Tea Maze お茶の迷路
Entangling old world Kabuki mystique with volumetric 3D performance, “Tea Maze” summons the sacred power of female archetypes and deities in a truly unique VR experience.
Entangling old world Kabuki mystique with volumetric 3D performance, “Tea Maze” summons the sacred power of female archetypes and deities in a truly unique VR experience.
In collaboration with the team from the Centre for Transformative Media Technologies, Japanese-Australian performance maker Yumi Umiumare opens a Jujutsu 呪術 (Magic) portal to unfold the colourful characters of OKUNI — an initiator of Kabuki Japanese theatre in 1600’s Edo period.
Evolving out of Yumi’s solo work, “Buried TeaBowl – OKUNI”, the team combine Virtual Reality and Volumetric video to portray the many essences of the divine feminine.
Punk, playful, and exuberant, this is an intimately epic and profanely sacred ritual that invites an audience revolt of the spirit.
CREDITS
Director - Yumi Umiumare
John McCormick - Director
Yumi Umiumare - Creator / Performer
Casey Richardson - Creative Director
John McCormick - Producer
Casey Richardson - Digital Artist
Emrys McFerran - Digital Artist
Ai Yamamoto - Composition and Sound Design
Dan West - Composition and Sound Design
Kim Vincs - Volumetric Research Lead
ButohOUT! 2024: Performance Making Workshop - Visible and In-Visible
Butoh can be mysterious, abstract, and esoteric, yet it can also serve as a creative gateway, a catalyst, and even lead to unexpected breakthroughs.
As a participant, you will be taken on a journey to explore the visible and invisible aspects of Butoh and performance-making. Yumi guides you to explore your own idiosyncratic creative process to ‘actualise’ your original inspiration and ideas. Quick Link to ButohOUT!24 Registration
Photo by Karen Okuda, Bankstown Arts Centre
ButohOUT!2024 presents
Performance Making Workshop — Visible and In-Visible by Yumi Umiumare
2(Sat) and 3 (Sun) November @10-4pm
＠Abbotsford Convent, Oratory
Melbourne
Workshop Details
This workshop is for you to explore the laboratory process of performance-making through unique, constructive, and deconstructive styles of Butoh.
As a participant, you will be taken on a journey to explore the visible and invisible aspects of Butoh and performance-making. Yumi guides you to explore your own idiosyncratic creative process to ‘actualise’ your original inspiration and ideas.
The workshop welcomes both experienced practitioners and those new to the practice who are willing to dive into the creative process. It will include visualisations and conversations and aims to be accessible to all bodies present. Instruction will be given according to participants' preferences.
10 Focused Points:
Finding Inspiration/Original Excitement: ひらめき
Collecting Your Ideas/Creative Materials: 収集
Defining Style and Flow: 流儀
Poetry/Drama/Abstraction/Story: 物語や詩
The Moment of Transition: 変容
Metaphor and Object: 暗喩とオブジェ
Sequence of Movement/Choreography/Collections of Gestures: 身振り手振り
Other Elements (e.g., music): その他の助け（音楽など）
Exploring Own Journey: 自分の旅路
Creative Gateway and Imagination: 創造性の入り口と想像
Read more about it at ButohOUT!24
For more details:
CONTACT
0478 634 052
butohout@gmail.com
FACILITATOR
Yumi Umiumare
COST
$330 Full
$300 Concession
*If you are a past ButohOUT! Ensemble, a special discount is available. Please contact
butohout@gmail.com for more details.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Before proceeding with your purchase, please read these Terms and Conditions carefully.
Below : Past workshop photos by ButohOUT!
The Loved One
04 - 06 Oct 2024 Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Common Rooms
Created and Performed by: Students of Monash University
Directed by: Moira Finucane
Choreographer: Yumi
Quick Link to Purchase Tickets
The Loved One
Created and Performed by: Students of Monash University
Directed by: Moira Finucane
Choreographer: Yumi
An urgent, wild and passionate night of new love songs from the next wave of cabaret artists.
Dates: 04 - 06 Oct
Time 8:00pm, 7:00pm (60 minutes)
Venues Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Common Rooms
$20.00
Image Credit: John Lloyd Fillingham
Finucane & Smith's Global Smash Club
16 - 19 Oct 2024 | Melbourne Fringe Festival
Moira Finucane. Maude Davey. Yumi Umiumare. Mama Alto… and so much more. Part club. Part happening. Part party. Part transcendent ritual. Part self indulgent crap. All history in the making. Get up, dance or run! Finucane & Smith take over the ETU Ballroom for the last week of Fringe in an unmissable legendary future-spective.
