FULL MOON PUPPET ARTS: Workshop
Listening to the Body: From Butō, Physical Acting to Mask
July 13, 2025
Taught by Masanari Kawahara
We will work with being comfortable with our body through listening to subtle cues in quiet mind (butō), identification with elements (physical acting) and to serve masks in movement at the end of the session.
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REGISTRATION
$30
AGE LIMIT: 16 and up
MAX PARTICIPANTS: 12Please note that once your registration is complete, FULL MOON Workshop fees are non-refundable unless the workshop is canceled.
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DATE, TIME & LOCATION
July 13, 2025
2:00 – 5:00pm Central TimeIN PERSON: LOCATION TBD
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MORE INFO
ACCESSIBILITY: Contact Open Eye at boxoffice@openeyetheatre.org or 612-874-6338 for accessibility information and requests.
If you have questions about this workshop, please email
thefullmoonpuppetshow@gmail.com.
Required Materials
Please be sure to assemble this list of materials in advance of the scheduled workshop session:
Performance masks for the mask portion of class will be provided, but if participants have masks they want to use, that’s wonderful as well.
Teaching Artist Bio
Masanari Kawahara 川原正也 (he/him) is a butō doer, theatre artist, puppeteer, and arts educator. Currently he is at Pillsbury House + Theatre as Resident Teaching Artist and Director of Naked Stages program. Learn more at welovemasa.com.
FULL MOON PUPPET SHOW is supported by:
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.