Workshop & Training Schedule 2023
Spring 23
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FILLED!!
RGS Training Course Spring 23 Butoh & Movement In Creation (Advanced) March 2 - April 22, 2023 Session Dates:
Thursdays 8-10:30pm + Open Lab on April. 22) Duration: 7 weeks 20 hours (in class trainings + Assignments & a film project + Open Lab on Saturday April. 22 8-10pm) |
About Instructor -Yokko
“Do what you believe,
Believe What you do; And, Surrender To Unknown path; No fear Dark to the light, We emerge from the darkness, And, We will be guided To the light. We surrender- To the creation. “ -Yokko |
Yokko is an Actor & Interdisciplnary Artist from Japan, specilized in Acting, Butoh Dance, Physical Theatre, Movement, solo performance, and Yoga. She is also a choerographer, director, writer, sound designer, film maker, clown, Theatre educator, certified theraputic essential yoga instructor and USUI Jikiden Reiki Master Teacher as well. She has acted in, devised and choreographed a variety of local and international shows, having won several awards, including "Best One-Woman Show", "Best Choreography" "Best Physical Theatre" and "Best Actress" for Butoh Medea (United Solo NYC 2014 & 2015 at Theatre Row, TVolution 2018 Hollywood Fringe Awards). Butoh Medea was selected to perform in Warsaw, Poland. (United Solo Europe 2015, Teatre Syrena), toured Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2015, nominated The Asian Arts Award. It has been touring Europe and Universities in the USA since 2016. (www.butohmedea.com) Other Theatre credits include: Lone Wolf Tribe's Body Concert (Labapalooza! 2018 at St. Ann's Warehouse), Hide Your Fires (Pan Asian Rep's NU Works, United Solo 2017: Theatre Row), BALDY (CRS NYC, United Solo 2013, Hollywood Fringe 2013, Fringe NYC 2012), Dance Credits Include: Shira Hime Ryu (NY Butoh Institute Festival 2018 at Theatre For The New City), Hijikata Tatsumis Last Words (Dance Medium, Noguchi Room, Hijikata Archive, Keio University, 2018), ManJuShaGe:A flower on earth, A flower (Dance Medium, Noguchi Room, Hijikata Archive, Keio University, 2017), FACET (Irondale Center, White Wave, Hollywood Fringe 2013). Her choreographed work, SHINKA has been developed and received several awards including Outstanding Premiere production of a play and Outstanding Choreography from New York Innovative Theatre Foundation (IT Awards 2019). Yokko also acted in several local and international films, one of which is the Student Academy Winner film, Cloud-Kumo (2016). Recently she has been appearing several music videos as a Butoh dancer including Cage The Elephant (Grammy Winner - Best Rock Album 2017)- Ready To Let Go (2019), NOIA- AUSENCIAS (2019) directed by Amy Gardner, POW! - Dream Decay (2019), and Automatic - Too Much Money (2019)
She is the artistic director of an NYC based Butoh & Theatre group Ren Gyo Soh. (www.rengyosoh.com) B.A. in Theatre (UAlbany), M.F.A. in Acting (The Actors Studio) www.yokko-online.com |
Awards:
Butoh Medea
Winner of Best One-Woman Show (United Solo NYC 2014)
Winner of Best Choreography (United Solo NYC 2014)
Winner of Best Physical Theatre (United Solo NYC 2015)
Winner of Best Actress (TVolution 2018 Hollywood Fringe Award)
Recipient of Special Award (Thespis Festival 2018, Kiel Germany)
Nominated for Asian Arts Award (Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2015)
Nominated for Best International (Hollywood Fringe Festival 2018)
Nominated for Best Dance & Physical Theatre (Hollywood Fringe Festival 2018)
SHINKA
Winner of Outstanding Premiere Production of a Play (New York Innovative Theatre Award 2019)
Winner of Outstanding Choreography & Movement (New York Innovative Theatre Award 2019)
Winner of Outstanding Production of a Dance & experimental production (Planet Connections Theatre Festivity 2018)
Winner of Outstanding Choreography (Planet Connections Theatre Festivity 2018)
Winner of Outstanding Ensemble (Planet Connections Theatre Festivity 2018)
Nominated for Outstanding Actress featured role (The New York Innovative Theatre awards 2018-2019)
Nominated for Outstanding Direction (NY IT Award 2018-2019)
Hide Your Fires: Butoh Lady Macbeth
Winner of Best Physical Theatre (United Solo NYC 2017)
Winner of Best Sound Design (United Solo NYC 2017) with Jorge Olivo
Winner of Best International (Hollywood Fringe Festival 2019)
Winner of ENCORE Producers Award (Hollywood Fringe Festival 2019)
Nominated for Best O-face Award (Hollywood Fringe Festival 2019)
ANTIGONE
Nominee for Best Supporting Actress (Antigone, Planet Connection 2016),
BALDY
Nominee for Best International Performance (Hollywood Fringe Festival 2013)
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A recipient of 2019 Brooklyn Arts Fund a new project, En.
