Lefkada is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea located on the West Coast of Greece, connected to the mainland with a bridge. It is famous worldwide for its stunningly beautiful beaches with transparent, turquoise waters, combined with the rich flora covering the mainland.
You can find below some useful information on how you can get to the island of Lefkada.
How to Get to Neohori
1. Arriving by Plane
The nearest airport to Lefkada city is Preveza-Aktion (PVK), just 25 minutes away by car.
• Taxi Option: Upon arrival, you can take a taxi to Lefkada city (€40). We can assist in arranging one if requested at least 4 days in advance.
• Budget Option: Take a bus from the airport to Lefkada city (€3).
From Lefkada city, we arrange a mini bus that will transport the entire group to Neohori village.
If you are flying into Athens International Airport (ATH):
• Take a bus from Athens’ KTEL bus station to Lefkada (€70 round trip, ~5-hour journey).
• From Athens Airport, take bus X93 or a taxi to the KTEL bus terminal (Kifissou St. 100).
From Lefkada city, we arrange a mini bus for the group to Neohori village.
2. Other Travel Options to Lefkada city
• Thessaloniki Airport (SKG): There is only one bus per day from Thessaloniki to Lefkada.
• Nearby Ionian Islands (Kefalonia, Zakynthos, Ithaca): You can take a boat to Lefkada, but departures are not daily.
• From Italy: You can take a ferry to Igoumenitsa, then a bus from Igoumenitsa to Lefkada (not daily departures).
3. Driving to Lefkada
Lefkada is accessible by car, connected to the mainland via a 50-meter floating bridge. The first town you reach by entering the island is Lefkada city, the capital and main town of the island of Lefkada, located in its northern and northeastern part. From there, you can easily find the village Neohori which is located above Nidri (east side), after the village of Paleokatouna (Agios Christophoros in google maps). The duration is approximately 25-30 minutes away from the town.
⚠️ When navigating, set your GPS to:
→ Agios Christophoros (Paleokatouna) village instead of Neohori to avoid incorrect routes.
• From Paleokatouna, follow the signs uphill to Neohori.
Cars can reach Paleohori art-space up to a point, however it is a dirt road.
Arrival in Neohori Village
Upon arrival in Neohori with the group minibus or with your own car, a team member will welcome you at arranged time.
🚶♀️ Important: Since our venue is off-grid, taxis and minibuses cannot drive directly there. A 20-minute walk is required to reach the venue, so please arrive on time.
👜 We can provide some help with some of your luggages, however we definitely suggest you to avoid bringing a suitcase, but to prefer a backpack that you are able to carry instead! Remember, you are in nature, and most routes in the village are rocky!
📲 For smooth transfers, we create a WhatsApp group before arrival to coordinate transport.
🚕 Due to high demand, book taxis at least 4 days in advance.
Taxi Numbers
Preveza
+30 697 762 30 23 PVK Airport Taxi
+30 694 415 69 80 Taxi Preveza Kitsi Yorgos
Lefkada
+30 694 223 7288 Dimitris
+30 26450 26555 Taxaki Lefkas
+30 26459 00900 Taxibooker
Nidri
+30 26450 92000 (Radio Taxi – nearest driver)
+30 6932927170 (Nidri Taxi Services – Kosmas Thermos)
+30 698 661 7860 Taxi Nidri
Useful links
Departures from Airport to Lefkada https://ktel-lefkadas.gr/en/routes/airport-preveza/
Departures from Athens to Lefkada https://ktel-lefkadas.gr/
Departures from Lefkada to Nidri https://ktel-lefkadas.gr/en/routes/local/
Bus terminal website: https://ktel-lefkadas.gr/athens/
OPEN CALL FOR WORKSHOP FACILITATORS
UNPLUGGED DANCE 2026
LISTENING TO A PERMANENT CULTURE OF DANCE
What is Unplugged Dance?
Unplugged Dance is an immersive residential course of 7 weeks on dance as a practice of embodiment organised and hosted for the last four years by Paleohori eco-art space at Lefkada island Greece.
Here you can read more about previous editions https://unpluggeddance.com/ to gain a deeper understanding of the context.
Listening to a Permanent Culture of Dance
This season, our inquiry is drawn toward exploring movement as a regenerative, living practice, one that nourishes our bodies, our artistic work, and the ecosystems we inhabit.
We welcome dance workshop proposals that explore movement as a means of ecological awareness and approach the dancing body as a living, multidimensional organism, inherently interconnected with its environment. Practices that nurture relational sensitivity—an embodied way of listening and responding to the living networks that connect us with one another and with the world around us.
We are especially interested in:
– approaches rooted in eco-somatics that engage with the intersections of dance, ecology, and community, and drawing from the principles of permaculture and deep ecology.
– site-specific practices in natural environments that invite participants to engage directly with the textures, rhythms, and dynamics of the landscapes they inhabit. We welcome proposals that consider space not merely as a backdrop, but as an active collaborator in the creative process; where movement arises in response to the land, weather, soundscape, and the living ecosystems of each site.
– workshops that invite participants into process-oriented, participatory, and reflective formats. We seek pedagogies and facilitators that treat movement as a learning field, where experience is valued over external validation, and every gesture is honored as part of an evolving dialogue between body, environment, and artistic expression.
– practices that expand our understanding of dance as a political, cultural, and ecological force—capable of cultivating awareness, resilience, and transformation, through a deeper connection with ourselves, others, and the more-than-human world.
Chosen applicants will be asked to:
- Facilitate a 4–10-days workshop in English for 9–18 participants (mixed group) scheduled within the program’s timeframe (exact dates to be confirmed upon selection).
