BUTOH – HEALING TRANSFORMATIONS / Dance Workshop in Warsaw

BUTOH – HEALING TRANSFORMATIONS / Dance Workshop in Warsaw

We invite you to a weekend Butoh dance workshop — HEALING TRANSFORMATIONS, which will take place 7–8.03.2026 in Warsaw.

Facilitator: Kokoro – Krzysztof Jerzak

Butoh dance can support stability, balance and the integration of the individual sense of “I”. With properly directed techniques and visualizations we can beneficially influence our inner environment.

• we will face what currently limits us,
• we will bow to our ancestors, restoring or strengthening the sense of connection with them,
• we will walk the path of becoming aware of the various stages of our life so far,
• we will say goodbye to what no longer serves us, to open fully to new experiences,
• we will also touch our tender, loving hearts to deeply feel inner coherence and connection with all beings.

By dancing we reach 'places' inaccessible to our intellect. In this way we bypass rational perception of inner processes and directly engage in experiencing and bodily expression of unconscious aspects of consciousness.

The workshop is aimed at both beginners and advanced participants interested in personal development and deepening and expanding body‑mind awareness. It will be useful for dancers, performers, actors, people training in martial arts, yoga, etc., as well as people interested in body-based therapy who seek authentic movement and mindful presence in the body in relation to others.

Note: This workshop should not be treated as therapy. It should be seen as support in an individual process of transformation and integration of consciousness.

BUTOH

It is a Japanese modern dance that emerged in the 1950s as a result of searching for new forms of expression. Based on deep connection with the body, it allows self-discovery through exploration and integration of emotions, dreams, archetypes, symbols and elements of nature. The dancer opens to deep insights that take them beyond familiar patterns of expression. Thus their movement is always fresh and unique, and the dance becomes a ritual, creative and liberating process that permeates unknown qualities of existence.

DATE AND HOURS

7–8.03.2026
Saturday / Sunday: 11:00–18:00 (with a 1 h break)

PLACE

Butohsfera
ul. Narbutta 46/48 lok. 51, Warsaw

FEE

440 PLN

• Reservation of a spot after payment of a 140 PLN deposit by 27.02.2026.
• The account number for payment will be provided in a return email after signing up.
• If you cancel less than 7 days before the start of the workshop, the deposit is non-refundable.
• Limited number of places.

REGISTRATION

e-mail: jerzakkrzysztof@gmail.com

INFORMATION

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Tel.: 698 557 060

FACILITATOR

Krzysztof Jerzak – butoh dancer, choreographer and aikidoka. In 1987 he began aikido training; between 2003–2020 he led regular classes. He currently holds a master grade 4 dan. He was the founder and teacher of the Kraków Academy of Aikido Kobayashi Hirokazu.

In 1999 he began learning Japanese butoh dance from, among others, Daisuke Yoshimoto, Itto Morita, Atsushi Takenouchi, Imre Thormann, Katsura Kan. He has several solo performances to his credit: 'Szczery?' (2002), 'Poza' (2005), 'Straw-butoh' (2009), 'Podzielenie (się)' (2019), 'Słowa, słowa, słowa…' (2019), 'Hana no michi – Droga kwiatów' (2020), 'Lustro' (2023).

In 2004 he ran the project 'Integracja w terapii tańcem', which also included deaf-mute participants; he wrote and directed the performance 'Kwiaty na chodniku'. Between 2005–2011 he collaborated with independent artists: musicians, actors, dancers and filmmakers. In 2008 he co-created the performance 'Aite' (choreography and dance). In 2021–2022 he ran a project of intensive butoh workshops, for which he created choreography and directed the performance 'Absolutnie Nic'. He regularly leads workshops in Poland and abroad (Germany, Scotland, Spain).