Release and Stay open

Butoh: Receptivity and the Nervous System with Vangeline

Takket være Christine Albeck Børge og Marie Bach Hansens kunstneriske ambitiøse researchrejse tidligere i år blev vi her på Efteruddannelsen gjort opmærksom på Vangelines enestående arbejde.

Vangelines praksis åbner, forløser kunstneriske potentiale så man bevarer åbenhed, mod og reflekser i det kunstneriske arbejde. Vi er glade for dialogen med branchen og disse kunstnere har nu muliggjort præsentation af Vangeline i Danmark. Tak!

About the workshop

In this workshop, Vangeline teaches participants to explore the link between receptivity and Butoh, as well as receptivity’s impact on the nervous system.

This work focuses on relaxation techniques and the parasympathetic nervous system, supported by the technique of Noguchi Taiso. Noguchi Taiso or Noguchi gymnastics is the foundation of Butoh. Professor Noguchi developed this release technique between the 1950s and 1970s in Japan, in search of a method “devoid of ego or violence”.

What can we allow to blossom when we deeply release tension, and when we enter into a harmonious dialogue with gravity?

Because Butoh is not about “showing” it is also not about judging what we’ve been shown. Together in movement led by acclaimed Butoh performer Vangeline, participants will experience an opportunity for a great opening.

It may be useful to add a sentence that ties this workshop to the performing arts, and how performers from all walks of life can benefit from releasing tension and self-consciousness.

Arbejdet med Vangeline har været som at få en universal nøgle til fysisk og mentalt nærvær som kunstner. Jeg bruger det jeg har lært med Vangeline hver eneste dag i alle de kunstneriske processer jeg indgår i. 

- Christine Albeck Børge