- Participate in group circles during the program.
- Take part in two preparatory online meetings with the Unplugged Dance team and organisers, between February-March 2026.
- Book travel tickets by January 2026.
What is offered:
- Payment of 50 Euros per facilitating hour (including taxes, if applicable), after the completion of the workshop and upon receipt of a business invoice for your services.
- Three vegetarian meals per day.
- Accommodation in a large bell tent with beds (shared with another colleague).
- Travel expense support of up to 100 euros for facilitators based in Greece, and up to 250 euros for facilitators based abroad.
Prerequisites:
We can only consider proposals from facilitators who have already explored the proposed topic or approach through previous workshops or research.
To apply:
Please submit the following google form.
Since this is an artist-run, independent project, with most team members working voluntarily, we are unable to provide feedback for applications that are not accepted. Spots are limited and applications are numerous each year, so difficult decisions are made based on a combination of factors. Please know that selection for this program does not reflect the value or significance of your work.
Deadline for Applications: November 9th, 2025.
Notifications regarding applications will be sent by November 20, 2025.
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Contact details:
unpluggedopencall@gmail.com
OPEN CALL FOR WORKSHOP FACILITATORS | UNPLUGGED DANCE 2026
16.10.2025
OPEN CALL FOR WORKSHOP FACILITATORS
UNPLUGGED DANCE 2026
LISTENING TO A PERMANENT CULTURE OF DANCE
What is Unplugged Dance?
Unplugged Dance is an immersive residential course of 7 weeks on dance as a practice of embodiment organized and hosted for the last four years by Paleohori eco-art space at Lefkada island Greece.
Here you can read more about previous editions https://unpluggeddance.com/ to gain a deeper understanding of the context.
Listening to a Permanent Culture of Dance
This season, our inquiry is drawn toward exploring movement as a regenerative, living practice, one that nourishes our bodies, our artistic work, and the ecosystems we inhabit.
We welcome dance workshop proposals that explore movement as a means of ecological awareness and approach the dancing body as a living, multidimensional organism, inherently interconnected with its environment. Practices that nurture relational sensitivity—an embodied way of listening and responding to the living networks that connect us with one another and with the world around us.
We are especially interested in:
– approaches rooted in eco-somatics that engage with the intersections of dance, ecology, and community, and drawing from the principles of permaculture and deep ecology.
– site-specific practices in natural environments that invite participants to engage directly with the textures, rhythms, and dynamics of the landscapes they inhabit. We welcome proposals that consider space not merely as a backdrop, but as an active collaborator in the creative process; where movement arises in response to the land, weather, soundscape, and the living ecosystems of each site.
– workshops that invite participants into process-oriented, participatory, and reflective formats. We seek pedagogies and facilitators that treat movement as a learning field, where experience is valued over external validation, and every gesture is honored as part of an evolving dialogue between body, environment, and artistic expression.
– practices that expand our understanding of dance as a political, cultural, and ecological force—capable of cultivating awareness, resilience, and transformation, through a deeper connection with ourselves, others, and the more-than-human world.
Chosen applicants will be asked to:
- Facilitate a 4–10-day workshop in English for 9–18 participants (mixed group) scheduled within the program’s timeframe (exact dates to be confirmed upon selection).
- Participate in group circles during the program.
- Take part in two preparatory online meetings with the Unplugged Dance team and organizers, between February-March 2026.
- Book travel tickets by January 2026.
What is offered:
- Payment of 50 Euros per facilitating hour (including taxes, if applicable), after the completion of the workshop and upon receipt of a business invoice for your services.
- Three vegetarian meals per day.
- Accommodation in a large bell tent with beds (shared with another colleague).
- Travel expense support of up to 100 euros for facilitators based in Greece, and up to 250 euros for facilitators based abroad.
Prerequisites:
We can only consider proposals from facilitators who have already explored the proposed topic or approach through previous workshops or research.
To apply:
Please submit the following google form.
Since this is an artist-run, independent project, with most team members working voluntarily, we are unable to provide feedback for applications that are not accepted. Spots are limited and applications are numerous each year, so difficult decisions are made based on a combination of factors. Please know that selection for this program does not reflect the value or significance of your work.
Deadline for Applications: November 9th, 2025.
Notifications regarding applications will be sent by November 20, 2025.
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Contact details:
unpluggedopencall@gmail.com
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Open call for mobility instructor | Unplugged Dance 2025
2.2.25
We are looking for a mobility instructor to collaborate on the Unplugged Dance residential dance education program for 2025!
When: May 18-31 & June 8-14, 2025
Where: Paleohori Art-Space, Neohori, Lefkada, Ionian Islands, Greece
Deadline for applications: February 20th, 2025
- Cv and short bio (300words)
- A description of your classes, movement approach and pedagogy.
- Photo of yourself and photo/video of your classes/workshops.
- Website link or other link with content of your work.
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Unplugged Dance 2025 | 7-WEEK RESIDENTIAL DANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM IN LEFKADA, IONIAN ISLANDS, GREECE | Application is open!
31.10.24
A time nurturing 7-week residential dance education program designed to encourage deep personal and collective learning in the fields of dance and somatic practices.
When: 11 May – 29 June 2025
Where: Paleohori Art-Space, Neohori, Lefkada, Ionian Islands, Greece
Deadline for applications:Applications are reviewed monthly until all spots are filled.
How to apply: Apply by submitting the following google form https://forms.gle/Uw2uzAnJsmuaoHdj6
We are thrilled to announce the 4th edition of Unplugged Dance, a 7-week residential dance education program designed to encourage deep personal and collective learning in the fields of dance and somatic practices. Running from May to June 2025, this program offers participants the opportunity to engage in a holistic exploration of dance through contemporary methods that promote agency while cultivating an environment of collective care.