Moira Finucane. Maude Davey. Yumi Umiumare.
Mama Alto… and so much more.
Part club. Part happening. Part party. Part transcendent ritual. Part self indulgent crap. All history in the making. Get up, dance or run! Finucane & Smith take over the ETU Ballroom for the last week of Fringe in an unmissable legendary future-spective.
Finucane & Smith's Global Smash Club
Finucane & Smith’s wild club takeover. Global smash. F*cked up hits. Living legends. Futurespective.
Dates 16 - 19 Oct 2024
Time 7:00pm, 9:00pm (60 minutes)
Venues Festival Hub: Trades Hall - ETU Ballroom
JAPANESQUE NIGHT ジャパネスク・ナイト！
Amazing dancers from TENRI University from Japan are coming next week to Melbourne, so we are organsing a night event, bit of Japan, with contemporary dance, music, tea and of course Butoh!
Please come along to see them!!
SUN 22 SEP 2024
6:30pm open / 7pm show starts
(approx 1 hour duration)
Venue:
@izakayabytamura BY TAMURA 田村笑店
343 Smith St, Fitzroy
Ticket at the door $15/$10
JAPANESQUE NIGHT
ジャパネスク・ナイト！
DANCE MUSIC TEA CEREMONY JAPANESE FOOD DRINKS
BUTOH舞踏BAR IN ASSOCIATION WITH BUTOHOUT!
EXPERIMENTATION FOR ARTS & HEARTS!
SUN 22 SEP 2024
6:30PM OPEN / 7PM SHOW
At IZAKAYA BY TAMURA田村笑店 343 Smith St, Fitzroy
Ticket on the door $15/$10
AI YAMAMOTO 山本あい
AYAKO FUJII 藤井綾子
YUMI UMIUMARE ゆみうみうまれ
and Special guest from TENRI University Dance Club 天理大ダンスクラブ
Butoh Workshop: Connecting Your Body and Soul
Sydney 1-Day Workshop 31 August 2024
Butoh for Connecting Your Body and Soul with Yumi Umiumare. Join Yumi Umiumare for a one-day Butoh workshop, open to all levels of experience Saturday 31 August, 10am-4pm Bankstown. Book Now
Sydney 1-Day Workshop
Butoh for Connecting Your Body and Soul with Yumi Umiumare
Join Yumi Umiumare for a one-day Butoh workshop, open to all levels of experience
Saturday 31 August, 10am-4pm
Bankstown
Coffee & SerendipiTea
Exhibition and Performance Installations : Coffee & SerendipiTea. @ Bankstown Arts Centre, Sydney on until Saturday 7 September.
Teatime with Yumi FREE EVENT Book Here
Coffee & SerendipiTea Panel FREE EVENT Book Here
Photo: Jodie Hutchinson
Coffee & SerendipiTea
At Bankstown Arts Centre
31 (Sat) Aug @10-4pm : 1 Day Butoh Workshop
3(Tue)- 6(Fri) Sep @12-3pm : Tea time with Yumi Umiumare
7(Sat) Sep @2-4pm : Performance and Panel Discussions
Immerse in a world of chance encounters! Featuring artists @instapamit and @yumiumiumare, this exhibition transforms Bankstown Arts Centre into a hybrid coffee shop and teahouse setting, inviting visitors to interact and become part of the artwork.
Coffee & SerendipiTea opens on 27 July to coincide with Bankstown Bites, featuring performance works by Yumi and Pamela at 3pm.
Other events to support this exhibition, including a butoh workshop, clay workshop, performance art sessions, and more will be announced soon.
Fill the Earth (digital presentation)
Fill the Earth (digital presentation) 12-14 July 2024
12-14 July
Puffy ‘Mother Earth’
I've become puffy 'mother earth', surreally dancing (digitally) in this project in Adelaide. Fill The Earth 11 - 14 JUL 2024. Go and check it, if you are near by!
Costume: by Haruko Ogiso
I've become puffy 'mother earth', surreally dancing (digitally) in this project in Adelaide.
