NohKiDo™ Training of Therapeutic
Noh Theater™ Begins!
Pioneering 3-Year Training Consist of
Annual 6-week Residencies:
Six (6) Weekend - and Six (6) 5-day
Transpersonal Creativity Workshop Intensives
Friday, July 11 – Sunday, August 24, 2008
Ilmatar Institute
Sepäntie 30
77330 Virtasalmi, Finland
Training is offered only in English
Winter training consist of internships and distant learning
Starting in 2000 I have been constructing Ilmatar Institute
buildings, landscaping and creating nature settings all around
Ilmatar institute in order to make the stay a special meditative
and contemplative retreat. These special garden rooms and
nature settings provide numerous opportunities to enjoy and
emerge in the healing energy of nature. I am excited and
can hardly wait to finally begin the NohKiDo™ training
in July 2008! NohKiDo™ — The Way of
the Spiritual Energy of Noh —actually consists of Therapeutic
Noh Theater® training.
The foundation of both, however is SohKiDo™ — The Way of Creativity Spirit Energy.
The terms may seem a bit complicated, yet the studies are practical applications of creativity and its manifestation of transpersonal or spiritual energy via action meditation methods expressed in the arts (visual arts, poetry, music, drama and movement).
This first ever pioneering NohKiDo™ training
will prepare the participants, after completion of the 3-year
training, to produce, direct and create Therapeutic
Noh Theater® performances,
but does not qualify them teach it to others. Therapeutic
Noh Theater® has been trademarked and developed
over 40 years by the trainer. Further studies in SohKiDo™ are
required in order to qualify as a trainer of NohKiDo™ and
Therapeutic Noh Theater®.
The 6-week residency periods consist of six intensive weekend
workshops and six 5-day weekly workshops to prepare the learners
to begin their first internships and practicum as well as
to prepare them for their further NohKiDo™-related reading,
research and writing assignments during the fall, winter
and spring months. This compact annual 6-week training period
maximizes the time management thus reducing the necessity
for the residency at the Ilmatar Institute.
Ilmatar Institute retains the right to alter the proposed tentative workshop topics and schedules for 2008 as well as the fees for 2009-2010.
The required reading list (bibliography) for each workshop will be forwarded after the participation has been confirmed.
The following training attire is recommended/required:
- Yukata (cotton kimono) — recommended
- Hakama (divided full-length pant skirt) — recommended
- Tabi (footware) — required
- Noh fan — required
Tentative Schedule
Friday, July 11, 2008
- Arriving at the Institute by 3:00PM
- Registration, orientation and introduction of the facilities
- Welcome Supper 6:00PM to Greet and Meet
Informal meeting in a relaxed setting where participants
will share their backgrounds, their specific interests and
goals for the training.
Saturday, July 12 — Sunday, August 13, 2008
(10-12 hours)
Weekend Workshop I: Introduction to Mandala and Haiku Meditation
This workshop is offered at the onset of the training in order
to prepare the participants to keep a haiku and/or mandala
diary throughout their entire training. These action meditation
methods are a part of NohKiDo™ training and enable the learners
to engage in creative self-expression and documents their own
personal as well as transpersonal development over the 3-year
training period.
Monday, July 14 — Friday, July 18, 2008
5-day Workshop I: Introduction to the History, Components and
Symbolism of the Classic Noh Theater (35-45 hours)
This workshop provides an introduction to and an overview
of the history, transpersonal roots, the main components and
the symbolism of the Classic Noh Theater. Through lecture,
video review of some historical predecessors as well as the
contemporary performances of Classic Noh, experimental work
and group discussion, the participants will acquire fundamental
knowledge of the Classic Noh Theater. This acquired knowledge
will lay the essential foundation for their further studies
in NohKiDo™ of Therapeutic
Noh Theater®.
Friday, July 18 — Saturday, July 19, 2008
Weekend Workshop II: Creativity (10-12 hours)
One of the most essential components of NohKiDo™ is creativity,
not as a form of an innovative approach to life and tasks,
but more profoundly as a creative transpersonal connection
to the Divine within us all.
Monday, July 21 — Friday, July 25, 2008
5-day Workshop II: Introduction to the Components of NohKiDo™ (35-45 Hours)
Components:
- Meditative Sacred Dance
- Chanting & Music
- Functions of Masks
- Poetry of Haiku, Tanka & Renku
- Dramatization and/or Writing
of Neo Noh Plays
- The Rainbow Method™ Training
- Prism of Consciousness™ Tools
- Therapeutic Noh Theater® Training
- SohKiDo™ Training
This workshop will briefly introduce the main components listed above via lecture, video presentations and experiential introductory practice. In the end of the training an essay, report, test or quiz is due.
Friday, July 25 — Saturday, July 26, 2008
(10-12 hours)
Weekend Workshop III: History of Mental Retardation
This workshop will highlight the historical attitudes towards
and perception of adults with intellectual and developmental
disabilities (“differing
abilities” will
be used). In addition, DVD presentations of many actual Therapeutic
Noh Theater® performances will be shown to highlight
the trainer’s history with and her perception of her
beloved population of individuals with differing abilities
as her spiritual teachers.
Monday, July 28 — Friday, August 1, 2008
5-day Workshop III: Introduction to Meditation and Action Meditation Practices (35-45 Hours)
Basic Meditation:
Zazen & Insight Meditation
Action Meditation:
- Eating Meditation
- Haiku and Mandala Meditation (review)
- (A brief theoretical
introduction to Meditative Vail Painting)
- Laughing & Masked
Meditation
- Meditative Movement Traditions: Zen Dance, Tai
Chi, Chi Kung
- Sacred Noh Dance – Kihon-no-Kata
Movement meditation and sacred dance practices are essential
elements of NohKiDo™ as well as Therapeutic
Noh Theater®. This
workshop will provide an introduction to several action meditation
practices with videos, lectures and experiential participation.
