Never fixed in culture or time, this dance remains a personal investigation. Taught by Shinichi Iova-Koga Examine bodily actions through the filters of image (ie: your feet have melted), condition (ie:…
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August 24, 25 (Saturday, Sunday) 201910:00 – 17:00 In this two-day workshop led by Dana and Shinichi Iova-Koga we will develop qualities of movement, our connection to the ground and…

Led by Shinichi and Dana Iova-Koga of inkBoat this will be a unique training opportunity, a chance to train, develop and articulate abilities, awareness and possibilities as a human, mover…
“The simplicity and rigor of the tiny gestures appeared to come from somewhere outside time. The force with which they repeatedly fell or threw themselves to the floor looked propelled by more than earthly gravity.”
-Rita Felciano, Dance View Times
““95 Rituals,” a perambulatory birthday tribute to the modern dance pioneer devised by physical theater and dance company inkBoat… mix humor, introspection, playfulness and memory with fearless gestures and thoughtfully crafted drama.” – Mary Ellen Hunt, SF Chronicle, 2015
Chris Brown and Shinichi Iova-Koga performing an improvisation in honor of Anna Halprin’s 96th birthday.

UNUSUAL PRESENCE A 3-day workshop with Shinichi Iova-Koga for developing your responsive, unexpected and resilient body through the practices of Shinichi Iova-Koga and Action Theater. In this workshop, various proposals…

COURSE DESCRIPTION The Wild Thing activates the electric presence necessary for all performative arts. This workshop combines deep somatic awareness work with the imagistic play available in Butoh dance, the detailed…

In this dance/movement/physical theater workshop we will play with the polarities of deep internal listening and the external, extended relationships between the body, partners and the environment. The modalities we…

Contemporary and traditional Japanese performance practices juxtaposed with the improvisation practice known as Action Theater™ A 2-day workshop taught by Shinichi Iova-Koga Saturday, September 23: 10am – 2pmSunday, September…