BUTOH WORKSHOP
13- 16 May /  16- 19 September  2010
2 – (4) days workshop
(Thursday & Friday 17.30-21.30) Saturday 9.00-20.00 –Sunday  9.00- 16.00.

Nordic School of Butoh & Art Culture Center Baekkelund at the beautiful and magic island Bornholm, Denmark.  

DESCRIPTION:
An experimental, powerful and holistic open dance form original from Japan, unifying philosophy, training and expression. Has through the last 15 years inspired contemporary dance and new performance by breaking up with the western conception of body and mind work, as well as the dancer’s needs of exploring nature, culture, art and human existence. Thoughts and methods of the Butoh are introduced. The Butoh Body and the relationship between the world and the body investigate the inner source of the movement. Physical and mental transparent, presence, transformation, imagination and research into the instant moment of time, space and the body animalistic aspect. The workshop is open for ever one, who likes experimental body work and moving from the very awareness of a poetic body, mind and spirit.

Anita Saij was the first European teacher; dancer and choreographer practicing thoughts and technique of the original Japanese Butoh. Developing a unique way of unified body training, experimental staging and deep mindful dance, as well as connecting traditional and postmodern aspects in a very physically, mentally and spiritual dance body work. 

Her teaching, lectures and performances have been around many cultures from collaborations with the original people of North Sami and Inuit from Europe to Japan and Korea. As choreographer is recognized by a great numbers of artists and institutions such as The Royal Danish Ballet and New French Circus, and as an intense performer herself.

PRACTICAL INFO:
Booking and information:
You can only signing up by paying the enrolment deposit together with returning the application form by mail. Deadline for enrolment: Special price one month before start of course, or at the latest 2 weeks before start of course

Price:
Price: Total 4 days workshop DKK 2160,-/ 288 Euro or Saturday - Sunday DKK 1.080, - / Euro144,-(special price). Or.
Total 4 days DKK 2400,-/ Euro 320, - or from Saturday to Sunday DKK 1.200, - /Euro 160,-.

There are 2 prices according the date of receiving your enrolment deposit. Special price is if we receive you enrolment deposit at the latest 4 weeks before start of the course. All prices include enrolment deposit DDK 300,-/euro 40,-, and simple lodging at The Art Culture Center Baekkelund.Without lodging: 10% less.



Lodging & Food:
Simple lodging is included in the price of the course in dormitory, high loft, tents depending of how many participators; we have mattress and locker, you had to bring own sleeping bag, warm blanket, sleeping / training mats and warm outside close) . You can also have lodging in a double room (it might be a single if few are booking rooms) with closet, table, bed, bed duvet, warm blanket, towel, bath tub in the main house, and warm close for out door work etc. (extra charge DKK 90 / 12 Euro a night, please note it in advance at the application). We can organize and buy the food but are eating and cooking, Price food DKK 90,-/ euro 12, - per day. (Total workshop is DKK 270, - / Euro 36,-). Request of special food as allergy or vegetarian had to be writing at your application form, You are also welcome to organize food yourself. 

Transport:
Bornholm is a very popular island for artists and tourists especially in weekends and holidays. The ferries can be full.  We can arrange all transport the whole way from Copenhagen airport or main station to the farm if you prefer. Then we buy and e-mail the tickets to you in advance and send a travel plan ( price is around 34 Euro one way, we don’t charge extra for this service and we can refund and cancel the ticket up to one day before). It is easy and cheap and takes only 3 hrs. Directly by bus and ferry. To order you travel you had to pay the 34 Euro to the account of the school.  Please be in good time. You are also welcome to organize it yourself or hitchhike. The ferries are direct from Sweden, Poland, Germany, Denmark. Links. www.bornholstrafikken.dk & www.bornholmexpress.dk & www.borholminfo.dk. You can fly directly  from Jylland or Copenhagen or from destinations in Europe; links www.cimber.dk & www.norwegian.dk   

Payment:
All payment and transfer has to be directly to the Bank Account of Nordic School of Butoh: Nordea Bank, Kongens Nytorv, Copenhagen K, DK -reg. # 2102 Account # 8896-497-007, (swift code NDEADKKK, and iban number DK 112 000 8896 497 007). Notice to write your name and dates of the course at the transfer. All transfer expenses are paid by you. It can take 7days before we receive your transfer. Bring the receipt with you the first day at the course.

Cancellation:
If the School cancels a course, all payments will be returned by banc to your banc account. If the students cancel the course, enrolment deposit and the payment of the course can be full returned until the registration deadline (minus an administration fee of 20 %), then the enrolment deposit will be kept and after start of the course all payment.   

Insurance:
Students have to have an ordinary personal insurance. Participation in the course and stay at the place are at own risk and has to be signed. If you fly it is a god idea to buy cheap cancellation insurance to your flight ticket, just in case of cancellation of the course etc.

Looking very must forward to your participation, my best regards Anita Saij  

Post and Administration address is in Copenhagen: Bådsmandsstræde 43, DK 1407, Copenhagen K.
Students and studio address of the farm at Bornholm: Bækkelund, Bolbvej 7, DK 3782 Klemensker, Bornholm.
Nordic Butoh & Academy of Creativity;  +45 2665 5605 - i n f o @ n o r d i c b  u t o h . d k

Academy of Creativity & Art Culture Center Baekkelund & Nordic School of Butoh at Bornholm:   
Nordic Butoh, Is an international alternative performance- and life art school in the North, full of inspiration and spirit of new and old. The idea of the school is to explore personal resources of the human being through creative work related to body, art, culture, existence- and nature.



Art Culture Center Baekkelund is situated at the island Bornholm, and is an art residents and teaching Academy. The international students can live together in an open creative atmosphere at the great farm, with staging equipment and a wonderful studio, surrounded by the fantastic nature. The Creative Academy is founded by the international priced and well-know choreographer, dancer, designer and movement therapist Anita Saij.  From 2009 it offer a post modern alternative performance and life art education in modules Art Human Nature, different open workshops and international summer camps both in France and Denmark. Please find pictures, guest books, sketches and notes of former students at www.nordicbutoh.dk/board.htm



Bornholm is one of our most beautiful nature island of Denmark; with wonderful long beaches and dramatic high cliffs. It is situated in the middle of the Baltic Sea. Central for the Nordic and Baltic Countries, Poland and Germany, and max. 3 hours from Copenhagen. www.bornholminfo.dk



Nordic Butoh & Academy of Creativity: +45 2665 560 - i n f o @ n o r d i c b  u t o h . d k - www.nordicbutoh.dk