Our approach derives from a desire to experience dance in concepts and ways that don’t restrict themselves in movement aesthetics or technics, but neither condemns them. Instead further explores dance as a powerful mechanism for reaching the world within and the world around us. A time nurturing program for self and collective awareness that encourages participants to take responsibility for their own learning, make decisions, and shape their personal practice.
By creating a space where every participant feels seen, heard, and valued, we cultivate an environment that promotes mutual respect and encourages individuals to grow in a collective spirit. Through a balance of personal practice and collective inquiry, participants will have the space to deepen their own processes or even systematize their work in relation to movement and the art of dance.
What to expect
Unplugged Dance 2025 offers a blend of structured and organic learning through:
- Experiential Workshops: Led by international facilitators, these sessions explore the relationship between body awareness and creative expression through dance improvisation, experiential anatomy, theory and critical thinking. Their orientation is dance experience as a field of observation, experimentation and creativity. Their methods are drawing from student-centered teaching methodologies and employing teaching tools such as: verbal guided improvisation through visualization and somatic imagery; scores; kinesthetic instructions; sensorial explorations; hands-on practices; playful explorations through props; drawing and vocal activation for body awareness. Also: shared feedback in a non-judgmental environment; individual reflective processes like journaling, automatic writing, or sensory mapping aimed at feeding back into and dialoguing with the dance practice, and more.
- Seminars and open discussions: Specialized seminars on theory, somatics, anatomy, dramaturgy, performance and more. Open questions on the philosophical, political and socio-cultural relevance, such as;
⋗How can we create Dance through the prism of embodiment?
⋗Why choose this approach to dance?
⋗How can a dance method encourage agency, empowerment, and creative expression?
⋗How does this approach shift the relationship with an audience?
⋗How can practices of embodiment influence the socio political aspect of dance?
⋗What kind of work ethics do we want to cultivate in the dance professional field?
⋗How agency and collective care work together to create a space that is not only about personal growth but also about building stronger, more connected communities through dance? and many more.
⋗What is the significance of method, methodology, practice, research, and pedagogy in dance?
⋗How can I systematize my personal practice to share it with others?
… and more
- Early morning soft awakening practices: Facilitated sessions for gentle awakening of the body and conditioning, such as Yoga, Pilates, breathwork, conscious movement practices, etc.
- Personal and Collective Integration Time: Opportunities to reflect, connect, and grow through heart circles, feedback sessions and group sharings. 50h of scheduled time for self-practice and research alone-together on the platform.
- Mentoring: Three 3h scheduled mentoring sessions with any of the program’s teachers.
- Shared living space:
One of the aspects that makes this program so unique is the way we share time and space. The location and geography of Paleochori that hosts the program, encourages communal exchange and collaboration. There are shared responsibilities for maintenance of the space, shared cozy accommodation & meals.
Who Is It For?
This year’s program is seeking individuals who are ready to commit to a deeper learning and research process. It is open to both professionals and non-professionals with an interest in dance, movement, and somatic practices. Specifically, it is an ideal opportunity for:
Professionals in Performance, Dance, or Visual Arts: Individuals with years of experience who are interested in informing their personal practices with experiential anatomy, body awareness, and self-regulation tools and exploring their work through the lens of embodiment, with a focus on qualities such as self-reflection, observation, non-goal orientation, and care.
Recent Graduates: Artists who have recently completed a formal education and are seeking a nourishing, empowering community to reveal their inner core and systematize their own personal practices into educational or creative methods, while meeting, connecting, exploring and sharing into a vibrant, non-institutional community.
Dance Therapists & Somatics Practitioners: Individuals who wish to expand their practices into a creative process informed by contemporary artistic methods and creative tools.
Critical Thinkers: Those looking to engage in meaningful discussions on methodology, pedagogy, dance dramaturgy through the prism of embodiment and the socio-political dimensions of dance.
Program Structure
land week one ⋗ 12 – 16 May
A week to land, meet each other, set a common ground.
Kyveli and Yorgos are facilitating this week and holding the space for participants to explore and get familiarized with the land, the program’s aspects and each other’s needs.
(un)learn – question – absorb – practice -explore weeks two – six ⋗ 19 May – 13 June
These four weeks will accommodate the main educational part of this program. Each week will host a different 3h workshop facilitated by different teachers, Monday-Friday, and specialized seminars. Integration time and personal practice time will be available alone-together on the platform, and/or outside of it.
embody weeks six-seven ⋗ 16 – 27 June
The two last weeks of the program will be more flexible, and less facilitated. Participants will have the opportunity to take time to integrate all the information, and let it reveal through creating, sharing or just by being.
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Daily schedule
*small changes may be applied until the start of the program
07∘00-08∘30 soft awakening practice
09∘00-09∘40 breakfast
10∘30-12∘00 seminar | integration time | personal practice
12∘00-13∘30 integration time | personal practice
14∘00-14∘40 lunch
17∘00-20∘00 workshop
20∘00-20∘30 heart circle
20∘30-21∘10 light dinner
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More things that you may want to know before applying
- Arrival is on Sunday 11 May, departure is on Sunday 29 June. These dates are the same for everyone, and we cannot accept later arrivals nor earlier departures.
- Weekends are free days for personal or communal time to integrate and recharge for next week. Only breakfast and dinner are included.
- Workshops and teachers’ names will be announced during December. Every week will have different workshops and teachers.
