Tarot Butoh Cards - Workshop + Performance
Sa., 02. Dez.
|Wien
Butoh dance workshop for all levels from beginner to advanced, based on the tarot card game and the "Tree of Life" ideogram. Taught by Will Lopes.


Time & Location
02. Dez. 2023, 10:00 – 03. Dez. 2023, 22:00
Wien, Absberggasse 31, 1100 Wien, Austria
About The Event
“The human being is a symbolic animal”.
Millennia of human culture's wisdom and knowledge have been synthesized into symbolic forms, making them accessible and enduring through time. The Tarot card deck is one such collection of symbols that narrates the evolution of Life in the form of human existence.
The Tarot game provides us with tools to develop processes of self-awareness, transformation and understanding life in broader and deeper contexts. For Butoh, this provides us with elements of movement deconstruction, breaking pre-established notions, inviting us to explore new dance forms through a profound immersion into oneself, the game, and the comprehension of what Butoh dance could become when applied within the context of contemporary performative art.
On this path, the rich elements of study, work, dance, and research offer us an incredibly fertile environment to encounter the magic unexpectedly through miraculous quantum leaps. Ultimately, all these journeys will be brought…