In this workshop participants will begin the use of Japanese
Noh fans in the meditative and sacred dance practice of kihon-no-kata.
Friday, August 1 — Saturday, August 2, 2008
(10 -12 hours)
Weekend Workshop VI: Music, Laments and Chanting in Therapeutic
Noh Theater®
- Kalevala Ritual — The Seven Stages of Womanhood (Manhood)
- Laments
and their personal creation
- Rune Singing and Noh Chanting
- Noh and Other Ancient Music
Styles
Elias Lönnrot, a physician and folklorist dramatized the Finnish
mythological epic of Kalevala, editing it from a vast collection
of runes, initially transmitted via oral tradition from generation
to the other. The video and audio samples will introduce the
rich lamenting tradition. The late Martta Kuikka, internationally
known as one of the last transmitters of the living oral tradition
of runes and laments will be introduced via video and audio
samples. This weekend intensive will focus on how laments are
introduced in Kalevala. The ritual of Seven Stages of Womanhood
(Manhood) inspired by Kalevala is the starting focus of the
workshop. The participants own lament expression will be evoked
on a voluntary basis.
Monday, August 4 — Friday, August 8, 2008
5-day Workshop IV: The Functions of Masks (35-45 hours)
The Functions of masks in ritual, theater and therapy will be reviewed. Masked improvisations and masked meditations are among the techniques practiced.
Friday, August 8 — Saturday, August 9, 2008
(10-12 hours)
Weekend Workshop V: Independent Study.
This opportunity is offered in order for each participant to be able to complete the creation of the minimum of one paper, report or other assignments, topics TBD.
Monday, August 11 — Friday, August 15, 2008
5-day Workshop V: Haiku, Tanka and Renku; Dramatization/Writing Neo Noh Plays
(35-45 hours)
In order to begin to create, produce and direct Therapeutic
Noh Theater® performances, the participants are exposed to classic
Japanese poetry, which is the stylistic foundation of some
of the best Japanese Noh plays. The topics of the poetry and
dramatization, must, however, be drawn from the participants
own experiential repertoire and cultural heritage. If, however,
they have done some extensive research or have been exposed
to some other cultural heritage, they may draw the content
of their play from their other experiences or interests.
Friday, August 15 — Sunday, August 17, 2008
Weekend Workshop VI: Writing the Final Essay: Individual Synthesis of Learning
from all of the Previous Workshops (Paper due by Monday morning
August 25, 2008).
Monday, August 18 — Sunday, August 24, 2008
The Final Workshop VI: Creating, Producing and Directing Therapeutic
Noh Theater® (45- 55 hours)
Visiting Noh Master Teacher Kinue Oshima will be providing
final touches to the dances for the recital. The recital consists
of individual Therapeutic Noh Theater® demonstrations,
which may be made open to the public during the closing ceremonies.
This tradition begins in 2008 and will continue every summer.
Sunday, August 24, 2008 Learners’ Public Recitals/ performances
In order to receive a certificate of training which entitles
the participants to create, produce and direct Therapeutic
Noh Theater® performances, the participation in and the completion
of the entire program is required. The workshops, internships
and the assignments are sequenced in such a manner that they
will provide the participants with the required fundamental
knowledge.
Training Cost/Fees
The participants are responsible for the costs of their travel, food, and lodging. Ilmatar Institute has modest and rustic accommodation on site. In addition, modest bed & breakfast and other accommodations are available in Virtasalmi.
There will be a 100 Euro non-refundable application fee.
The cost for the entire 6-week period is annually 2750 Euros, which includes the value added tax (VAT), plus a separate cost for travel, food and accommodations. Ilmatar Institute retains the right to adjust the fee for the 2nd and 3rd years.
Since each participant’s nutritional needs may vary greatly, they are responsible for preparing their own meals as well as eating together as a group. If the participants come from local area, having the main meals together at the Institute is required in order to facilitate the social togetherness and team spirit.
In addition, 100 Euro fee is charged for each of the assignment/paper reviews during the fall, winter and spring months.
With your application, please send a 100
Euros application fee.
After your application has been accepted, please pay your deposit of 1000
Euros toward your registration fee within one week of acceptance in order to ensure your placement. The first group will be extremely small and participants will be carefully selected.
The final balance of 1750 Euros is due by July 1, 2008.
When paying from outside of Finland, there will be a wiring fee, thus wiring only once will be to your benefit.
To ensure prompt handling of your application
Please send or wire your fee to:
Ilmatar Institute, Sepäntie 30
77330 Virtasalmi, Finland
Account # 534028-24889
(Outside Finland) via:
OKOBANK, Helsinki, Finland
SWIFT OKOY FI HH
TELEX 124714 okohe sf
Refunds will be issued as follows:
When a deposit refund request is made before June 15, 2008, 50 % will be refunded. After June 15, 2008, no refunds are made for the deposit.
When the total fee refund request has been made before July 1, 80% will be refunded.
From July 2 until July 17, 2008, when a refund request has been made for the total fee of the training, 50% is refunded.
After the beginning of the training July 18, 2008 until July 31, only in the case of a verifiable emergency, 50% of the fee will be refunded. Otherwise no refunds will be issued after the starting of the training. |