- For us, dance and life are not two separate things. They share a poetic coexistence and a very practical approach. Everyone in this program will share one hour of communal maintenance work in the space daily, like hand-watering plants, compost and communal space care. These communal work activities not only help maintain common spaces, but also deepen participants’ engagement with the environment and each other. By incorporating them into our daily rhythm, we share a sense of responsibility while nourishing creativity and sustainability.
What Unplugged Dance is about
In Unplugged Dance we choose to emphasize the importance of embodiment in dance education, research and choreography, in order to approach dance in a more open and inclusive way related to self-determination, empowerment and expression. Such an approach is more than a need to escape from instructions or an image-orientated approach. It is a way to sharpen the ability to listen to yourself through listening to your body. A dance -metaphorically and literally speaking- beyond the pursuit of a perfect form, that serves a liberating process of acceptance and joy.
In a more and more goal-oriented world, where dance appears mostly as a skill acquisition, competition and continuous struggle for achievement, we suggest dance as a space of collectively cultivating our agency; agency, not as an individualistic action, but instead, as a practice of collective care, recognizing the impact our choices have within a collective, while taking ownership of our personal journey. As we deepen our self-awareness and creative expression, we simultaneously strengthen our capacity to engage meaningfully with others and create respectful and honest bonds.
While Unplugged Dance does not follow a traditional educational structure, it provides a deep, immersive experience that empowers each participant to bloom at their own pace while contributing to the collective learning process. Non-formal education allows for flexibility, creativity, and personal agency—qualities that we see as essential for exploring dance as a tool for self-awareness and collective engagement.
What we offer
- 270h of classes | seminars | workshops – workshops and teachers names will be announced during December
- 9h of 1:1 mentoring sessions (3 sessions in total) with any of the program’s teachers.
- 50h of scheduled time for self-practice and research
- 3 vegetarian meals per day
- Shared canvas bell tents of three or two people
Tuition scale
- 2600 euros if you apply by the 30th of November *4 spots only*
- 3000 euros if you apply by the 10th of January
- 3900 euros *regular price* if you apply by the 31st of March
How to apply
A total of 12-18 participants will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.
Applications are reviewed monthly until all spots are filled.
Selected applicants will be invited to participate in an interview.
Notification of acceptance is usually sent within five working days after the interview.
First application period is now open until November 30, 2024, with a discounted price for up to 4 early applicants.
Apply by submitting the following google form https://forms.gle/Uw2uzAnJsmuaoHdj6
Registration
In case of selection, there is a 5-day window from the date you receive your notification of acceptance to complete your registration by paying a non-refundable deposit.
50% deposit is needed if you have applied by november 30, 2024
35% deposit is needed if you have applied by march 31, 2025
Cancellation policy
In case of cancellation on your side, the deposit is non-refundable, with the only exception being circumstances such as closed borders, pandemic, or war preventing your travel. If the event is canceled for any reason, the entire deposit amount will be refunded without reservations.
We are looking forward to dancing and connecting with you.
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Open Call for Collaborators: Unplugged Dance 2025
5.11.24
We are excited to open our call for collaborators on the upcoming May–June 2025 program!
When: May 11 – June 29, 2025
Where: Paleochori Art-Space, Neochori, Lefkada, Greece
Deadline for applications: November 24, 2024
How to apply: https://forms.gle/PDG6Nua86cbHoWdo9
We are genuinely looking for professionals who can support a better understanding of the sociopolitical dancing body by bridging its tangible nature with its intangible.
More specifically, we invite facilitators, dance artists, educators, somatic and hands-on practitioners, dramaturgs, dance historians, and dance anthropologists to be part of the Unplugged Dance team for the educational program in May–June 2025.
Read more about Unplugged Dance 2025 here
What We Provide:
⋗ Payment: €40 per teaching hour (incl.taxes if applicable) / €90 per mentoring session (incl.taxes if applicable).
⋗ Accommodation and three vegetarian meals per day.
⋗ Travel Expenses: €100 for Greek facilitators, and up to €250 for international facilitators (reimbursement will be provided upon submission of receipts on the day of arrival). Please check the location and your travel costs to ensure it fits your budget.
Requirements:
If selected, collaborators will be expected to:
⋗ Teach one or more of the following: workshop, seminar, class, in English within the program’s dates (exact dates will be confirmed upon selection).
⋗ Provide an invoice from your business entity and, if applicable, a tax residence certificate* for payment. *for non-greek teachers only
⋗ Book travel tickets by February 2025.
⋗ Scheduled online meeting with the Unplugged Dance team of facilitators at some point before the start of the program, between February-March 2025.
How to apply:
To apply as a collaborator for Unplugged Dance 2025, please fill out and submit the following Google Form ⋗ https://forms.gle/PDG6Nua86cbH
Deadline for Applications: November 24, 2024.
In case of acceptance in the first round, you will be notified within 5–7 days of your application’s submission to arrange a video call meeting.
Final notification of acceptance will be sent by December 5, 2024.
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Contact details:
unpluggedopencall@gmail.com
We are looking forward to dancing and connecting with you.
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Unplugged Dance summer educational program
05.02.24
We are thrilled to announce the third edition of the Unplugged Dance summer educational program!
Step into an immersive 4-week journey designed for those who draw inspiration from nature and thrive on community interaction to enhance their creative processes and self-exploration. 8 workshops led by 11 experienced facilitators who bring their unique dance approaches in movement and embodiment.
Whether you are looking for
- a place to immerse yourself in a transformative journey of self-discovery through dance
- postgraduate training on contemporary approaches to dance as a practice of embodiment
- or just a safe place to unplug from city life and connect with nature, yourself, and others, this program is for you!
Allow yourself to immerse in an embodiment experience of unlearning, listening, encountering, and exploring.
