INTERCULTURAL PERFORMANCE CONTACT Presents
NOGUCHI TAIZO WORKSHOPS WITH THE RENOWNED
JAPANESE DANCER-CHOREOGRAPHER
MARI OSANAI
dancers, actors, performers, yoga practitioners, authentic movers
 Noguchi Taizo physical training technique: The Noguchi Taizo was founded in Japan by Michizo Noguchi. It is a form physical training. This workshop will help you find new ways to improve your movement efficiency and you will experience the letting go of unnecessary tensions. Taizo is actually the Japanese word for gymnastics, but Noguchi Taizo is not like the gymnastcs we are accustomed to seeing. Mari explains ‘ it’s not about strength or resistance, or forcing the body to move in a certain way. Instead, it allows the body to melt. It’s tender and flexible, and lets us give into gravity rather than fight it. It makes us find a more natural way to move.’
Mari Osanai’s interweaves several techniques in her movement. She trained in Classical Ballet and Modern dance at an early age and later studied Noguchi Taiso, Yoga, Tai Chi, Jazz dance and traditional Folk dance in Aomori Tsugaru Teodori. Osanai’s work is particularly influenced by the training and philosophy of Michizo Noguchi, and Hironobu Oikawa. She has had performances and workshops in Canada, Japan, United States and Greece.
Introductory - $120.00 - 9.5 hours
Friday, Sept 10 (18:30 to 21:00)
Saturday, Sept. 11 (13:00 to 16:00)
Sunday, Sept 12 (12:00 noon to 16:00)
Intro. continued - $ 150.00 - 11 hours plus performance on Sept. 18
Thursday, Sept. 16 (18:30 to 22:00)
Friday, Sept. 17 (18:30 to 22:00)
Saturday, Sept. 18 (11:00 to 15:00 PM and Performance 19:30
Mari Osanai performs in Calgary
at the Arrata Opera Centre, 13 Ave and 7th St. SW
Sept. 18 at 19:30 - tickets $25
For Calgary location and more information
contact Georgette Paré
403 245 8762 or 403 708 2141
email: georgette.pare@gmail.com
The London Fringe Press: ‘Mari Osanai is a spell-binding, sinuous, perpetual motion machine, except that no machine could ever move so beautifully. She appears to be completely boneless and her feet and hands are delicate and astonishingly articulate.’
The Globe and Mail- The Fringe of Toronto Festival: ‘Every year, one or two things at the Fringe surprise and amaze me. This year, the first surprise was Mari Osanai’s Dawn. This stunning, one woman spectacle of pure dance may be the best deal in the Fringe.’
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