Fill The Earth
11 - 14 JUL 2024
@nexusarts
Go and check it, if you are near by!
Created by Juha Vanhakartano, in collaboration with 7 artists, including myself!
(My costume was made by fabulous Haruko Ogiso!!)
アデレードのプロジェクト「Fill The Earth」に映像として参加しています。2年前に創った作品でまだ未公開。7人のアーティストのそれぞれの作品の中で、膨れ上がった「母なる地球」となってシュールに踊っております。
お近くの方は是非どうぞ。
(ハルちゃん、コスチュームありがとうございました！！）
Detail:
Butoh Weekend Workshop at Dancehouse
Butoh Weekend Workshop : Creative Gate Way
8(Sat) and 9(Sun) June 2024
10am-4:30 pm
@ Dancehouse
Photo by Vikk Shayen: from INVOCATIONたまおこし２０２３
Butoh :Creative Gate Way
Weekend Workshop
at Dancehouse
FACILITATOR
Yumi Umiumare
WHEN
8(Sat) and 9(Sun) June 2024
10am-4:30 pm
COST
$230/210
WHERE
Dancehouse : 150 Princes St, Carlton North
aBOUT: Butoh Weekend Workshop : Creative Gate Way
(Photo by Vikk Shayen)
Yumi Umiumare and Kyoko Amara in INVOCATIONたまおこし2023 )
"Western dance begins with its feet firmly planted on the ground, whereas Butoh begins with a dance wherein the dancer tries in vain to find their feet." - Tatsumi Hijikata
Butoh can be mysterious, abstract, and esoteric, yet it can also serve as a creative gateway, catalyst, and even lead to unexpected breakthroughs. Over the weekend, Yumi leads participants through 10 focused points(as below), guiding them to explore the physical and philosophical dimensions of Butoh from both classical and contemporary perspectives.
The workshop is welcoming both experienced practitioners and those new to the practice.
The 10 Focus points：
Presence and Being：在り方
Gravity /Suspension ：重さ /つられる体
Isolation :”Each part of the body has its own kingdom” ：「体それぞれの部分に王国がある」
Internal and External Landscape : 内側と外側
'Ma'( sense of emptiness) and accumulations: 間（ま）と溜（ため）
Repetitions : 反復
Form /Mask : 型/面
Form -> Non Form -> Trans-Formation : 形 -> 無形 ->変容
Imagination／Creation：想像/創造
Creative Gateway : 創造性の入り口へ
Fool Moon ButohBAR | In Associated with ButohOUT!
FOOL Moon Event — FREE ENTRY! ButohBAR in Association with ButohOUT! Sunday 12 May 2024 (Mothers Day), 6:30PM to 8:30PM. Venue: IZAKAYA BY TAMURA, 343 Smith Street, Fitzroy
ButohBAR- FOOL Moon event
Free Entrance!!
SUNDAY 12 MAY 2024
6:30PM TO 8:30PM
VENUE: IZAKAYA BY TAMURA, 343 SMITH STREET, FITZROY
FOOL (in Taro ): " It symbolises the embrace of new beginnings, the expansion of one's horizons, and the willingness to take risks guided by intuition"
Yes!! Come and Join us to be FOOL together.
舞踏BAR、再び単発で開催。
今回は入場無料！
FOOL MOONは 阿呆（あほう）の月
タロットカードでのFOOLは
「め新しいことを目指して、視野をおっ広げ、直感にまかせて、リスクをバシバシ冒す（意訳笑）」だそうです。
踊る阿呆にみる阿呆。
そう、アートとハートのために踊りましょう！
ProximiTEA @Abbotsford Convent, April 2024
ProximiTEA @Abbotsford Convent, April 2024
Proximi TEA was performed as a part of celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Abbotsford Convent in April 2024.
Proximi TEA was performed as a part of celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Abbotsford Convent in April 2024.
ProximiTEA
@Abbotsford Convent, April 2024
A fusion of performance and installation featuring classical and contemporary Japanese tea ceremonies. Audiences are invited to come and go, pause, and reflect both inside and outside of the Oratory.As far back as the 16th century, tearooms were established in war zones, where the tea ceremony served to alleviate emotional stress, restore social harmony, and help individuals find their centres amidst the ephemeral nature of life. Curious about what kind of ‘tea’ we can brew in modern times, Yumi invokes the Japanese notion of ‘ma’ or ‘active pause’ and serves you a bowl of 'proximiTEA' through intimate and playful rituals.The profound sense of presence and silence provided by the tearoom offers participants a moment to pause and reflect amidst the busyness of daily life and its rituals.