- Gain tools regarding movement and awareness that can benefit and improve your dance practice and everyday life.
- Experience an overall sense of well-being, calmness, joy, and consciousness due to a more comprehensive use of ourselves for life and art processes.
- Observe and undo harmful movement habits, updating and enhancing full and singular attention to the environment.
- Delve into Experiential Anatomy (Body-Mind Centering®), Experiential Embryology, Somatic Movement, Relational Mindfulness, Performance methods, Fine & Visual Arts (drawing, photography & video), as well as improvisation & creative writing.
- Enjoy your body and movement through dance methods beyond the pursuit of perfect form, serving a liberating process of acceptance and joy.
- Sharpen your critical skills and get in touch with your own creative tools within a safe, non-judgmental learning space and community.
When August 4th to September 1st, 2024
Where Paleochori venue, Neochori Lefkada, Greece
Program Overview:
1st Week | August 4 – 11, 2024 | Laughter Somatics with Antoinette Helbing | Sculpting Body-Images with Penelope Morout
The opening week of this summer program is an exhilarating blend of dynamic dance improvisation, focusing on physical movement, and laughter as a forceful and intimate exploration into the art of letting go. If you’re seeking ways to creatively channel your energy, daringly challenge your movement patterns as an empowering practice, and wish to encounter yourself through the unexpected realms of laughter, this week is tailor-made for you!
2nd Week | August 11 – 18, 2024 | The Body The Player The Journey with Rafaela Sahyoun | espaciopropio.augenblick with Fernando Nicolás Pelliccioli & Carlos Osatinsky
The second week is dedicated to playfulness, interconnected movement, and anatomical integration. Delve into biotensegrity principles, engage in games and improvisation, rediscover your body through tools inspired by Alexander and Klein Technique™. A transformative week to expand your expressive capacities through the body and to nurture collective exploration.
3rd Week | August 18 – 25, 2024 | In Context, in Resonance, in Play with Anna Konjetzky & Sahra Huby | Somatic Art® Practice: Roots with Marina Tsartsara
These two workshops invite us to consider ourselves as part of a broader ecosystem, where we are interdependent with other humans and species. Discover the unique approach of experiential anatomy through Body-Mind Centering® and Somatic Art® and explore the endless ways we interconnect with each other through playful scores. An invitation to revisit ‘you’ through unfamiliar pathways and in the company of others.
4th Week | August 25 – September 1, 2024 | Losing Ground with Giorgos Sioras Deligiannis & Kyveli Kouvatsi | Resilient Rivers with Vanessa Grasse
The last week of Unplugged Dance is dedicated to slowness. From offering more agency to our nervous system, to sensing Otherness through a tangible approach. Learning from and for the world of fluids, nurturing ecological ways of being in relation and practicing co-movement while listening with your skin what exists beyond it. If you are seeking a gentle, systematic, and informative approach that bridges self-research with partnering work, you shouldn’t miss this week.
Summer Program Highlights:
4 weeks | 144 hours of daily practice in the woods.
8 carefully selected workshops led by 11 international experienced facilitators, paired to create 4 distinct week-long experiences.
Enjoy amazing vegetarian and organic meals.
Camp with your own tent for a budget experience or go Glamping with our new canvas bell tents.
Stay in nature in a safe and organized camp.
Engage in activities that take place in natural settings – hiking, swimming in the sea or waterfall, meditating in the woods, or simply delighting in the starry sky.
Experience cultural and folklore events in the village.
Unplug from modern distractions and reconnect with simplicity and tranquility while connecting with yourself.
Registration Details:
Book your spot here https://unpluggeddance.com/workshops/?filter=pricing and make an investment in your own wellness, fortifying the connection between your body and mind, and enhancing your vitality.
You can attend 1, 2, 3 or 4 weeks.
Places are limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
Workshops, accommodation and meals are included.
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Deadline extended | OPEN CALL FOR WORKSHOPS | Unplugged Dance | AUGUST – SEPTEMBER 2024
24.11.23
Few more days to apply! Our open call for workshops will be on until November 30th.
We are looking forward to meeting our new team of collaborators for the third edition of the Unplugged Dance educational program!
Venue: Paleochori venue
Location: Neochori, Lefkada, Greece
When: 8 days between August 4th – Sep 8th, 2024
Extended Deadline for applications: November 30th, 2023
This call is addressed to dance artists and educators, interested in sharing their personal research, on dance as a practice of embodiment.
These first two years have been a mine of information for all of us involved in the project.
This year, with an intention to deepen more in our quest of how we experience dance as a body and mind practice, we make our annual open call for new collaborators.
We are looking for educators and artists whose practices are orienting towards one or more of the following qualities, through different paths related to dance.
- care
- acceptance
- self-reflection
- observation
- non-goal approach
- non-hurry
- non-interventionism
Candidates must present a method or technique that arises from their personal research and experience in order to facilitate an open level workshop for mixed group (professionals and non-professionals).
Candidates must have already presented the same or one similar workshop during the last two years.
In Unplugged Dance we choose to emphasize on the importance of embodiment in dance education, research and choreography, in order to approach dance in a more open and inclusive way that can relate to self-determination, empowerment and expression. Such an approach is more than a need to escape from instructions or an image orientated approach. It is a way to strengthen the ability of listening to yourself through listening to your body. A dance -metaphorically and literally speaking- beyond the pursuit of a perfect form, that serves a liberating process of acceptance and joy. Our intention is to meet and highlight dance methods or techniques that may exist around the world and approach dance as a practice of embodiment.
