書道 Shodō – Calligraphy: Spring Course 2025
Course times: Wed Apr 30 – Jul 9, 2025 (11 sessions), selectable in 3 time windows
Limited number of participants | Course languages: German, Japanese
Please note the conditions of participation.

• [207-F1] 3:00 – 4:30 pm
• [207-F2] 4:30 – 6:00 pm
• [207-F3] 6:00 – 7:30 pm

Calligraphy (Japanese: shodō, “way of writing”) involves more than just precise, decorative writing and is a highly respected art form in Japan. It trains one’s ability to concentrate, focuses one’s inner strengths and, after appropriate inner concentration, visibly expresses them by writing down the characters. Shodō therefore usually takes place in restful, meditative silence, in which one dedicates oneself exclusively to the creative design of the respective character or lettering. In class, the use of brush and ink with original Asian material is taught. In addition to the technique of calligraphic art, the structure and meaning of the different writing systems (kanji, katakana, hiragana) and writing styles (kaisho, gyōsho, sōsho) are taught.

WADA Rie received calligraphy lessons at the age of six from her grandfather WADA Meihō, a multi-award winning master calligrapher in Japan. She studied art, obtained the teaching qualification as a calligraphy teacher and completed another art degree in Germany. In addition to her teaching activities and various solo and group exhibitions as an artist, she is also active as a calligraphy performance artist. She had appearances at the Ruhrtriennale 2011 and the Poetica 2018 with the writer TAWADA Yōko as well as in various museums (e.g. Folkwang) and at trade fairs (e.g. Geneva Motor Show).

Course dates: Apr 30., May 7, 14, 21, 28, Jun 4, 11, 18, 25, Jul 2 and 9, 2025