Just Beyond Myself: 6-Day Poetic Re-Introduction to Contact Improvisation

Sun, 22 Jun, 2025 at 02:00 pm to Fri, 27 Jun, 2025 at 09:00 pm UTC+01:00

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Just Beyond Myself: 6-Day Poetic Re-Introduction to Contact Improvisation
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𝐉𝐔𝐒𝐓 ππ„π˜πŽππƒ πŒπ˜π’π„π‹π…
6-π·π‘Žπ‘¦ π‘ƒπ‘œπ‘’π‘‘π‘–π‘ 𝑅𝑒-πΌπ‘›π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘‘π‘’π‘π‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘› π‘‘π‘œ πΆπ‘œπ‘›π‘‘π‘Žπ‘π‘‘ πΌπ‘šπ‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘£π‘–π‘ π‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘›
w/ Alexa Papa & Francisco Borges
𝐽𝑒𝑠𝑑 π΅π‘’π‘¦π‘œπ‘›π‘‘ 𝑀𝑦𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑓 is an invitation to search, research, open and π‘šπ‘Žπ‘¦π‘π‘’ find what is at the heart of Contact Improvisation.
Beyond the emerging forms and techniques, what is it that touches your core when you practice?
π‘Šβ„Žπ‘¦ π‘‘π‘œ π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘› π‘‘π‘œ π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘  π‘‘π‘Žπ‘›π‘π‘’, π‘Žπ‘”π‘Žπ‘–π‘› π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘Žπ‘”π‘Žπ‘–π‘›?
𝐷𝑒𝑠𝑝𝑖𝑑𝑒 𝑖𝑑𝑠 π‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘™π‘™π‘’π‘›π‘”π‘’π‘ , π‘€β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘›π‘”π‘  π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘π‘Žπ‘π‘˜?
𝐴𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑓 π‘¦π‘œπ‘’'π‘Ÿπ‘’ 𝑛𝑒𝑀, π‘€β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ 𝑖𝑛𝑣𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑠 π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ 𝑖𝑛?
Meanwhile, like trees, we'll drink from the roots and find shared ground, continuing to be inspired by the original work. We'll work with, unfold and embody Steve Paxton's definitions of Contact Improvisation. But first, we'll begin with poetry.
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𝗔 π—£π—’π—˜π—§π—œπ—– π—₯π—˜-π—œπ—‘π—§π—₯π—’π——π—¨π—–π—§π—œπ—’π—‘
𝐽𝑒𝑠𝑑 π‘π‘’π‘¦π‘œπ‘›π‘‘ π‘šπ‘¦π‘ π‘’π‘™π‘“ 𝑖𝑠 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘šπ‘’π‘’π‘‘π‘–π‘›π‘” 𝐼'π‘š 𝑗𝑒𝑠𝑑 π‘Žπ‘π‘œπ‘’π‘‘ π‘‘π‘œ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘£π‘’.
𝐽𝑒𝑠𝑑 π‘π‘’π‘¦π‘œπ‘›π‘‘ π‘šπ‘¦π‘ π‘’π‘™π‘“ 𝑖𝑠 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘ π‘π‘Žπ‘π‘’ 𝐼'π‘š 𝑗𝑒𝑠𝑑 π‘Žπ‘π‘œπ‘’π‘‘ π‘‘π‘œ π‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿ.
𝐽𝑒𝑠𝑑 π‘π‘’π‘¦π‘œπ‘›π‘‘ π‘šπ‘¦π‘ π‘’π‘™π‘“ 𝑖𝑠 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘œπ‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿ 𝐼'π‘š 𝑗𝑒𝑠𝑑 π‘Žπ‘π‘œπ‘’π‘‘ π‘‘π‘œ π‘šπ‘’π‘’π‘‘,
A𝑛𝑑 wβ„Žπ‘œπ‘š π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘šπ‘’ - π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ 𝑗𝑒𝑠𝑑 π‘Žπ‘π‘œπ‘’π‘‘ π‘‘π‘œ 𝑏𝑒.
