Art of Being: De-growth/Slowing Down

Dance/Movement Workshop with Ayako Kato

Sunday, October 8, 2023, 10 am - 1 pm

Painted Bride Art Center

5212 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19139

In Person

There are so many unsaid and even unconscious “must” pressures in society. These also change based on our age, gender, and role in our own family--and even shift in different cultures. This time, we'll focus on finding out how we are responding to these expectations (intertwined with capitalistic rhythms) and how we can release ourselves from such patterns. Looking at where the conventional and/or social “must” is coming from and what is the true ethical reason to Be (based on human/our own nature), we will explore dance/movement together as we are--with full awareness.

This workshop grew out of Ayako's multi-year ETHOS project and she is currently working toward the creation of De-growth/Cycle/Rebirth: ETHOS IV. She is looking forward to meeting YOU who is currently very much aware of where we are standing and moving in time and space.

Dance is the art of being. Ayako wants to offer this workshop as a daily practice of being,—as a human, mover, performer, artist, dancer, and choreographer. Through this practice, Ayako will share the way to find our centered, grounded, and balanced selves through imagery (and physical reality) based exercises.

Through improvisational and simple compositional exercises, participants will raise a keen awareness of the expansiveness as well as the depth of being. Participants will explore ways to open up the body-mind as an empty conduit to welcome new wind flow through themselves and feel fullness.

Ayako will share how to expand and develop the tangible and intangible tensegrity (tension x integrity) through our bodies and minds to sense new relationships within and around us. Participants will be asked to create their own short dance.

Early Bird Special: $ 22 (+ Eventbrite fee: $1.81, due on Sat, Oct 7); Drop-in: $ 30

*Please be a guest participant if you are a Indigenous member. Just RSVP at: furyuayajp(at)gmail.com

Registration is recommended. Register at Eventbrite.

Please contact for any questions: furyuayajp@gmail.com

Registration (including for drop-in anytime) is recommended.

To register, please use Eventbrite site or if you don't like paying fee, contact Ayako at furyuayajp(at)gmail.com. Payment details other than Eventbrite and instructions are below. Registration is complete when you register here, or contact Ayako AND payment is sent. Thank you!

For Payment: Zelle (Ayako Tsuchiya, furyuayajp@gmail.com), Venmo (@Ayako-Tsuchiya) or PayPal: paypal.me/AyakoTsuchiya Thank you!

Art of Being: Degrowth/Slowing Down in Lenapehoking/Philadelphia