This workshop is an invitation to descend back into the body-mind, to embark on a journey kilometers
inward, to unfold the dance that already exists within us. Rather than imposing a style or form, we explore
movement as a process of deep listening to the body-mind and the limitless resources it holds. Each body
carries unique movements, shaped by personal history, by the imprints of time, and within it lies something
even greater: a history that stretches back hundreds, thousands, and millions of years, a vast mystery
beyond the personal.
We begin by observing the body at an anatomical level, and further, at subtler and subtler levels,
methodically. And from deep observation, we work further with embodiment, exploring body and
movement through different textures.
As we awaken to our inherent movement, we also expand our awareness of space. Space is not only empty;
it holds weight, resistance, texture, imagination… And we will play with time as well, not as a linear
sequence, but we will deconstruct it as a continuum of discontinuity, and stretch it, compress it, and dissolve
it. Movement emerges from the pulse of time, and from the stillness between moments.
Motoya Kondo: Born in Nagoya Japan, choreographer, dancer, and co-founder of Motimaru Dance
Company. From 2005 he had been studying butoh with Yoshito Ohno, son of Kazuo Ohno and worked as
his assistant. After 2010 he has started field work researches of local and traditional dances in Japan, India,
Nepal, Spain, and Bali, studied Balinese dance with Agun Anom Putra, I Made Djimat, and Ida Bagus Oka
Wirjana, in search of universal principle of movements and dance. Since 2008, he has been immersed in the
practice and study of Eastern contemplative traditions, particularly following the Tibetan traditions, and
bridging between contemporary art practices and the age old wisdom. He has been performing and
teaching in: Venezia Biennale 2010, 9th International Choreography Competition “No Ballet”, International
Dance Festival Lucky Trimmer 2016, Hildesheim University, Leipzig University, Hasselt University, Academy
of Media Arts Cologne, etc., Europe, Asia, Australia in over 50 cities.