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Contemporary dance in the south of France: Our poetic body

Start Sun 13 July '25
20:00 - 22:00

8 sessions

Prices

Twin room - Standard price: € 859
All prices

Location Zuid-Frankrijk, Sainte-Croix, Ancien monastère
Ancien Monastère de Rue 1
26150 Sainte-Croix (Die)

More about the location(s)

Language & teacher(s) Dutch/English

A week to let the poetry of our bodies do the talking. Listening attentively to what is already there and giving it a stage. We will play, create, zoom in, zoom out, try out, slow down, and above all rediscover again and again what makes our dancing body tingle. And all in a beautiful southern French setting!

We dance with questions like: What is freedom of movement? Or what does it mean to move authentically?

In this dance adventure, we are inspired and nourished by poetry, prose and by asemic writing: writing without meaningful words or semantic content, but rather playing with lines and shapes on paper that fully intuitively capture the experience of the moment.

On and away from the paper, we discover how movement can become a personal language: the poetry of our bodies.

Those who know Tchi-ann know that she knows how to create a safe space for personal exploration and group dynamics like no other, where everyone experiences and finds new horizons and growth in their own way.

The days are divided into a morning session and an afternoon or evening session. We dance for about five to six hours a day. Afternoons are usually reserved for a refreshing dip in the river, a blissfully long & well-deserved siesta, an adventurous excursion on a mountain bike or by foot...

Practical

Bring clothing you can wear in layers, a few long-sleeved T-shirts, headgear against the sun and shoes you can dance with outside. Best also bring: a refillable water bottle and (if you have one) a pair of soft knee pads, pen and paper.

All meals and accommodation are included in the course price, you will have organise your own travel to the location though. A few weeks before departure you will receive another email from us with all the practical info.

Rooms are allocated based on the order in which registrations come in to us, not on gender identity . If you would like to share a room with a specific person or if there is something else you would like us to take into account, be sure to mention it as a remark on your registration form.

Check out www.wisper.be/sainte-croix for more info!

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Please note: after you have registered for a holiday course, we will first check whether your chosen accommodation (room type or campsite) is still available at the holiday location. If this is the case, we will send you a final confirmation. If your chosen accommodation is no longer available, we will of course let you know.

Level of experience

Level 1-2: you were already introduced to contemporary dance thanks to a few (or more) courses at WISPER or elsewhere. Having mastered the basic techniques, you are ready to broaden your horizons and learn even more dance techniques. But above all, you are eager to create, improvise and express your inner life through dance.

Sessions

  • Sun 13 July '25
    20:00 - 22:00
    Zuid-Frankrijk, Sainte-Croix, Ancien monastère - Ancien Monastère
  • Mon 14 July '25
    9:30 - 22:00
    Zuid-Frankrijk, Sainte-Croix, Ancien monastère - Ancien Monastère
  • Tue 15 July '25
    9:30 - 22:00
    Zuid-Frankrijk, Sainte-Croix, Ancien monastère - Ancien Monastère
  • Wed 16 July '25
    9:30 - 22:00
    Zuid-Frankrijk, Sainte-Croix, Ancien monastère - Ancien Monastère
  • Thu 17 July '25
    9:30 - 22:00
    Zuid-Frankrijk, Sainte-Croix, Ancien monastère - Ancien Monastère
  • Fri 18 July '25
    9:30 - 22:00
    Zuid-Frankrijk, Sainte-Croix, Ancien monastère - Ancien Monastère
  • Sat 19 July '25
    9:30 - 22:00
    Zuid-Frankrijk, Sainte-Croix, Ancien monastère - Ancien Monastère
  • Sun 20 July '25
    9:00 - 10:00
    Zuid-Frankrijk, Sainte-Croix, Ancien monastère - Ancien Monastère

Location(s)

  • Zuid-Frankrijk, Sainte-Croix, Ancien monastère Ancien Monastère de Rue 1
    26150 Sainte-Croix (Die) Show on map

    Please check www.wisper.be/sainte-croix for more information about the location of this vacation course!

Prices

  • Twin room - Better world price
    € 889 Pay a little extra, help make WISPER affordable for everyone
  • Twin room - Standard price
    € 859 Covers the costs of your course
  • Camping - Better world price
    € 808 Pay a little extra, help make WISPER affordable for everyone
  • Twin room - Reduced price
    € 799 If you have trouble making ends meet
  • Camping - Standard price
    € 778 Covers the costs of your course
  • Camping - Reduced price
    € 719 If you have trouble making ends meet

Teacher

Tchi-ann Liu

Tchi-ann Liu is a musician and dancer. She delved into both art forms at the Royal Conservatory in…
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