Open Workshop Shodō with Eva Ibáñez Cano

We will offer a space where the public can come into contact with Shodō through a simple and relaxed practice. Our purpose is for everyone to see what a Shodō class is like and to bring this ancestral discipline, so deeply rooted in Japanese culture, closer.

Led by Eva Ibáñez Cano.

Shodō, the way of writing

Creation of the Gen Mu Shodō Dōjō at Musubu and 1st Activity Cycle

This cycle is born with the intention of making Shodō, the way of writing, known in a practical, theoretical and exhibition format, together with the presentation and official inauguration of the Gen Mu Shodō Dōjō, which will be based at Musubu.

A Dōjō (道場) is not simply a school or a gym; it is, literally, the “place where the Way is followed”. A sacred space of personal transformation.

In this case, a space dedicated to Shodō, led by Eva Ibáñez Cano, representative of the Bokushin school in Barcelona, and its creator and grand master Norio Nagayama. Shodō is an ancestral artistic and spiritual discipline that integrates gesture, breath, attention and presence, and constitutes a profound way of connecting body and mind. Through the stroke, Shodō makes the inner state visible and invites a conscious practice that transcends the formal result to focus on the process.

Gen Mu Shodō Dōjō is born at Musubu, with the purpose of welcoming all people interested in the way of writing. Thanks to the support of the great calligrapher and master Norio Nagayama, we are launching the Dōjō to follow his teachings and become part of his own school, Bokushin.

The Dōjō is conceived as a space for continuous work, with monthly meetings to practice Shodō as a discipline and as a sustained practice over time.

The goal is to bring Shodō and Japanese culture closer to Catalonia, generating spaces for meeting and learning open to people with or without previous experience.