We provide:
- Payment of 720 euros
- Accommodation and meals per day
- Up to 100 euros for travel expenses for Greek facilitators and up to 200 euros for travel expenses for teachers coming from abroad . This amount will be paid after providing us with the receipts of your tickets.
Requirements:
-Leading a workshop in English for six days (a total of 18 hours / 3 hours per day) during August 4th to September 8th, 2024.
The exact week will be announced to you along with the acceptance reply.
-Arrival in the space for facilitators is on Saturday (one day before participants arrive) – Workshop will be from Monday to Saturday – Departure is on Sunday .
-We will need an invoice from your business entity in order to pay for your services.
To apply:
Please send via email at unpluggedopencall@gmail.com :
– Your Bio and a portrait of yourself
– Text, photos, video and any other info you prefer in order to present your workshop to Unplugged Dance team
> Please use links for videos (youtube or vimeo), pdf format for texts and jpg for photos.
If there is a password needed for links please make sure you share it with us.
>> Please have in mind that selected candidates should be available on the weekend 2 & 3 of December, 23 for a video call interview.
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Job Offer / Open call for workshops | Unplugged Dance | August - September 2024
30.10.23
We are looking forward to meeting our new team of collaborators for the third edition of the Unplugged Dance educational program!
Venue: Paleochori venue
Location: Neochori, Lefkada, Greece
When: 8 days between August 4th – Sep 8th, 2024
Deadline for applications: November 24th, 2023
This call is addressed to dance artists and educators, interested in sharing their personal research, on dance as a practice of embodiment.
These first two years have been a mine of information for all of us involved in the project.
This year, with an intention to deepen more in our quest of how we experience dance as a body and mind practice, we make our annual open call for new collaborators.
We are looking for educators and artists whose practices are orienting towards one or more of the following qualities, through different paths related to dance.
- care
- acceptance
- self-reflection
- observation
- non-goal approach
- non-hurry
- non-interventionism
Candidates must present a method or technique that arises from their personal research and experience in order to facilitate an open level workshop for mixed group (professionals and non-professionals).
Candidates must have already presented the same or one similar workshop during the last two years.
In Unplugged Dance we choose to emphasize on the importance of embodiment in dance education, research and choreography, in order to approach dance in a more open and inclusive way that can relate to self-determination, empowerment and expression. Such an approach is more than a need to escape from instructions or an image orientated approach. It is a way to strengthen the ability of listening to yourself through listening to your body. A dance -metaphorically and literally speaking- beyond the pursuit of a perfect form, that serves a liberating process of acceptance and joy. Our intention is to meet and highlight dance methods or techniques that may exist around the world and approach dance as a practice of embodiment.
We provide:
- Payment of 720 euros
- Accommodation and meals per day
- Up to 100 euros for travel expenses for Greek facilitators and up to 200 euros for travel expenses for teachers coming from abroad . This amount will be paid after providing us with the receipts of your tickets.
Requirements:
-Leading a workshop in English for six days (a total of 18 hours / 3 hours per day) during August 4th to September 8th, 2024.
The exact week will be announced to you along with the acceptance reply.
-Arrival in the space for facilitators is on Saturday (one day before participants arrive) – Workshop will be from Monday to Saturday – Departure is on Sunday .
-We will need an invoice from your business entity in order to pay for your services.
To apply:
Please send via email at unpluggedopencall@gmail.com :
– Your Bio and a portrait of yourself
– Text, photos, video and any other info you prefer in order to present your workshop to Unplugged Dance team
>> Please use links for videos (youtube or vimeo), pdf format for texts and jpg for photos.
If there is a password needed for links please make sure you share it with us.
>> Please have in mind that selected candidates should be available on the weekend 2 & 3 of December, 23 for a video call interview.
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EXTENDED DEADLINE FOR UNPLUGGED DANCE SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY
9.6.2023
Few more days to send your application! Extended deadline until 15th of June!
We are thrilled to announce an open call for Unplugged Dance 2023 summer Scholarships!
As part of our upcoming 2 weeks main educational program, we are offering up to 6 scholarships to practitioners, researchers and educators who are interested in meeting new dance practices and methodologies that approach dance as a practice of embodiment.
Where:
When:
Deadline for applications:
Workshops
3 + 3 hours per day
week 1
IMPRINT#LOVE with Delicia Sefiha
Young Girls Wanna Dance Their Spirit by Lilach Pnina Livne
week 2
In Reflection / Resonance with Anna Konjetzky & Sahra Huby & Quindell Orton
Regulatory Bodies | In Plain Sight with Giorgos Sioras Deligiannis
Please note that accommodation, meals and traveling expenses are not included in the scholarship.
How to apply / register:
Applicants must send a short video with a 3-5 minutes duration, preferably via youtube or vimeo link to unpluggeddance@gmail.com.In the video you are invited to:
1. Make short presentation of yourselves, the relation you have with dance and/or movement practices
2. Describe in which way you find this program interesting
3. This program is designed for both professionals and non professionals. Nevertheless, we would like to give this scholarship to someone that would benefit the most out of it. In that sense, we would really like to know how you would benefit from Unplugged Dance physically /emotionally /mentally /educationally / professionally or in any other way?
Results will be announced on the 20th of June.
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SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY UNPLUGGED DANCE SUMMER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM 2023
24.5.2023
We are thrilled to announce an open call for Unplugged Dance 2023 summer Scholarships!
Where: Neochori, Lefkada, Greece
When: 6 – 20 August, 2023 _ main program
Deadline for applications: 8 June, 2023
As part of our upcoming 2 weeks main educational program, we are offering up to 6 scholarships to practitioners, researchers and educators who are interested in meeting new dance practices and methodologies that approach dance as a practice of embodiment.
