
Portugal Contact Festival
Contact Improvisation, Live Music & Community
With Rita Vilhena, Shifu Ash, Samuel del Bello, Nora Hajos, Fernando Lee and more.
This year we bring an eclectic team of professionals to guide you in the finest exploration of the Contact Improvisation universe. Our team comes from all over Europe, Asia and Latin America. We want to diversify to unite and specify to expand beyond.
“Go beyond small to the place where no message is being given. Start there. Let small be the first of the pleasures to come.”
Steve Paxton 2022
Artistic Vision
Nora Hajos brings the connection with the subtleties of the inner work of CI, Shifu Ash brings the martial and playful, while Rita Vilhena explores the performative aspect of the practice. The community feeling is being created from the source of this festival with Samuel del Bello and Volker Eschman that is being felt between the practices, especially in the Jams.
Our proposal
Throughout the festival, the music of Fernando Lee will paint our dance floor with sensibility and creativity.
Nationality doesn’t define a person but can trace something about their influences. Our team comes from all over Europe, Asia and Latin America. We want to diversify to unite and specify to expand beyond. We wish that individual forces make a strong original group of beings.
VENUE
Quinta Braz
Algarve, Portugal
We invite you to an original country side house nestled in typical Portuguese farmland at the Algarve coast close by Faro. The home of many wonderful Contact and Somatic events!
Program
Time |
Sun 10th |
Mon 11th |
Tue 12th |
Wed 13th |
Thu 14th |
Fri 15th |
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8.30- 9.30 |
Breakfast |
Breakfast |
Breakfast |
Breakfast |
Breakfast |
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9.30 – 10.20 |
Singing Circle |
Singing Circle |
Singing Circle |
Singing Circle |
Singing Circle |
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10.30- 13.00 |
Class |
Class |
Class |
Class |
Jam |
|
13.30-14.30 |
Arrival |
Lunch |
Lunch |
Lunch |
Lunch |
Lunch |
15-16.00 |
Build up tent and settle in |
Chill Out (pool & shades) |
Chill Out (pool & shades) |
Beach |
Chill Out (pool & shades) |
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16-18.30 |
Class |
Class |
Free |
Class |
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19-20.00 |
Dinner |
Dinner |
Dinner |
Dinner |
Dinner |
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20.30-23.00 |
Welcome Jam |
Jam |
Jam |
Jam |
Jam |
Team
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.
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