Performer : Yumi Umiumare and Taka Takiguchi 滝口貴
Butoh and Beyond 舞踏とその先
LAST SESSION: Tuesday 30th April 2024
Get in quick to join in! $40 Drop-in
APRIL Workshop
JOIN US TUESDAY 30TH APRIL 2024
FACILITATOR
Yumi Umiumare
WHEN
30(Tue) April @6-9pm
COST
$40 for drop-in
WHERE
OKTopia: 754R High St, Thornbury VICTORIA
aBOUT: Butoh and Beyond 舞踏とその先
(Photo :Weekly workshop 2023 @OkTopia)
Last session of the 6 week workshop is coming up, get in quick to join in and focuses on training the body through classic Butoh methods combined with Yumi’s unique contemporary approach to Butoh, incorporating aspects of ritual as a gateway to enter and spirit as a soul to dive into.
The sessions have been focused on various themes, including physical exploration, form and non-form and creating personal expressions through ritual. This workshop is open to participants of all levels of experience and artistic discipline. While it is recommended to attend all six sessions, drop-ins are also welcome.
N.B. Due to the studio space, limited spots are available.
FACILITATOR
Yumi Umiumare
WHEN
30(Tue) April @6-9pm
COST
$40 for drop-in
WHERE
OKTopia: 754R High St, Thornbury VICTORIA
Last Full Moon ButohBAR @Izakaya by Tamura BAR
ButohBAR performance at a Bar in Fitzroy
Last Full Moon ButohBAR, contact Yumi to enquire about future Residential Workshops.
Last Full Moon ButohBAR@Izakaya by Tamura.
The next one will be another full-moon or fool-moon.
Stay tuned !!
Our first experimentation of ButohBAR was held on Sunday 24 March, @ Izakaya by Tamura田村笑店 , a funky Izakaya in Fitzroy, Melbourne.
"We're fools whether we dance or not, so we may as well keep dancing."（Japanese proverb)
「踊る阿呆に見る阿呆、踊るアホなら踊らにゃソンソン！」
Music, Dance, Guerrilla performance and screaming session(!!) with nice sake酒 and foods from downstairs!!
Come and join us next time!!
Yes the ticket is cheap so you can drink and eat!!
田村笑店での満月ButohBARやります。
「踊る阿呆に見る阿呆、踊るアホなら踊らにゃソンソン！」
音楽あり、踊りあり、ゲリラパフォーマンスあり、叫びセッションありと、やはり何が起こるかわかりません。笑
美味しいお酒、食べ物と共に観れるButohBAR,チラッと遊びに来ませんか？
（チケットは飲み食べしていただけるために大安売り！！）
Butoh, Ritual and Spirit workshop series by Yumi Umiumare
Workshops April/March 2024
Explore: Butoh, Ritual and Spirit workshop series by Yumi Umiumare.
Workshop series Overview
WEEKLY
Weekly Workshop: Butoh
19th of March – April 30th 2024 @6-9pm
6 week workshop Tuesday nights commencing
N.B. no class on Tue 23rd April
@OkTopia, Thornbury
$220/200 & $40 for drop-in
WEEKEND
Weekend Workshop: Butoh and Ritual
22(Fri), 23(Sat), 24(Sun) March 2024
22(Fri) 6-9pm
23(Sat) 10am-4:30pm
24(Sun) 10am-4:30pm
@OkTopia, Thornbury
$280/ $260
3 Nights Away
3-Nights Residential Workshop: Butoh, Tea/Ritual and Spirituality
11(Thu), 12(Fri), 13(Sat) and 14(Sun) April 2024
@ Arisaig Yandoit
$650/$580 (early bird : booked by 29 Feb2024)
$690/$620
(All meals are included, Japanese style vegetarian)
About
Yumi is conducting three workshops, weekly and weekend workshops, and also 3-nights residential workshop introducing her mastery skills of body awareness through Butoh, her ongoing passion for ritual and ceremony through elements of the Japanese Tea Ceremony and her recent focus on exploring Jujutsu 呪術 - a Japanese notion of Shamanism.