Please note that accommodation, meals and traveling expenses are not included in the scholarship.
Location
Paleochori venue, Lefkada, Greece
Workshops
3 + 3 hours per day
week 1
IMPRINT#LOVE with Delicia Sefiha
Young Girls Wanna Dance Their Spirit by Lilach Pnina Livne
week 2
In Reflection / Resonance with Anna Konjetzky & Sahra Huby & Quindell Orton
Regulatory Bodies | In Plain Sight with Giorgos Sioras Deligiannis
Visit our website for more information about the program philosophy, workshops, facilitators, faq etc https://unpluggeddance.com/
How to apply:
Applicants must send a short video with a 3-5 minutes duration, preferably via youtube or vimeo link to unpluggeddance@gmail.com.
In the video you are invited to:
1. Make short presentation of yourselves, the relation you have with dance and/or movement practices
2. Describe in which way you find this program interesting
3. This program is designed for both professionals and non professionals. Nevertheless, we would like to give this scholarship to someone that would benefit the most out of it. In that sense, we would really like to know how you would benefit from Unplugged Dance physically /emotionally /mentally /educationally / professionally or in any other way?
The applications for scholarships are open until June 8th, 2023.
Results will be announced on the 15th of June.
Costs for participants: costs for accommodation and meals for two weeks start from 480 euros.
Contact details: unpluggeddance@gmail.com
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Deadline extended | Job offer | Open call for workshops | Unplugged Dance | August - September 2023
8.12.2022
We are looking forward to meeting our new team of collaborators for the second expanded edition of the Unplugged Dance educational program!
Where: Neochori, Lefkada, Greece
When: 7 days between July 31 – Sep 24, 2023
Deadline for applications: December 7, 2022
This call is addressed to dance artists/educators interested in leading a workshop that approaches dance as a practice of embodiment and emerges from personal research.
Candidates must have an original practice/method/technique of their own to share in the form of an open level workshop for professionals and non-professionals. This year, with an intention to deepen more in our quest of how we can experience dance while enriching it with the qualities of somatic practices, we are broadening the spectrum by looking not only for educators but also for choreographers, dance artists and healers. Our interest lies in approaching qualities such as exploration of the soma (body) as perceived from within, observation, care, acceptance, self-reflection, non-goal orientation, non-hurry and non-interventionism, through different paths related to dance. Candidates, depending on their subject of interest, may focus more on one of the following:
performative practices that examine the subjective realities of the dancing body /
self-exploring and creative processes /
healing through dance.
In any case, your work must have already been presented in the form of a workshop, a research and/or a performance.
In Unplugged Dance we choose to emphasize on the importance of embodiment in dance education, research and choreography, in order to approach dance in a more open and inclusive way that can relate to self-determination, empowerment and expression. Such an approach is more than a need to escape from instructions or an image orientated approach. It is a way to strengthen the ability of listening to yourself through listening to your body. A dance -metaphorically and literally speaking- beyond the pursuit of a perfect form, that serves a liberating process of acceptance and joy. Our intention is to meet and highlight dance methods or techniques that may exist around the world and approach dance as a practice of embodiment.
We provide:
-Payment of 720 euros
-Accommodation in bell tent (with bed) and meals per day
-A part of travel expenses for teachers coming from abroad can be paid after arrangement
Requirements:
-Leading a workshop in English for six days (a total of 16,5 hours) during July 31 to September 24, 2023. The week will be determined in mutual consultation
-We will need an invoice from your business entity in order to pay for your services.
To apply:
Please send via email at unpluggedopencall@gmail.com :
-Your CV / bio
-Text (pdf), photos (attached), video link and any other info you prefer in order to present your workshop
-Small summary (pdf), 3-9 photos and a portrait of yourself (attached) as well as video link of your workshop, that could be used for promotion in case of collaboration.
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Open call for workshops | Unplugged Dance | August - September 2023
9.11.2022
We are looking forward to meeting our new team of collaborators for the second expanded edition of the Unplugged Dance educational program!
Where: Neochori, Lefkada, Greece
When: 7 days between July 31 – Sep 24, 2023
Deadline for applications: December 7, 2022
This call is addressed to dance artists/educators interested in leading a workshop that approaches dance as a practice of embodiment and emerges from personal research.
Candidates must have an original practice/method/technique of their own to share in the form of an open level workshop for professionals and non-professionals. This year, with an intention to deepen more in our quest of how we can experience dance while enriching it with the qualities of somatic practices, we are broadening the spectrum by looking not only for educators but also for choreographers, dance artists and healers. Our interest lies in approaching qualities such as exploration of the soma (body) as perceived from within, observation, care, acceptance, self-reflection, non-goal orientation, non-hurry and non-interventionism, through different paths related to dance. Candidates, depending on their subject of interest, may focus more on one of the following:
performative practices that examine the subjective realities of the dancing body /
self-exploring and creative processes /
healing through dance.
In any case, your work must have already been presented in the form of a workshop, a research and/or a performance.
In Unplugged Dance we choose to emphasize on the importance of embodiment in dance education, research and choreography, in order to approach dance in a more open and inclusive way that can relate to self-determination, empowerment and expression. Such an approach is more than a need to escape from instructions or an image orientated approach. It is a way to strengthen the ability of listening to yourself through listening to your body. A dance -metaphorically and literally speaking- beyond the pursuit of a perfect form, that serves a liberating process of acceptance and joy. Our intention is to meet and highlight dance methods or techniques that may exist around the world and approach dance as a practice of embodiment.
