THE SPACE IN BETWEEN  

A Rare Three-Day Butoh Intensive with Joanna Rosenfeld  

17–19 July 2026  

10:00–18:00 daily (1-hour lunch break)  

Post Office House Studio, Blackness, Scotland  

Maximum 8 participants

A rare opportunity to immerse yourself in three days of Butoh practice, creative renewal, and deep embodied exploration in the extraordinary coastal setting of Blackness.

Designed as an intimate small-group intensive, this workshop offers focused guidance, personal attention, and the time to move beyond habitual patterns into greater presence, imagination, and authenticity.

What is Butoh?

Butoh is a radical movement art that emerged in Japan and has become known worldwide for its depth, sensitivity, and transformative approach to the body.

Rather than learning fixed steps or choreography, Butoh explores:

- truthful movement rather than performed movement  

- imagination as a source of physical expression  

- heightened awareness of breath, sensation, and presence  

- transformation through image, atmosphere, and impulse  

- the body beyond conventional beauty or expectation  

This workshop offers an accessible introduction to Butoh principles while also providing rich material for experienced dancers, performers, and movers.

What We Will Explore

Across three days we will work through:

- guided physical and sensory movement practices  

- improvisation and Butoh scores  

- breath, weight, grounding, and body awareness  

- connection through partner and group movement  

- work with various materials and objects  

- creative research in studio and selected outdoor locations nearby  

- forest and shoreline practices using landscape as inspiration  

- pathways into personal creative material (always optional and respectfully held)  

- composition, presence, and performance awareness  

Who Is It For?

Open to:

- beginners with curiosity  

- dancers and performers  

- movers of all backgrounds  

- artists seeking new inspiration  

- people wishing to reconnect with body and imagination  

No previous Butoh or dance experience required.

About Joanna Rosenfeld

Joanna Rosenfeld is a performer, teacher, and movement artist whose work bridges European physical theatre, performance art, and long-term study of Butoh in Japan. She has trained and collaborated internationally, developing a distinctive teaching approach rooted in emotional honesty, embodied presence, creative courage, and deep movement research.

Why Blackness?

Blackness offers a retreat-like atmosphere only a short journey from Edinburgh. With sea horizon, shoreline, forest walks, and quiet space, it provides an ideal environment for focused artistic practice away from daily distractions.

Practical Details

Dates: 17–19 July 2026  

Times: 10:00–18:00 daily  

Venue: Post Office House Studio, Blackness  

Places: Strictly limited to 8 participants  

Investment

£220 Full Price  

£170 Early Bird if booked by 31 May

Students are encouraged to bring a packed lunch and weather-appropriate outdoor clothing for sessions outside.

Travel / Accommodation

There is no accommodation in Blackness itself, but there are many options in Edinburgh and Glasgow, both with straightforward train access.

Participants can share a taxi from the nearest station, or Joanna can offer pick-up for arrivals between 9:00–9:30am by arrangement.

Booking

Places are very limited and early booking is recommended.

To reserve a place or ask questions, please message Joanna directly.

Come spend three days listening through the body, widening perception, and discovering what can emerge in the space in between.