This unique workshop series allows participants to explore the intersection of movement, ritual, and spirituality ⏤ fostering a deeper connection to the self, others, and the world around.
By integrating Butoh, the Japanese tea ceremony, and spiritual concepts like Jujutsu, participants will delve into:
Embodiment and Presence: Immerse yourself fully in the moment, expressing raw emotions and experiences through Butoh while creating simple rituals to enter sacred spaces with mindfulness and intention.
Symbolism and Ritual: Explore rich symbolism and ritualistic elements, discovering the philosophy of the Japanese Tea Ceremony and its essence of harmony, respect, purity and tranquility, abstracted through contemporary Butoh styles.
Mysteries and Magic: Delve into the mysteries of Jujutsu, where everyday life intersects with the sacred and the profane, exploring the spiritual link between the visible and invisible worlds.
Transformation and Self-Expression: Experience catharsis through movement, ritual and spiritual exploration, uncovering deep emotions and releasing tension.
Reconnecting these powers into the arts is essential for Yumi’s creative practice, and this is a great opportunity for participants to share in that process.
This workshop is open to participants of all levels of experience and artistic discipline.
N.B. Due to the studio space, limited spots are available.
#1 - Weekly Workshop
Butoh and Beyond 舞踏とその先
(Photo :Weekly workshop 2023 @OkTopia)
This weekly workshop (six sessions in total) focuses on training the body through classic Butoh methods combined with Yumi’s unique contemporary approach to Butoh, incorporating aspects of ritual as a gateway to enter and spirit as a soul to dive into.
The weekly sessions will focus on various themes, including physical exploration, form and non-form and creating personal expressions through ritual. This workshop is open to participants of all levels of experience and artistic discipline. While it is recommended to attend all six sessions, drop-ins are also welcome.
N.B. Due to the studio space, limited spots are available.
The weekly workshops will focus on;
Week 1: March 19: Introduction and physical exploration through classical Butoh
Week 2: March 26 : Physical exploration through hybrid styles of Butoh
Week 3: April 2: Form and Non-Form, being nature elements
Week 4: April 9: Form and Non-Form, being animal elements
Week 5: April 16: Finding a ‘gateway’, ‘entrance’ and ‘exit’ through aspects of Butoh
N.B. No class Tue 23 April
Week 6: April 30: Creating own expression through Butoh and Beyond
FACILITATOR
Yumi Umiumare
WHEN
March 19(Tue), 26(Tue)
April 2(Tue), 9(Tue), 16(Tue), 30(Tue) @6-9pm
(N.B. No class Tue 23rd April)
COST
$220/200 & $40 for drop-in
WHERE
OKTopia: 754R High St, Thornbury VICTORIA
#2 - Weekend Workshop
Butoh・Tea/Ritual 舞踏・お茶/儀式
(Photo: PopUp Tearoom Series Brisbane 2018)
Originally named ‘Dance of Darkness’, Butoh challenges conventional performance styles and offers participants a unique opportunity to explore their embodiment and presence. This workshop integrates Butoh with elements of the Japanese tea ceremony, introducing participants to the philosophy of harmony和, respect敬, purity清 and tranquility寂.
Through movement exercises, exploration, and discussions, participants will create their own unique routines and rituals in an abstracted Butoh style.
If you are interested in exploring these magical realms, please join this workshop.This workshop is open to participants of all levels of experience and artistic discipline.
N.B. Due to the studio space, limited spots are available.
