A short workshop exploring the interrelationship between our physical beings and other beings or elements around us through the medium of sound and voice, touching on themes such as plasticity, musicality, dynamics, vibration, resonance and reflection.

We will work on various techniques based on breathing exercises, relaxation, posture, stretching, and the use of mental imagery. We will experiment with voice projection, becoming aware of the different ways to occupy space with our physical presence and extending that awareness to sound production. We will explore the idea of the body as an object, as a resonating chamber, and as a channel for transmitting vibrations.

Butoh dance seeks to reveal each person's authentic movement; the purpose of this workshop is to explore, through voice and sound, how our dance can fully resonate with the elements and beings around us.

 

 

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Josephine Grundy (UK/France) is a multidisciplinary artist and teacher based in Barcelona.
Since she was a child she has always been close to music and visual art, and in her butoh practice she explores different possible relationships between body, voice and sound, different materials, and physical matter in general.

She has a degree in Human Sciences from University College London and a diploma in the Lecoq physical theatre method, as well as extensive training in vocal technique. She began to study butoh dance in 2004 with different teachers from Japan and other parts of the world, including Rosana Barra, Atsushi Takenouchi, Tebby Ramisake, Imre Thormann, Minako Seki, Gyohei Zaitsu, Yoshito Ohno, Yumiko Yoshioka, and Seisaku, and has been developing her own work ever since, collaborating with other artists and performers, and giving regular classes and workshops.

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