International Contact Improvisation Festival En Provence Autumn- 19-23 October 2024 - Rustrel - 11th Edition
 
11th edition of the Festival of Contact Improvisation in the French Province, in Rustrel, one of the most beautiful villages in France, located north of Apt and at the foot of the Monts de Vaucluse. A unique opportunity of immersion for 5 days, for 35 participants, to experience an exploration of dance and movement with quality workshops, jams, live music and many other proposals to share.

To whom we address and other details

• The event is open to all those who wish to share, learn or get a deeper experience in Contact Improvisation Dance. Space open to all levels, beginners and advanced and professional dancers.
• Days and hours: From Saturday October 19th afternoon to Friday 23rd October in the afternoon.
  Places available: Limited to 35 and will be accepted in order of registration.
• Location: Rustrel (Provence). Professional dance space with a high quality wooden dance floor.
• Food: Veggetarian meals concocted from fresh, quality products and supplied locally and Bio wherever possible. Silvia Sampons will be our cook. His culinary skills are simply extraordinary. Check her alkimia: https://www.instagram.com/cuinaanonima/ Enjoy the food!

Festival philosophy
This festival was born from an initiative between a brother and a sister and their passion for dance. Mercè Nebot, who has lived in French Provence for 20 years, and Pep Nebot, who lives in Barcelona, have joined forces to create this space for sharing dance, creation and beauty.
At each edition, people of different nationalities have gathered for the Festival, which is very enriching and allows the establishment of a cultural bridge around art, dance and creativity.

In this festival we want to prioritize some approaches:
• Quality pedagogy in Contact Improvisation dance to promote better body awareness;
• Welcoming a small group that will live together for a week an intimate and profound human adventure. We want to generate a sense of belonging to the group and a sense of community, by creating an inclusive, generous and supportive environment;
• Contact with nature, surround yourself with aesthetic beauty and charismatic villages of the deep Provence;
• The cultural exchange between participants, locals and international visitors; We have already experienced on many occasions that, when people with different cultures and life experiences get together, we all grow in a spiral of creativity and self-knowledge;
• Live Contact Improvisation in its essence, with its living principles present at all times: self-respect and respect for the other, sense of group, security and creativity, movement in gravity, contact, attention and self-knowledge, among others.

Structure of the intensives

INTENSIF 1 CONTACT IMPROVISATION - SERGIO PALOMARES
Dynamics of the 3 Centers "Technical and somatic explorations for CI"

In this intensive we will start from different explorations from the perspective of experiential anatomy, in which we will study the different centers and anatomical axes of the body, their relationships and possibilities for the practice of Contact Improvisation (CI).
We will work on each center (pelvis, trunk and skull) developing greater sensitivity in relation to our movement and in the connection with other bodies, to discover and delve into different technical principles of CI, going through all levels, from the ground to lifts and flights.
The objective will be to discover new paths and possibilities in our movement, expanding the awareness of our dance in the solo, and listening to others, gaining confidence and creative and expressive capacity.
The proposals will be designed for both newcomers to the world of CI and for those with more time of practice, creating a multi-level experience in which improvisation is enriched by what happens, by what each body brings and proposes at every moment, establishing dialogues, learning to communicate and understand the other, and allowing each dance to be born from listening to the present.

INTENSIVE 2 CONTACT IMPROVISATION -  PEP NEBOT

The less visited Contact Improvisation

When we dance contact improvisation, there are places that are harder to enter, or we also have automated movement patterns that make us less aware of where we are. There is nothing wrong with all these spontaneous mechanisms that we exercise through our bodies in dance, they are very necessary and give us pleasure, protection, and make us advance in our instant creation.

However, visiting some less explored places can help us open our consciousness and discover new paths for movement, making us reboost our motivation and inspiration for research. Some examples are exploring the back of our body, or establishing somewhat rigid scores that make us leave our automatic movement patterns and help us become aware of where we are. Acrobatic movements are for most people a less visited place too, and in our workshop we will also go there in variants that are not at all dangerous although it might look like. In our classes, we will enter those less visited spaces with the aim of broadening our horizons in dance.

About Rustrel

Rustrel is a village located north of Apt and at the foot of the Monts de Vaucluse. Its open-air ocher quarries, fully exploited in the past, have made it rich and continue through tourism with those of the "Colorado Provençal". Its dirt trails allow you to discover eroded cliffs with more than 20 shades of ochre2, hoodoos, etc. They date from the Cretaceous and are composed mainly of ochreous sands, white sands and ferruginous cuirasses.

The privileged environment: The Provençal Colorado extends over more than 30 hectares, in the Luberon massif, about 10 km from Apt1. Marked trails run through former ocher quarries with more than 20 shades of ochre. The site includes the "Cirque de Barriès", the "Cirque de Bouvène", settling basins, fairy chimneys (dangerous area prohibited by municipal decree), the "Sahara", the bed of the Dôa (small local river) . The GR 6 long-distance footpath crosses the site. The colors of the ochres of the Provençal Colorado contrast with the shades of green of the vegetation and the white of the surrounding limestone massifs.

Accommodation

XII century Château de Rustrel located in the center of the village

This XII century castle has recently been restored and we continue to add a new touch to it every year. Nevertheless, it is a princely stopover that is offered to you with dinners in the amphitheater at the foot of the castle on sunny days, rooms for 2 and dormitories with 3, 4 and 6 beds and a large common room in ground floor. As it is in the center of the village, it is also an opportunity to take a short tour of the oil mill or simply listen to your footsteps echo in the cobbled streets.

PRICES & REGISTRATION

Price WITH accommodation in Rustrel castle (ony 30 beds):

• Early Bird until October 2n, 2024: €375
• After October 2nd, 2024: 395 €

Price WITHOUT accommodation in Rustrel castle:

• Early Bird until October 2nd, 2024: 315 €
• After October 2nd, 2024: 335

To reserve the place, you must pay the deposit of €100, and the rest can be transferred or paid in cash at the event.
What is included in the price:

Accommodation in Rustrel Castle in shared rooms. People will be distributed as they register. (for those who pay the price with accommodation).
All lunches and dinners, with organic vegetarian cuisine.
Use of the common spaces of the castle, dining room, bathrooms, terraces, etc.
All workshops and jams.
Liability insurance.
What is not included in the price:

Breakfasts (the dining room of the Castle will be available to all participants). However, coffee and tea will always be available to everyone. A refrigerator will also be made available to all participants.
 REGISTRATION AND PAYMENTS

To reserve your place you must register in the registration form and pay the deposit of €100 to confirm your reservation, and the rest can be transferred before the event or paid in cash on the first day of the event.

The transfer of the deposit can be made to a Spanish or French bank, or by Paypal:

• Spanish bank: IBAN: ES47 0081 0900 8000 0334 3240SWIFT: BSABESBBXXX (Owner: José Nebot Muns)

• French bank: IBAN : FR76 1390 6001 4200 1891 0602 595 / BIC : AGRIFRPP839 / Association Corps Raccords

• Paypal: emotionbodies@gmail.com If you choose to pay pay Paypal, there is an applyed commission that can vary from 5 euros (Euro zone) to 20 euros (Israel or Australlia for instance). Due the this high quantities, we will ask you to pay us back this commission in cash in the festival. Thanks for understanding.

When making the transfer, write in the concept "your name and surname + Festival Provence". For international transfers, make sure that the amount being sent is free of bank commissions.

Contact and information:

Contact in France: Merce Nebot +33 666124365, corpsraccords.asso@gmail.com
Contact in Catalonia: Pep Nebot +34 685166358, info@emotionbodies.com