June 28 - July 7 2024
ALIVE! Embodied Dance Festival Vienna
Contact Improvisation meets Conscious Dance
EMBODIED DANCE offers you a self-empowering journey through multidisciplinary practises: Contemporary Dance, Conscious Dance, Contact Improvisation & Authentic Communication.
4 days festival in Vienna.
6 days retreat on the countryside.
Ask what makes you come alive,
and go do it.
Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.
Howard Thurman
What to expect
- inspiring days of movement, embodiment and improvisation practises, enriching your health, your movement skills and your self-embodiment.
- experienced teachers who share their authentic way what they love.
- time to relax, connect, enjoy being in a heartful community.
- empowering, selfconnecting pratices that encourage answers arising from within.
- 2 different locations and settings:
- festival in the city for a bigger group
- retreat on the countryside next to nature to dive deep
Embodied Dance Festival Vienna
Program
June 28 Evening Opening
17-18.45 Intro Improvisation + Contact Improvisation / Violetta & Christian
19-20.30 Conscious Dance / Felicitas
June 29 Improvisation
3 workshops:
5 qualities of movement #5rhythms (felicitas)
tools for improvisation #contemporary(Violetta)
selfconnected into contactimprovisation (Christian)
contactimprojam
June 30 Embodiment
inner strength - yoga class (Felicitas)
from solo technique into your unique flow - contemporary class (Violetta)
expanding your selfembodiment in dance through projection skills - embodiedcontactimprovisation (Christian)
July 1 Authenticity & Dancetuning in - restorative yoga (Felicitas)
expressive tools in contemporary (Violetta)
confrontation, playfight, authentic dance #contactimprovisation (Christian)
from bodywork into a contact jam (Christian + Violetta)
Embodied Dance Community Retreat
Program
more details will come soon...
July 2
Becoming Wild - Nature Dance in the woods/lake (Christian)
July 3
Yoga (Felicitas), Contemporary meets Contact Violetta Intensive
July 4-5
presencing in contact impro - Violetta & Christian
authenticity - performance practise - Christian & Felicitas
July 6-7
Embody your Authentic Dance - Self-Leadership & Embodied Dance Training (Christian)
program will be extended, feedback welcome. Each workshop is free to choose, there will be time to go for a swim, in the evening will be jams, or open sharings...
Embodied Dance Festival Vienna
-> dance space in Vienna
Embodied Dance Community Retreat
-> wooden dance hall, limited to 18 dancers
PRICE
Embodied Dance Festival (4days): 310€-190€
260€ normal price
310-260€ for high income
250-190€ for low income (countries)
Embodied Dance Retreat (6days): 360€-650€
500€ normal price
650€-510€ high income price
490€-40€ for low income (countries)
please select your fair pricing.
venue:
Embodied Dance Festival @ VIENNA
dance floor in the city
Embodied Dance Retreat @ COUNTRYSIDE
dance hall Auenweide next to a small forrest, lake 5min by bike.
Etzelstraße 5
3423 St. Andrä Wördern
25min from VIENNA
in both venues are sleeping possibilites from 15€/night upward
Sleeping options for the retreat including organic food mainly vegan/vegetarian for 5 nights / 15 meals
single room for 5 nights (2 available): 405€
double rooms (2 available): 360€
own room in a private flat/house: 360€ upward
own tent/van: 270€
infos:
christian@artofcontact.at
registration: by email or direct through the registration form below (english speaking people send an email!)
About the teachers:
Violetta is a dancer, performer, teacher of Contact Improvisation and Contemporary dance. She studied Contact Improvisation and Contemporary Dance in classes and courses with many world famous teachers. Co-organiser of Improvisation evenings "ImproStore", Moldova Contact + Festival. Inspirer and founder of the dance theater "TTT of JT" and a part of Ukrainian dance community.
Dance is her medicine, her expression, her life.
Felicitas is an actress, dance, yoga, pilates and bodylanguage teacher. She has more than 13 years of performing experience, professionally at Burgtheater and other big stages.
Felicitas will share her passion for showing up, deep body knowledge and the inspiring multilayed 5 Rhythm practise.
Christian is a pioneer in community building, combining dance, embodiment and authentic communication. He started facilitation groups 2008 and is certified as non-violent communication trainer, yoga teacher, dance pedagoge, visionquest guide, group & conflict facilitator.
Christian is an expert in attentive & authentic contact. ALIVE! brings it together.
