansondernemers Nederland, respectively.
In 2007 he was invited at the University of Bayreuth, Germany, for the workshop/symposium "Shifting Centres â artistic positions and recent dynamic in contemporary art with focus on dance, performance and music in Africa.â, where his documented research project, "The Spiritual Body as a Tool of Communication in a Global Society", was presented.
In 2013 he was invited to co-author an article on âReverieâ, for a chapter âCollaborationâ, in the book, âInventing Futuresâ, published by ArtEZ Press.
Choreographically, he has put together a rich repertoire and continues research on his concept of the Afro- Butoh.
Currently, he is working on a long-term and on-going interactive multidisciplinary crossover collaborative project, under the work title: âTHE WALKING THROUGH: A Journey... A Memory... A Recollection ... The Meetingâ, in which he invites other artists to collaborate with.
His latest collaboration Butoh project, âThe Wreckage Of My Fleshâ, was selected to be part of the Esch2022 and Kaunas2022 programmes, as part of the European Capital of Culture 2022, in co-production with the National Museum of Resistance and Human Rights in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg and the Ninth Fort Memorial Museum in Kaunas, Lithuania, respectively.
Dance Styles
Contact Improvisation (100%)
Organizer
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Tebby WT Ramasike - Tebogo Dance TBO
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Tebby WT Ramasike - TeBogO Dance TBO
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