**Festival ****Contact Improvisation ****En ****Provence – ****Rustrel****(****France - ****Provence) – ****July ****15-21 2023 - VI****I********EDITION **

*VII edition of the Festival de Danse Contact Improvisation de la Provence*, 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 7 days, for 35 participants, to experience an exploration of dance and movement with quality workshops, jams, live music and many other proposals to share.

*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, in particular from France and Spain, but each year other nationalities join us, 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.

*The facilitators. *

Below there is a more detailed description of the participants and their workshop proposals. Here there is a short synthesis: Salle Rustrel1

* Elske Seidel – (Germany): Morning intensive. Based in Berlin, is a passionate CI dancer & teacher, deeply committed to CI and its community internationally. She has been teaching dance full time and wholeheartedly for 30 years, and specifically Contact Improvisation since 2004. * Elise Malafosse – (France) : Evening Intensive. In 2014, I was struck in front of a Contact Improvisation jam! Years of experiences already oriented towards motion and touch (communication and semiotic study at university, dance, yoga, massage) facilitate my way to the practice. While I am discovering CI, I meet new body and somatic practices (Body-Mind Centering, Feldenkrais, Alexander, Rolfing, Axis Syllabus, Gaga, Playfight…). And with Body-Mind Centering, I travel deeply for 6 years, trusting the intelligence of the animal body and moving from sensing, instinct, intuition! * Sébastien Prats (France): Vocal practice and jam music. Self-taught author, composer and performer for more than 20 years, Sébastien Prats offers an artistic originality that transcends borders. Close to nature and its energies, he draws his inspiration, his poetry and his ability to create magnetic, bewitching and singular sound spaces. * Mercè Nebot – (Barcelona-Provence) – Dancer and Instructor of Wutao and free dance. With her own creation ORGANIK DANCE, she will offer us a free dance workshop that will bring us closer to our interiority and our natural potential for joy. * Pep Nebot - (Barcelona) - Contact Impro dancer for 15 years, he has participated in workshops with Nancy Stark and in more than 20 international Contact festivals. He also professionally practices contemporary and acrobatic dance. * Ophelie (France) – Professional cook with a vast experience cooking for groups in events of many kind. She cooks vegetarian, bio and always try to use high quality local providers.

*For prices and registration*, check https://www.emotionbodies.com/events/52-festival-contact-improvisation-prove...

*Questions *: Pep Nebot +34 685166358. info@emotionbodies.com

Let's dance!