π‘‡β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’ 𝑖𝑠 π‘Ž π‘π‘™π‘Žπ‘π‘’ π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘Žπ‘™π‘€π‘Žπ‘¦π‘  π‘’π‘ π‘π‘Žπ‘π‘’π‘  π‘‘π‘’π‘“π‘–π‘›π‘–π‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘›.
𝐼𝑑 𝑖𝑠 𝑗𝑒𝑠𝑑 π‘‘π‘œπ‘œ 𝑀𝑖𝑙𝑑 π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘‘π‘œπ‘œ π‘Žπ‘™π‘–π‘£π‘’ π‘‘π‘œ 𝑏𝑒 π‘π‘Žπ‘π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘‘ 𝑏𝑦 π‘Žπ‘›π‘¦ π‘€π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘‘.
πΌπ‘šπ‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘£π‘–π‘ π‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘› 𝑖𝑠 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘π‘™π‘œπ‘ π‘’π‘ π‘‘ 𝑀𝑒’𝑣𝑒 π‘”π‘œπ‘‘ π‘‘π‘œ π‘›π‘Žπ‘šπ‘’ 𝑖𝑑.
πΆπ‘œπ‘›π‘‘π‘Žπ‘π‘‘ 𝑖𝑠 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘£π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘¦ π‘Žπ‘π‘‘ π‘œπ‘“ 𝑏𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑔 π‘€π‘–π‘‘β„Ž, π‘œπ‘“ 𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 π‘œπ‘›π‘’π‘ π‘’π‘™π‘“ π‘‘π‘œ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘π‘œπ‘›π‘£π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘ π‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘›, π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘π‘œ-π‘’π‘šπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘”π‘’π‘›π‘π‘’, π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘π‘‘ π‘œπ‘“ π‘ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ π‘’π‘›π‘π‘’ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘›π‘œπ‘‘ 𝑙𝑒𝑑𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 π‘€β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ 𝑖𝑠 π‘œπ‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘Žπ‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘‘π‘–π‘ π‘‘π‘Žπ‘›π‘π‘’, 𝑏𝑒𝑑 π‘π‘™π‘œπ‘ π‘’-𝑖𝑛, π‘–π‘›π‘‘π‘–π‘šπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘’π‘™π‘¦, 𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 π‘Žπ‘‘ π‘“π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘›π‘‘π‘–π‘’π‘Ÿ π‘€β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘€β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ 𝑖𝑠 𝑗𝑒𝑠𝑑 π‘Žπ‘π‘œπ‘’π‘‘ π‘‘π‘œ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘π‘π‘’π‘› 𝑖𝑠 𝑠𝑑𝑖𝑙𝑙 π‘’π‘›π‘˜π‘›π‘œπ‘€π‘›, 𝑠𝑑𝑖𝑙𝑙 π‘Ž π‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘”π‘›π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘šπ‘œπ‘šπ‘’π‘›π‘‘ - π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘€β„Žπ‘œ π‘˜π‘›π‘œπ‘€π‘  π‘€β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ 𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑠 𝑖𝑛 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ 𝑖𝑛𝑣𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑦 π‘œπ‘“ π‘ π‘π‘Žπ‘π‘’ 𝑖𝑑𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑓?
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π—§π—›π—˜ π—–π—’π—‘π—§π—˜π—‘π—§
We'll begin with poetry and continue with poetry.
Poetry rooted in the body, poetry born out of direct experience.
Poetry of bodies meeting in silence - grounded, pragmatic, and subversive.
Please know ahead that writing, sharing and dancing with words will be part of this workshop-retreat. Silence will also be one of the teachers offering insight.
Don't worry, there will be clear structure, proposals and principles to embody. A good amount of time and space to open the body-mind, to listen, to breath and to allow what wants to happen.
There will also be sessions in Nature. We'll weave CI with Authentic Movement and Eco-Somatic practices, as a way to enrich and deepen the dance.
Finally, jamming is included as part of the work.
The workshop-retreat is can be seen as an independent event or as a preparation and tuning-in for ASSEMBLY: 3-Week Contact Improvisation Residency. Please inquire for more information.
