In this craft focussed weekend immersion, after laying some foundations of storytelling and butoh, we will begin to see how these two art forms can inform and enrich each other: playfully revealing deeper embodiment of character, the disciplines of presence and the metamorphosis of moment to moment.

Where: Birdwood House, Totnes, UK

When: 26th June – 28th June 2026

Deadline for applications: 20th June

Storytellers and butoh dancers have much in common: they both move between the visible and invisible worlds; both messenger between realms of sense and imagination; both vitally communicate.

​In this craft focussed weekend immersion, after laying some foundations of storytelling and butoh, we will begin to see how these two art forms can inform and enrich each other: playfully revealing deeper embodiment of character, the disciplines of presence and the metamorphosis of moment to moment.

We will engage in core practices of storytelling and butoh, working with short stories and storytelling games alongside immersive imagination-scapes in movement sessions.

We will explore embodiment of character, place, images, and natural elements – learning to listen with our skin and sense the calling of a space.

What to expect?

– Playful creative inquiry
– Define & develop storytelling skills
– Deepen butoh sensibility to image, moment and place.
– Collaborative & interactive exercises to expand your creative practice
– Explore bringing voice to movement and movement to voice.​​

Facilitated by Ashley Ramsden and Kait Dron.

Ashley Ramsden is the founder of The School of Storytelling (UK), the longest running centre of its kind. A storyteller and teacher for over 40 years he has brought his one-man shows and poetry performances to audiences internationally. He has taught and mentored many of the leading storytellers worldwide and has co-authored The Storyteller’s Way – considered an essential storytelling handbook.

Kait Dron ​is a dance artist trained in butoh primarily under the lineage of Kazuo Ohno. She has studied with influential teachers including Seiji Tanaka, Atsushi Takenouchi, Yumiko Yoshioka, and Imre Thormann and is deeply informed by land-based movement, textual arts, and mythic narratives, exploring the intersection of body, imagination, spirit and landscape. She teaches weekly in Totnes and occasionally in London.

How to apply:
To join, please fill in an application form below.

​The form is just to help us get to know you, not to assess or filter participants.

We’d like to know about your background, current creative practice and what appeals to you about the course, as well as any hopes and additional needs you might have.

https://forms.gle/mghBWh6BhU1uinc26

Costs for participants: 230

Contact details: kait@being.land

For further information, please visit https://www.being.land/where-worlds-touch

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