Butoh Workshop with Performance on 911 in Times Square
Saturday, Sept 7, 4-7pm
Sunday, September 8, 6-9pm
Location:
126 10th Street #207
Brooklyn NY 11215
Early bird Special $95 until September 1st
sold out
Join us on September 7 and 8, as we learn simple choreography with Vangeline for a butoh procession and performance on September 11 in Times Square in memory of the victims of 911.
All levels are welcome.
The group performance will be in Father Duffy Square in Times Square on 911, 7:30-8 pm.
Participants must take both days and wear white clothing, and bring flowers to the offering
Dates and Times:
Saturday, Sept 7, 4-7pm
Sunday, Sept 8, 6-9pm
Performance at 7h30pm in Times Square on Sept 11- with meeting in costume at 7pm.
This Butoh 911 offering has been taking place yearly, directed by Vangeline since 2003.
Vangeline draws on 22 years of experience as a Butoh teacher and dancer, and has 35 years of expertise in the field of dance. She is the author of the critically acclaimed book of non-fiction Butoh: Cradling Empty Space. Vangeline is a 2018 NYFA/NYSCA Artist Fellow in Choreography, the winner of the 2015 Gibney Dance's Beth Silverman-Yam Social Action Award, and the founder of the 15-year running, award-winning program "Dream a Dream Project", which brings Butoh dance to incarcerated men and women at correctional facilities across New York City.
She is a member of the International Association for Dance Medicine. She teaches trauma-informed Butoh classes. Vangeline welcomes students with disabilities, including students with hearing impairment, and/or students who are visually impaired or wheelchair-bound students. All OPEN Indy workshops are open level and beginners are welcome.
Cancellations for all classes must be made 12 hours before the class start time. Students that do not attend the class will not receive any form of credit or exchange.
This program is supported in part by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.