Motion Qualia
Satoshi Kudo (SE/JP)
28.07 – 30.07 | 10:00 – 13:00
For information and registrations email to: [email protected]
The work begins with physical practices of movement theory foundations to recognize the motion between being on- and off-balance. This increases an awareness of the constant movement surrounding you. My aim is to encourage participants to rediscover their sense of being off-balance, and thereby expand their range of movements. By playing with balance, primarily in partnering, participants acquire an ability to respond sensitively by means of delicate movements. While using this method, movements with potential to evoke emotions, not only for the viewer, but also within the person moving, are created. Motion Qualia encourages you to release local control of the body by embracing control in a bigger sense, through the physics of gravity and the body.
Satoshi Kudo is a Japanese dancer and choreographer based in Stockholm, Sweden. He trained in gymnastics and martial arts under Sonny Chiba before studying modern dance in New York. Kudo has worked with choreographers like Ohad Naharin and Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, contributing to productions such as Sutra and Michael Jackson ONE. In 2002, he founded Company KUDO and developed “Motion Qualia,” a movement theory blending reflexes, gymnastics, and martial arts. He teaches this method worldwide and has served as a rehearsal director for the Royal Swedish Ballet, overseeing works by Mats Ek, Johan Inger, and others. Kudo continues to share his expertise through workshops and performances globally.
For information and registrations email to: [email protected]
28 – 30 July
10:00 – 13:00
Satoshi Kudo | Motion Qualia
