call for artists: dancers/performers

Body Weather Laboratory、US
call for artists: dancers/performers

Flower of the Season is a dance performance series which focuses on the production of solo work from concept to stage. Dancers will be invited to participate in workshop (conducted by Oguri) from January 11th to February 15th twice a week Wednesday 10:00AM – 1:00PM and Sunday 12:30PM – 3:30PM, free of charge but full participation is required (total 11 days). In February there will be added rehearsal times. Performances will take place February 20 – 22, 27- March 1 2009 at the Electric Lodge in Venice.

Deadline: 1:15 PM, Wednesday, December 10, 2008 (receipt deadline)


Please send a letter of intent, bio, resume and work sample to:
(Send an e-mail to <dancingclay@verizon.net> when you send the application.)

Body Weather Laboratory
c/o Electric Lodge
1416 Electric Avenue
Venice, CA 90291

Please e-mail any questions to Roxanne Steinberg
dancingclay@verizon.net

Artist bio

 

Meyu Kobayashi Bio:
Meyu Kobayashi, from Kyoto, Japan, holds a BFA in Dance from the California Institute of the Arts. She is a Guild Certified Feldenkrais Teacher® and educator, a martial artist, and a dancer with an emphasis on improvisation. Meyu has studied intensely with Anna Halprin, Peggy Hackney, John Bergamo, Min Tanaka and Oguri.

With her deep interest in the Feldenkrias method®, she has explored the point where integration occurs between an atmosphere and the movement.
She has held improvised performances utilizing various situations in nature and the suburbs.

These places have varied from a desert hill to a bowling alley, to the living room of a neighbor's house.

Meyu’s most recent project, “Stand separately“ is an interdisciplinary collaboration between various artists lives in Kyoto and her. She has been collaborating with various experimental musicians, filmmakers and costume designers in Mexico, Hawaii, Northern California and Japan.

（日本語）

小林　三悠　紹介
京都在住のカリフォルニア芸術大学（ＣalArts)舞踊科卒業の動きの作家。.Body Weather Laboratory.US ＵＧＵＲＩ氏に師事。
『変容と多様性』をテーマにソロ舞踊家として国内外のアーティストとコラボレーションを実施。現在は、フェルデンクライスと即興技術に影響を受け、環境が人の動きに与える影響に興味をもち各地で表現活動を続ける。

日本に帰国後、日本社会特有のコミュニケーションの複雑さに気づき、以来自己表現やダンスを通しての問題解決にアプローチできないかと試行錯誤している。2009年男女共同参画センターにて、パートナーシップをテーマに、男女カップルで参加する“パートナーストレッチワークショップ”を開催。2011年生涯学習センターにて、家族の絆をダンスで深める“親子即興ダンスワークショップ”を実施。参加者からは、”思いは、言葉で言わなくても伝わる“”心と体は、関わるほど面白い“とコメントを受ける。他者との関わりに悩む現代人が増加する中、ダンスや芸術を通してコミュニケーションを磨く機会をつくる【聞く・見る・触れる】実行委員会を発足し、地域の子供たちを招きイベントやワークショップを市営施設・介護施設等で企画・運営している。

2006-2008　『風の行方』写真と動き　静の表現の中の動きの表現の探求《ハワイ州・マウイ島》

2008-現在　『土の記憶』シリーズ    場と踊る　

“土の記憶”vol.1秋田

                                 　　　　　　　　　“土の記憶“vol.2静岡

                     　　　　　　　　　“土の記憶“vol.3宇治

2009.3　『I wish I had no head』身体気象農場US主催　Flower of the seasonにて

自作自演のソロ作品発表　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  　                 《 アメリカ・ロサンゼルス》

2009.10 『きりんの夢』即興映像と詩　　　　　　　　　　　　　　                   《奈良》

2010.1　『離れて立つ』映像、音、詩、場と動き即興表現の自主公演実施            《 奈良、神戸、大阪》

2010.10　『時の庭』奈良1300年遷都記念事業　ＮＡＰ企画内　　　       ・・・・《奈良》

 

The training. schedule

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TUE　１2：００～１4:00 Nishijin Factory GARDEN

ＳＵＮ　１３：００～１５：００　（Uji river area）

@Uji bridge area

email for more detail

felcafe@mail.goo.ne.jp

Regular training consists of:

- ‘MB’ (mind/body, muscles/bones) An energetic, dynamic and rhythmic movement work-out that observes the kinaesthetic sensitivity and co-ordination potential of the body-in-motion while developing strength, endurance, flexibility and grounding. .

- ‘Manipulations’ Structured and paced work with partners, concerned with breathing, stretching, alignment and the notion of ‘relaxation’.

- ‘Laboratory’ A wide forum of explorations including work on segmentation, different speeds within the body and the notion of time, sensory investigation, spatial awareness inside and outside the body, image-to-movement work. Emphasis is given on observation and feedback as a means to objectify experience and to sharpen and articulate the perception of bodies.

The term & philosophical basis for Body Weather was founded in the early 1980's by Butoh dancer Min Tanaka and further developed by Laboratories worldwide.