S I L E N T
CONTACT IMPROVISATION FESTIVAL
SEPTEMBER 18 - 24
GOMARDULI DAO SPACE, GEORGIA
Enjoy the Silence
We are happy to invite you again.
To a mountain forest
To share your presence and silence.
To listen. To dance. To be.
Together
To a mountain forest
To share your presence and silence.
To listen. To dance. To be.
Together
Intensive Workshops
- Karl FrostUSA
- Eszter GalHungary
Single Classes
- Tamara MaksymenkoUkraine
- Alex KoskoIsrael
- Nica PortaviaItaly
- Yu GenUkraine
Schedule
Monday, September 18
12:00 - Registration (in Batumi)
15:00 - Bus to the place
17:00 - Arriving, taking places
18:00 - Dinner
19:00 - Introduction Circle. Silence starts
20:00 - Jam
15:00 - Bus to the place
17:00 - Arriving, taking places
18:00 - Dinner
19:00 - Introduction Circle. Silence starts
20:00 - Jam
Tuesday, September 19 Wednesday, September 20
09:00 - Breakfast
10:00 - Intensive
13:00 - Lunch
15:00 - Single Class
18:00 - Dinner
20:00 - Jam
10:00 - Intensive
13:00 - Lunch
15:00 - Single Class
18:00 - Dinner
20:00 - Jam
Thursday, September 21
Day Off
Hiking, reading, swimming, resting
Jam in the evening
Hiking, reading, swimming, resting
Jam in the evening
Friday, September 22
Saturday, September 23
Saturday, September 23
09:00 - Breakfast
10:00 - Intensive
13:00 - Lunch
15:00 - Single Class
18:00 - Dinner
20:00 - Jam
10:00 - Intensive
13:00 - Lunch
15:00 - Single Class
18:00 - Dinner
20:00 - Jam
Sunday, September 24
09:00 - Breakfast
10:00 - Jam & Closing Circle
13:00 - depart to Batumi
15:00 - Arriving to Batumi
10:00 - Jam & Closing Circle
13:00 - depart to Batumi
15:00 - Arriving to Batumi
Place
The essence of silence in a middle of nowhere
Wooden chalet, surrounded by mountains and autumn forest.
There are 2 halls for dancing, with wooden and linoleum floor,
rooms for 2-4 people, dorms for 8, a dining room
and a chillout for snacks and relaxation
Wooden chalet, surrounded by mountains and autumn forest.
There are 2 halls for dancing, with wooden and linoleum floor,
rooms for 2-4 people, dorms for 8, a dining room
and a chillout for snacks and relaxation
Everyone is a message
...
This idea directed the course of events at the first festival and was firmly rooted in the basis of the second one. As we enter our 5 th year and lovingly craft the upcoming festival, we continue to expand the very same philosophy.
In silence, unable to verbally construct and project our usual self-image onto the social fabric of the festival group, we surrender to the unity of contact dance, allowing ourselves to dissolve in it and acquire a new identity. We observed that by limiting one mean of expression and giving full rights to the body to communicate, we become more attuned with our intuition, heighten our awareness and deepen our sensory perception.
As a consequence, we allow the world, and ourselves in it, to simply be and things to happen. Without really expecting this, we think we tapped into spiritually transformative potential of contact improvisation. Needless to say, we cannot wait to dive into the silent depths of contact dancing with everyone who will choose to be present at the festival this year.
In silence, unable to verbally construct and project our usual self-image onto the social fabric of the festival group, we surrender to the unity of contact dance, allowing ourselves to dissolve in it and acquire a new identity. We observed that by limiting one mean of expression and giving full rights to the body to communicate, we become more attuned with our intuition, heighten our awareness and deepen our sensory perception.
As a consequence, we allow the world, and ourselves in it, to simply be and things to happen. Without really expecting this, we think we tapped into spiritually transformative potential of contact improvisation. Needless to say, we cannot wait to dive into the silent depths of contact dancing with everyone who will choose to be present at the festival this year.
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Registration
Price include accommodation, food,
program and transfer from Batumi
program and transfer from Batumi
10 first spots pre sale450 380 €
Official registration starts on March 1
Early Bird price - 420 €
(before May 31)
Regular price - 450 €
(after June 1)
Enjoy the Silence!
Pictures from the past
2018 - 2021
How to get there?
The festival bus will depart at 15:00
from BATUMI TRAIN STATION!
Best flight is to Batumi airport
If you arrive to Tbilisi - we'll take a train to Batumi at 8:00
If you arrive to Kutaisi - take a bus to Batumi train station
Bus website (from Kutaisi)
Train website (from Tbilisi)
Reception: +995 591 01 77 22
from BATUMI TRAIN STATION!
Best flight is to Batumi airport
If you arrive to Tbilisi - we'll take a train to Batumi at 8:00
If you arrive to Kutaisi - take a bus to Batumi train station
Bus website (from Kutaisi)
Train website (from Tbilisi)
Reception: +995 591 01 77 22