Friday 22 March- Day1
6-6:15pm - Registration & Introduction
6:15pm-7:20pm - Introduction (to the cultural practice and history of Butoh and Japanese tea ceremony)
(10min break)
7:30pm-8:50pm - A ritual > Movement exercise
(10min debrief)
Saturday 23 Sep - Day 2
10am-12:00pm - WarmUp/Exercise/Exploration(classic Butoh style)
12:00-12:45pm - Lunch break
12:45-1:00pm - Q and A
1:00-3:30pm - Introduction of Japanese tea ceremony (action, inaction and movement with object)
3:30-4:30pm - Creation/Discussion/Q and A
Sunday 24 Sep - Day 2
10:00am-12:00am - Warm-up/Exercise/Exploration(Contemporary Butoh style)
12:00-12:45pm - Lunch break
12:45-1:00pm - Small discussion/Q and A
1:00-3:30pm - Exploring contemporary ritual > movement expression
3:30-4:30pm – Creation, discussion, feedback & debrief
FACILITATORS
Yumi Umiumare
WHEN
Fri March 22: 6pm-9pm (introduction ritual)
Sat March 23: 10am-4:30pm
Sun March 24: 10am-4:30pm
COST
$280/ $260
WHERE
OKTopia: 754R High St, Thornbury VICTORIA
#3 - Special Residential Workshop
Butoh・Tea/Ritual ・ Spirituality 舞踏・お茶/儀式・スピリット
(Photo: Residential Workshop @Arisaig 2019)
Over four days, Yumi will introduce participants to various movement skills and methods of Butoh, Ritual and the choreographic aspects of the Japanese tea ceremony. Participants will also explore their internal and external creative expressions through Jujutsu呪術, a Japanese notion of Shamanism.
The serene landscape will enable participants to delve deeper into their authentic "being" and cleanse their busy thoughts. Through shared meals and conversations, Yumi will guide participants in exploring their consciousness of well-being, from breathing and entering to silent walks and vocal expressions. This workshop offers an immersive experience into the intersection of movement, ritual and spirituality, inviting participants to reconnect with the mysteries of life and embrace a holistic humanity.
PLANNED SCHEDULE: Read more…
FACILITATORS
Yumi Umiumare
WHEN
Thur 11- Sun 14 April 2024
(arrive by 5pm on Thursday, Finishing late morning on Sunday)
WHERE
Arisaig
COST
Early Bird
$650 Full / $580Concession
Standard
$690 Full / $620Concession
(All meals are included, Japanese style vegetarian)
ACCOMMODATION
Participants will be camping (BYO Tent) amongst the beauty of the bush on this private land to allow for a deeper connection to Mother Earth. There are also airBnB available around the area.
(Short video from Butoh Residential Workshop 2019@ Arisaig)
'ProximiTEA'
'ProximiTEA' @ Oratory, Abbotsford Convent. 一服差し上げます。是非お越しください〜
Japanese Tea Ceremony
'ProximiTEA'
Yumi Umiumare and Taka Takiguchi
We are serving 'ProximiTEA' @ Oratory, Abbotsford Convent. 一服差し上げます。是非お越しください〜
"Take part in a performance and installation featuring classical and contemporary Japanese tea ceremonies. Sit down with Yumi and Taka as they invoke the Japanese notion of ‘ma’ or ‘active pause’ and serve you a bowl of ‘proximiTEA’ through intimate and playful rituals."
WHEN: Saturday 27 April 2024
WHERE: Abbotsford Convent, Abbotsford, Melbourne
Room: 𝗢𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆
𝟭𝟮𝗽𝗺 – 𝟰𝗽𝗺 (𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝟭.𝟯𝟬𝗽𝗺 – 𝟮.𝟯𝟬𝗽𝗺)
Part of Abbotsford Convent Open Day, Read More
Special Residential Workshop - APRIL 2024
Special Butoh Residential Workshops at the great off-grid site (and a fab studio!) @ Arisaig Wellness Retreat!
Contact Yumi to enquire about future Residential Workshops.
(Short video from Butoh Residential Workshop 2019@ Arisaig)
Butoh・Tea/Ritual ・ Spirituality
舞踏・お茶/儀式・スピリット
Over four days, Yumi will introduce participants to various movement skills and methods of Butoh, Ritual and the choreographic aspects of the Japanese tea ceremony. Participants will also explore their internal and external creative expressions through Jujutsu呪術, a Japanese notion of Shamanism.
The serene landscape will enable participants to delve deeper into their authentic "being" and cleanse their busy thoughts. Through shared meals and conversations, Yumi will guide participants in exploring their consciousness of well-being, from breathing and entering to silent walks and vocal expressions. This workshop offers an immersive experience into the intersection of movement, ritual and spirituality, inviting participants to reconnect with the mysteries of life and embrace a holistic humanity.
WORKSHOP DETAILS
FACILITATORS
Yumi Umiumare
WHEN
Thur 11- Sun 14 April 2024
(arrive by 5pm on Thursday 11th, finishing late morning on Sunday 14th)
WHERE
339 Limestone Rd
Yandoit VIC 3461
Arisaig
COST
(All meals are included, Japanese style vegetarian)
Early Bird - by 29 Feb 2024
$650 Full / $580Concession
Standard
$690 Full / $620Concession
ACCOMMODATION
Participants will be camping (BYO Tent) amongst the beauty of the bush on this private land to allow for a deeper connection to Mother Earth. There are also airBnB available around the area.
