𝗘𝗠𝗣𝗧𝗬 𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗨𝗔𝗟𝗦 - reclaiming our nature and discovering intuitive knowing
9 days Being Nature workshop - Ecosomatics, Embodied Poetry, & Dance Improvisation with Dolores Dewhurst Marks

2 - 10 April 2024
Koh Phangan, Thailand

Being Nature is a project that encourages people to discover their own way of connecting with deeper self and the natural world. Inspiring them to feel nature as part of their body, and from that embodied understanding move towards change, with acknowledgement of the current environmental situation. Offering space for exploration, collaboration, artistic expression and environmental activism.

Learning about nature and the body experientially according to contemporary science. Emphasizing their corresponding imagery, logic and shared ecologies. Incorporating approaches from somatic and contemplative practices, contact improvisation, and body-mind centering.

Engaging artistically, including writing poetry, making performances and short poetic dance films with participants, in collaboration with videographers, photographers, poets, and movement researchers.

𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:
‘𝗘𝗠𝗣𝗧𝗬 𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗨𝗔𝗟𝗦 - reclaiming our nature and discovering intuitive knowing’

𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.
𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘴 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙜𝙤; 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘥𝘰𝘮 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘥.
𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘳 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘺, 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘹 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝙬𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣'𝙩 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙬𝙚 𝙠𝙣𝙚𝙬.

The workshop will center on our embodied experience of being an interconnected part of nature. We will practice anchoring our attention in the immediacy and listening beneath its surface, trusting to that which is undefined. Creating and performing collective and individual rituals.

Partly it will happen in silence, giving space for direct experience, witnessing and contemplation. We will be working mostly outdoors, in forests, waterfalls and wild beaches. Our practice will be for 6 - 10 hours per day, some sessions will begin early morning, others will occur overnight. Some sessions will be open to be nude, but it is not obligatory.

Along with the workshop there will be an artistic laboratory about poetry, photography and film.

This workshop requires a readiness to spend many hours in nature in various locations that sometimes demand trekking. Full commitment and punctual attendance are required for each session. 𝗡𝗼 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗲:
Coming soon
𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲:
9000 THB / 240 EUR regular price
11000 THB / 290 EUR support price - supporting scholarships and those who cannot afford the regular price.
𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺:
Registration will open on 20th December. There are 25 places.
𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:
There will be 5 scholarship opportunities for dedicated emerging practitioners/artists who are unable to pay the regular price.
More information is coming soon.

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗗𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀
(for full bio: https://www.beingnature.space)
𝗗𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝘄𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝘁-𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀 is a multidisciplinary artist, working with somatics, dance, performance, poetry, and nature. Her project Being Nature encourages people to discover their own way of connecting with deeper self and the natural world. Inspiring them to feel nature as part of their body, and from that embodied understanding move towards positive change, with acknowledgment of the current environmental situation. Offering space for exploration, collaboration, artistic expression and environmental activism.

In an ongoing artistic collaboration with Sasha Dodo, she co-directs and curates REVERSE RIVERS COMPANY, a vehicle for their artistic work, interweaving movement, visual and text; ART CONTINUUM NOMADIC RESIDENCY, designed for international artistic exchange, development and production of art, focused in fields of dance improvisation, performance, poetry and film; TOWARDS, center for education and research of Contact Improvisation (in development), and is co-author of THE LOST PLACE book of poetry and FORGOTTEN POEM, a contemplative poetic dance film.

Since 2020, they are based in Thailand, teaching workshops and retreats; organizing art residencies and events including Thailand Contact Improvisation Conference and Being Nature Gathering.

More information:
https://reverserivers.com
https://artcontinuum.space
https://towards.contact
https://www.beingnature.space

Direct your inquiry to:
beingnature.space@gmail.com