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Algarve Contact Community Gathering

19 – 25 June 2023     Algarve, Portugal

Contact Improvisation, Jams, Live Music, Nature & Community

With Johanna Wyss, Samuel del Bello, Tiago Rouxinol, Barbara Ramos, Francisco Borges, Alexa Papa, Ana Root, Tina Knipschild, Romy Weber,  Adrianna Viquez, Gabi Ferrigno, Layla Cougouilles, Amina Petra, Volker Eschmann, Monika Bras, Telmo Olivera, Livia Loerbroks, Carlos and more.

ALL ART IS LOCAL

For the Summer Solstice Gathering we meet in the Algarve. A colorful group of artists, individualists & communities celebrating life. Our connection is our regular Contact Jams in the Algarve. With lots of live music and joy, the family comes together to share their gifts. In this Gathering we bring together the colorful Contact scene and invite our international community to play. Everyone is welcome to join us in celebrating the warm, hearty flavor of this moment.

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Its about time

Let’s create together! ALGARVE CONTACT COMMUNITY GATHERING. A community project working on an eye to eye level, supporting the residential artists, celebrating our unique art creations and blessing our land with lots of love and energy for the future to blossom!- ALL ART IS LOCAL

Lets get aware of our qualities, see the talents of each other! Maria, a sociocratic heartbeat within us, Gabi & Layla open researchers of Music & Jam culture (Jazz After Midnight) and explorers of community living, Telmo a mastermind (!) with endless playful energy, Tina runs the best organic Café in the south western hemisphere, Johanna a source of knowlegde and brilliant Underscore facilitator, Amina researcher of female sexuality, fantastic organizer and gifted painter, Carlos the ultimate freedom seeker, insane mover and TCM specialist. Livia cosmic child ! Tiago & Anitxa community building visioneers and creators of endless jams, music and performances. Romy the ever spiraling source of inspiration… Alexa, Barbara, Samuel, Volker, Monica, Adriana, Alicja… You name it !

Be aware of your local art scene

Together we created a deep bond and love towards Contact Improvisation and movement. Gathering, moving and playing regularly in different jam spaces in the Algarve, we have all the resources and qualities within our communities to create a powerful and colourful Contact Gathering! We are inviting you and the international community to dance into our unique cosmic play. The aliveness of this wide community and creativity is endless.

With our movement and call to action we want to meet other contact communities, share our hearts in motion, and get in touch with you !

VENUE

Quinta Braz

Program


Time

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Sun 25

8.30

Breakfast

Breakfast

Breakfast

Breakfast

Breakfast

Breakfast

9.30

Singing / Ana

Body Music/ Tiago

Singing / Ana

Body Music/ Tiago

Free Space

Free Space

Free Space

Movement/ Monica

Free Space

Free Space

10.30

Contact Improv/ Johanna

Contact Improv/ Johanna

Underscore / Johanna

Contact Improv/ Francisco

Contact Improv/ Francisco

Diafragma Jam/ Monica, Samuel

Contact Improv/ Alexa

Contact Improv/ Alexa

Juicy Dance Journey/ Amina, Livia, Carlos

Contact Improv/ Adriana

13.00-13.30

Sharing

Sharing

Sharing

Sharing

Sharing

13.30-14.30

Registration

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

16.30-18.30

Capoeira/ Tiago

FREE

African Dance/ Ana

FREE

Music Circle/ Junior, Tiago, Ana

Free Space/ Music

Free Space/ open Lab

Free Space/ open Lab

Free Space/ open Lab

19.00

Dinner

Dinner

Dinner

Dinner

Dinner

20.00

Yemada Jam

South West Style Jam

Summer Soltice Jam

Barriga Jam

Ecstatic Dance

Global Underscore/ Open Jam

Tiago/ Maria

Livia/ Carlos/ Telmo

Layla/ Gabi

TikTek- Junior & Tiago

Sofia/ Rita

Team

Barbara Ramos

Tiago Rouxinol

Ana Root

Johanna Wyss

Samuel del Bello

Alexa Papa

Amina

Tina Knipschild

Romy Weber

Volker Eschmann

Gabriel Ferrigno

Layla Cougouilles

Francisco Borges

Telmo

Adriana Víquez

Livia Loerbroks

Mónica Brás 

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Arrival

Closest Airport is Faro by taxi it takes about 25 minutes and costs are 30-40€. There is also a train from Faro central station to Tavira (3-4€) and from there you would need to take a taxi, costing 8-10€. Exact location we will send you after registration.

Surrounding

We recommend to bring your car if you have one. We are about 15 min drive from the ocean. And only 5 min walk to little sweet village with ATM, Cafe, Shop, Postoffice.

WIFI

There is WIFI Internet, but its slow! Use this days to live the new luxury of being UNPLUGGED and RELAXE completely.

Food

Our wonderfully international team of chefs prepare Mediterranean vegetarian dishes with love and taste. We buy organic food from local farmers as much as possible.
Please contact us in advance if you have any food intolerances.

Ticket Infos

410€ in your own tent/camper van
480€ in a Belltent/ double occupation with bedding / SOLD
520€ Tripple room/ single bed/ shared bathroom 
560€ Double room/ single bed/ shared bathroom / SOLD
700€ Single room/queensize bed/shared bathroom
760€ Single room/queensize bed/own bathroom / SOLD
PORTUGUESE RESIDENTIAL DISCOUNT 120€ discount for portuguese community/ limited amount of tickets. / SOLD
HELPER TICKETS 80€ discount in exchange of 1.5 h help in kitchen and cleaning everyday. / SOLD

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