3-NIGHTS RESIDENTIAL WORKSHOP: BUTOH, TEA/RITUAL & SPIRITUALITY
WHAT WE DO
Yumi is conducting 3-nights residential workshop introducing her mastery skills of body awareness through Butoh, her ongoing passion for ritual and ceremony through elements of the Japanese Tea Ceremony and her recent focus on exploring Jujutsu 呪術 - a Japanese notion of Shamanism.
This unique workshop series allows participants to explore the intersection of movement, ritual, and spirituality ⏤ fostering a deeper connection to the self, others, and the world around.
By integrating Butoh, the Japanese tea ceremony, and spiritual concepts like Jujutsu, participants will delve into:
Embodiment and Presence: Immerse yourself fully in the moment, expressing raw emotions and experiences through Butoh while creating simple rituals to enter sacred spaces with mindfulness and intention.
Symbolism and Ritual: Explore rich symbolism and ritualistic elements, discovering the philosophy of the Japanese Tea Ceremony and its essence of harmony, respect, purity and tranquility, abstracted through contemporary Butoh styles.
Mysteries and Magic: Delve into the mysteries of Jujutsu, where everyday life intersects with the sacred and the profane, exploring the spiritual link between the visible and invisible worlds.
Transformation and Self-Expression: Experience catharsis through movement, ritual and spiritual exploration, uncovering deep emotions and releasing tension.
Reconnecting these powers into the arts is essential for Yumi’s creative practice, and this is a great opportunity for participants to share in that process.
This workshop is open to participants of all levels of experience and artistic discipline.
PLANNED SCHEDULE
(subject to be changed)
THURSDAY 11 APRIL
Arrive by 5pm, settle in, set up tent etc.
Dinner
Session #1 (Gathering)
FRIDAY12 APRIL
Silent Walk and exercise
Breakfast
Session# 2
Lunch
Session# 3
Dinner
Session #4 (Gathering)
SATURDAY 13 APRIL
Silent walk and exercise
Breakfast
Session# 5
Lunch
Session# 6
Dinner
Performance (OPTIONAL)
SUNDAY 14 APRIL
Breakfast
Gathering, debrief and packing
10:30am Departure
THE WORKSHOP IS OPEN TO ALL LEVELS OF EXPERIENCE AND ARTISTIC DISCIPLINARY.
A LIMITED NUMBER IS AVAILABLE!
天理大学創作ダンス部 第19回単独公演 にて振付
日本でもトップクラスである天理大創作ダンス部の振り付け担当、2023年12月17日（日）於：なら１００年会館 大ホールにて単独公演で発表する。
天理大学創作ダンス部 第19回単独公演 「結」— 想いをつなぐ—
天理大学創作ダンス部は、1969（昭和44）年創作舞踊同好会として発足。84年部に昇格。夏の全国大会やコンクール、単独公演など様々な舞台に向けて、個性豊かな作品創りをめざしている。その実績はこの数年めざましく、今夏の全日本高校・大学ダンスフェスティバルにおいて、特別賞を受賞した。
ゆみうみうまれはゲスト・アーティストとしてこの公演で小作品を振付している。
2023年 12月 17日（日）
会場：なら１００年会館 大ホール
開場：17時30分
開演：18時00分
A special choreography for the Tenri University Creative Dance's annual performance
Yumi was invited to choreograph for the 19th Annual performance event by Tenri University, Nara, Japan @ Nara Century Hall, 17 Dec 2023
19th Annual performance by Tenri University, Nara, Japan @ Nara Century Hall, 17 Dec 2023
Yumi is invited as a guest choreographer to create a short work for the Creative Dance Club in Tenri University, Nara, Japan. The title: ”結” Connecting our Feeling ”
This is their 19th annual event for the Creative Dance Club in the Tenri university, who has been winning several dance awards in the Japanese university competitions.
17(Sun) Dec 2023
Venue：Nara Century Hall (Main Hall) なら１００年会館 大ホール
Open ：17 :30
Start: 18: 00