17- 31 August 2025

……a la recherche du corps perdu…..

…or passing through the gate of nothingness. The philosophy and practice of Japanese Butoh dance is a search for the lost body, a search for the poetic, truthful and archaic body. A body that has left social conditions behind and has learned to distance itself from its ego. A body in search of nothingness. Nothingness as the fundamental state from which everything emerges, a state that contains everything, that is not yet formed or defined, a state that makes it possible to be reborn in all forms and creatures. The process of becoming takes place by approaching this primordial state of emptiness. Dancers become wind, water, mist, plants, animals, stones, scents…. .

We work mainly in nature. She is our master teacher of transformation and the eternal cycle of dying, becoming and passing away. She reminds us what it means to be in the now.

Salmina is a rustico hamlet in the Centovalli in the Swiss canton of Ticino. The place is located behind Intragna below Corcapolo and above the wild mountain stream Melezza and is surrounded by a densely wooded natural landscape from which jagged rocks rise up. It gives us everything we need to connect with the elements and entities of nature and to expand our perception towards a more sensitive and intuitive understanding of ourselves.

The workshop is aimed at people who are interested in Japanese Butoh dance and feel the desire to delve deeper into the nature of things.

One or two weeks/ 5-6 hours per day

Week 1: August 17 – 24 Mon – Fri: 11am – 5 pm/ incl. one hour lunch break
Week 2: August 24 – 31 Mon – Fri: 11am – 5 pm/ incl. one hour lunch break

Arrival: Sundays (August 17 or August 24) before 7 p.m.

Site-specific Performances: Saturdays: August 23 and 30 from 15h
(open to the public)

Costs:
Course/ for one week: 380.-Fr
Course/ for two weeks: 640.-Fr

(Fee reduction on request)

Note: Following costs are NOT included in the Course Fee and have to be paid cash on the spot:
Accommodation/per night: 15.-Fr ( sleepingbag to bring)

Meals: 10.-15.- Fr/day (shared cooking in the evening)

Language of instruction: english

Closest airport: Milano Malpensa Italy,

Registration and information: flaviaghisalberti708@gmail.com, ++41 79 7801465

Registration deadline: June 30, 2025

Payment: via bank transfer.

Please make sure that your payment has arrived to my account with the deadline.

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The responsibility for any insuries during the Workshop lies with the participants.

Insurance is matter of the participants.