“I had a great experience attending a workshop taught by Zack Fuller at the Ludus Lab. The exercises varied from Butoh-inspired body work to physical theater movements. I really enjoyed the space and atmosphere of the Lab and would love to participate in other workshops in the future.” – Katya Popova, LEIMAY LUDUS Lab -Zack Fuller Participant, 2019
Testimonial – Joan Wada
“Throughout the Tadashi Endo workshop at the LEIMAY studio, I kept seeing and hearing new strange things that I knew in my heart were familiar. Instead of showing the audience how beautiful our movements are, he said real beauty came from the pain deep within ourselves. Instead of dancing a sad dance with sad music (which is essentially feeling sorry for ourselves), he said to be happy and appreciate our sadness, and the dance will come. This workshop has shaken me up from my roots and altered the way I experience my relationships. Thank you so much.” – Joan Wada, … Continued
Testimonial – Ron Wada
“The workshop with Tadashi Endo was an outstanding experience, challenging and intense, physically and artistically demanding! I was stretched to my limit in more ways than one. There were many unique exercises designed to expand movement vocabulary and help us to find that elusive space in between our previously known reality. It really can’t be put into words, but Tadashi was our guide, prodding us to explore and find something new in ourselves. I’ll never forget his teaching that “each movement carries a question that is never answered.” It was a privilege to be included in his creative process, and … Continued
Testimonial – Rachel Austin
“Working with Tadashi Endo at LEIMAY deepened my understanding of Butoh in ways I truly hadn’t expected. I came to the workshop looking to reconnect with my movement in preparation for creating a piece for voice, dance and electronics. So I wasn’t sure what I hoped to get out of it except to increase my vocabulary and to be challenged. Tadashi surprised me with his very particular approach to Butoh; I’ve studied Butoh with several different dancer-educators, but had somehow missed the depth to which the form requires us to go in our imagination. I found myself allowing myself to … Continued