Butoh Medea
Winner of Best One-Woman Show (United Solo NYC 2014)
Winner of Best Choreography (United Solo NYC 2014)
Winner of Best Physical Theatre (United Solo NYC 2015)
Winner of Best Actress (TVolution 2018 Hollywood Fringe Award)
Recipient of Special Award (Thespis Festival 2018, Kiel Germany)
Nominated for Asian Arts Award (Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2015)
Nominated for Best International (Hollywood Fringe Festival 2018)
Nominated for Best Dance & Physical Theatre (Hollywood Fringe Festival 2018)
SHINKA
Winner of Outstanding Premiere Production of a Play (New York Innovative Theatre Award 2019)
Winner of Outstanding Choreography & Movement (New York Innovative Theatre Award 2019)
Winner of Outstanding Production of a Dance & experimental production (Planet Connections Theatre Festivity 2018)
Winner of Outstanding Choreography (Planet Connections Theatre Festivity 2018)
Winner of Outstanding Ensemble (Planet Connections Theatre Festivity 2018)
Nominated for Outstanding Actress featured role (The New York Innovative Theatre awards 2018-2019)
Nominated for Outstanding Direction (NY IT Award 2018-2019)
Hide Your Fires: Butoh Lady Macbeth
Winner of Best Physical Theatre (United Solo NYC 2017)
Winner of Best Sound Design (United Solo NYC 2017) with Jorge Olivo
Winner of Best International (Hollywood Fringe Festival 2019)
Winner of ENCORE Producers Award (Hollywood Fringe Festival 2019)
Nominated for Best O-face Award (Hollywood Fringe Festival 2019)
ANTIGONE
Nominee for Best Supporting Actress (Antigone, Planet Connection 2016),
BALDY
Nominee for Best International Performance (Hollywood Fringe Festival 2013)
En
A recipient of 2019 Brooklyn Arts Fund a new project, En.
PAST WORKSHOPS (2020-2022)
Fall 22
SUMMER 2022
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SUMMER WEEKLY CLASS
Butoh & Movement led by Yokko ONLINE 6 sessions Wednesday 8-9:30pm (EDT) Phrase I: Fundamental Body June 1, 8, 15 Phrase II: Infinite Possibilities July 6, 13, 20 Drop in $15-20 (Suggested) |
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About:
This workshop explores the possibility of fusing clown and butoh. Can there be humour in butoh? Can a clown do butoh? What does that look like?
This workshop explores the possibility of fusing clown and butoh. Can there be humour in butoh? Can a clown do butoh? What does that look like?
Instructor:
Fabio Motta is an actor, clown and teaching artist based in Melbourne, Australia.He has had the fortune of acting and devising theatre in Australia, Italy and the United States. Fabio is a certified teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework®. He trained at and graduated from many institutions across the globe, with masters in their field: Accademia Teatrale Veneta (Italy) in Commedia Dell’Arte; a graduate of HB Studio and the Hagen Teacher Lab under the mentorship of Carol Rosenfeld ; 16th Street Actors Studio; He has trained in acting with Larry Moss, Lyndsey Davies, Catherine Fitzmaurice and Austin Pendleton. Fabio studied Clown and Le Jeu with Philippe Gauliere; Clown and Bouffon pedagogy with Giovanni Fusetti. He apprenticed and taught under Zack Fines in Clowning and Games and trained in the advance teacher training in Clown with Christopher Bayes (Head of Physical Acting at the Yale School of Drama). Fabio has taught at NYU, HB studio, the Ume Group (Physical Theatre Ensemble New York). He had devised and performed in Commedia dell’arte shows for over 8 years with ‘Make a Scene’ and has been a Commedia Dell’arte consultant for various productions, conservatory programs and tertiary institutions. Fabio is a company member of the New York based physical theatre company ‘The Ume Group’ where he performed, devised, consulted in numerous shows in the style of Clowning and Commedia Dell’arte. In 2018, he directed 'Fish-kebab' a contemporary Commedia show as part of the UNESCO International Commedia day in Melbourne.
He has also teachers at 16th Street Acting Studio, St. Martin’s Youth Theatre, The VCA and the National Theatre Drama School.
Fabio Motta is an actor, clown and teaching artist based in Melbourne, Australia.He has had the fortune of acting and devising theatre in Australia, Italy and the United States. Fabio is a certified teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework®. He trained at and graduated from many institutions across the globe, with masters in their field: Accademia Teatrale Veneta (Italy) in Commedia Dell’Arte; a graduate of HB Studio and the Hagen Teacher Lab under the mentorship of Carol Rosenfeld ; 16th Street Actors Studio; He has trained in acting with Larry Moss, Lyndsey Davies, Catherine Fitzmaurice and Austin Pendleton. Fabio studied Clown and Le Jeu with Philippe Gauliere; Clown and Bouffon pedagogy with Giovanni Fusetti. He apprenticed and taught under Zack Fines in Clowning and Games and trained in the advance teacher training in Clown with Christopher Bayes (Head of Physical Acting at the Yale School of Drama). Fabio has taught at NYU, HB studio, the Ume Group (Physical Theatre Ensemble New York). He had devised and performed in Commedia dell’arte shows for over 8 years with ‘Make a Scene’ and has been a Commedia Dell’arte consultant for various productions, conservatory programs and tertiary institutions. Fabio is a company member of the New York based physical theatre company ‘The Ume Group’ where he performed, devised, consulted in numerous shows in the style of Clowning and Commedia Dell’arte. In 2018, he directed 'Fish-kebab' a contemporary Commedia show as part of the UNESCO International Commedia day in Melbourne.
He has also teachers at 16th Street Acting Studio, St. Martin’s Youth Theatre, The VCA and the National Theatre Drama School.
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