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𝗙𝗒π—₯ π—ͺ𝗛𝗒𝗠
This workshop-retreat is made for everyone who wishes to explore a heart-based approach to Contact Improvisation.
It is recommended to to have previous experience in CI, but if you are brave enough to engage for 6-days with the complete unknown, you're probably ready to join.
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π—ͺπ—›π—˜π—₯π—˜
The workshop-retreat will take place at π‘Έπ’–π’Šπ’π’•π’‚ 𝑻𝒆𝒏 π‘ͺπ’‰π’Š,
𝐴 π‘π‘™π‘Žπ‘π‘’ π‘‘π‘’π‘‘π‘–π‘π‘Žπ‘‘π‘’π‘‘ π‘‘π‘œ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘Žπ‘‘π‘’ π‘Ž π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘šπ‘’π‘›π‘–π‘‘π‘¦ π‘œπ‘“ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘π‘‘π‘–π‘π‘’π‘  π‘‘π‘œ 𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑑𝑒𝑛 π‘‘π‘œ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘€π‘–π‘ π‘‘π‘œπ‘š π‘œπ‘“ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘π‘œπ‘‘π‘¦ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘‘π‘œ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘‘β„Ž π‘Ž π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘›π‘ π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘šπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘› π‘œπ‘“ β„Žπ‘’π‘šπ‘Žπ‘›π‘–π‘‘π‘¦ π‘‘π‘œπ‘€π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘šπ‘œπ‘›π‘¦, π‘π‘œπ‘œπ‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘› π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘π‘’π‘Žπ‘π‘’.
For more info, please visit https://quintatenchi.org
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𝗙𝗒𝗒𝗗 (included in the price)
Vegetarian/vegan breakfast, lunch and dinner will be provided.
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π—”π—–π—–π—’π— π— π—’π——π—”π—§π—œπ—’π—‘ (not included in the price)
At Quinta Ten Chi:
7€/night at your own tent/van
12€/night at shared dormitory
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𝗖𝗒𝗑𝗧π—₯π—œπ—•π—¨π—§π—œπ—’π—‘
There are 3 different ways to contribute.
Scholarship is for those who need financial support (requires application); Regular price for the regular participant and Supportive price for those who wish to support us and those who can't afford to pay the regular price.
πŸπŸ”πŸŽβ‚¬ π’π‚π‡πŽπ‹π€π‘π’π‡πˆπ (πŸ“ places available)
πŸ‘πŸ”πŸŽβ‚¬ 𝐑𝐄𝐆𝐔𝐋𝐀𝐑
πŸ’πŸ”πŸŽβ‚¬ π’π”πππŽπ‘π“πˆπ•π„
*𝑖𝑓 π‘¦π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘“π‘–π‘›π‘Žπ‘›π‘π‘–π‘Žπ‘™ π‘π‘–π‘Ÿπ‘π‘’π‘šπ‘ π‘‘π‘Žπ‘›π‘π‘’π‘  still β„Žπ‘œπ‘™π‘‘ π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘π‘Žπ‘π‘˜ π‘“π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘š π‘—π‘œπ‘–π‘›π‘–π‘›π‘”, π‘π‘™π‘’π‘Žπ‘ π‘’ π‘€π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘‘π‘’ 𝑒𝑠 π‘Žπ‘› π‘’π‘šπ‘Žπ‘–π‘™ 𝑒π‘₯π‘π‘™π‘Žπ‘–π‘›π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘¦π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘ π‘–π‘‘π‘’π‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘› π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ 𝑀𝑒'𝑙𝑙 π‘™π‘œπ‘œπ‘˜ π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘ π‘œπ‘™π‘’π‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘›π‘  π‘‘π‘œπ‘”π‘’π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿ.

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+π—œπ—‘π—™π—’/π—₯π—˜π—šπ—œπ—¦π—§π—₯π—”π—§π—œπ—’π—‘
Francisco Borges
+351 927789929
[email protected]
Looking much forward to meet and dance with you,
π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘”π‘Žπ‘›π‘–π‘§π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘ ,
𝐴𝑙𝑒π‘₯π‘Ž & πΉπ‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘›
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