We provide:
-Payment of 720 euros
-Accommodation in bell tent (with bed) and meals per day
-A part of travel expenses for teachers coming from abroad can be paid after arrangement
Requirements:
-Leading a workshop in English for six days (a total of 16,5 hours) during July 31 to September 24, 2023. The week will be determined in mutual consultation
-We will need an invoice from your business entity in order to pay for your services.
To apply:
Please send via email at unpluggedopencall@gmail.com :
-Your CV / bio
-Text, photos, video link and any other info you prefer in order to present your workshop
-Small summary, 3-9 photos and video link of your workshop, as well as a portrait of yourself that could be used for promotion in case of collaboration
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EARLY BIRD EXTENSION FOR UNPLUGGED DANCE SUMMER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM UNTIL JUNE 24, 2022
1.6.2022
Where: Neochori, Lefkada, Greece
When: 22nd of August – 11th of September
Deadline for applications: Early bird offer has been extended until June 24th, 2022
Unplugged Dance is a summer dance program that gives participants the chance to experience original workshops at first hand from inspiring educators and artists in the fields of contemporary dance and somatic practices from all over the world.
It is a full-package experience including dance workshops, accommodation and meals for one, two or three weeks, depending on your choice.
What to expect:
-2 workshops per week
-every morning Monday to Saturday Yoga Class
-3 meals per day are provided, plant-based, with fresh, local, organic products
-accommodation in Foodpath Guesthouse (room) or Paleochori Camp (camping)
-exploring original dance and somatic practices
-workshops with experienced teachers
-connecting with other people from all over the world
-community activities in nature
-staying in a serene wooded location
-having classes outdoors, in openair patios surrounded by trees and enjoying an impressive view
-enjoying your free time in beautiful beaches with turquoise waters
Every week is designed as a complete program and participants may attend for one, two or three weeks. Participants can choose between group a or b, depending on which of two workshops will be their main one. Both groups will have access to a morning yoga class.
1st week 22.8 – 27.8 with
Sonia Ntova (The Nomadic School of Moving Thought) & Androniki Marathaki (Let’s be comfortable in our skin: A’ round)
2nd week 28.8 – 4.9 with
Ainara Makalilo (DADA workshop on unpredictable dance) &
Giorgos Sioras Deligiannis & Kyveli Kouvatsi (Losing Ground – Suggestions on consensual movement)
3rd week 5.9 – 11.9 with
Rafaela Sahyoun (The Body The Player The Journey) & Marina Tsartsara (Somatic Art Practice)
The workshops can be both challenging for professional dancers that want to deepen in their practice as well as welcoming for non professionals.
Classes will take place in two openair shaded patios, as well as in natural locations of the village.
All workshops will be taught in English.
How to apply: Find the link with our Registration Form by clicking on the button BOOK YOUR SPOT (find the button in the end of the Workshops pages (Overview/Schedule/Teachers/Services/Pricing).
Fill in the registration form https://forms.gle/Lz7pGwmWJEe2VzGfA and then you will receive an answering email during the next 24 hours.
In case you have questions, need more information, or you are facing any difficulty with the registration form, please let us know by sending us an email directly at unpluggeddance@gmail.com
Costs for participants: Costs begin from 731 € (1 week) and from 1594 € (whole program). For more information please visit our website (Workshops→ Pricing). Don’t lose our Early Bird prices until 24th of June!
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SCHOLARSHIPS FOR UNPLUGGED DANCE 2022 SUMMER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM IN LEFKADA, GREECE
21.5.2022
We are thrilled to announce our first open call for Unplugged Dance 2022 summer Scholarships!
We provide two full scholarships and four partial!
Where: Neochori, Lefkada, Greece
When: 22nd of August – 11th of September
Deadline for applications: June 6, 2022
WORKSHOPS & TEACHERS
1st week 22.8 – 27.8 with
Sonia Ntova (The Nomadic School of Moving Thought) & Androniki Marathaki (Let’s be comfortable in our skin: A’ round)
2nd week 28.8 – 4.9 with
Ainara Makalilo (DADA workshop on unpredictable dance) &
Giorgos Sioras Deligiannis & Kyveli Kouvatsi (Losing Ground – Suggestions on consensual movement)
3rd week 5.9 – 11.9 with
Rafaela Sahyoun (The Body The Player The Journey) & Marina Tsartsara (Somatic Art Practice)
WHAT’S INCLUDED IN THE PROGRAM
-Two workshops per week (72hours)
-One daily morning yoga class (27hours)
-Three meals per day
Traveling expenses are not included in the scholarship.
How to apply: Applicants must send a short video with a 3-5 minutes duration, preferably via youtube or vimeo link to unpluggeddance@gmail.com
In the video you have to:
1. Make short presentation of yourselves, the relation you have with dance and/or movement practices.
2. Describe in which way you find this program interesting.
3. This program is designed for both professionals and non professionals. Nevertheless, we would like to give scholarship to someone that would benefit the most out of it. In that sense, we would really like to know how would you benefit from Unplugged Dance physically /emotionally /mentally /educationally / professionally or in any other way?
The applications for scholarships are open until June 6, 2022.
Results will be announced on the 10th of June.
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EARLY BIRD OFFER FOR UNPLUGGED DANCE SUMMER DANCE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM UNTIL MAY 31, 2022
1.5.2022
Don’t miss your chance to take advantage of Early Bird prices for Unplugged Dance until May 31, 2022!
Places are limited, book your spot now and gain a 30% discount on all packages!
Where: Neochori, Lefkada, Greece
When: 22nd of August – 11th of September
Deadline for applications: Early bird offer is on until May 31st, 2022
Unplugged Dance is a summer dance program that gives participants the chance to experience original workshops at first hand from inspiring educators and artists in the fields of contemporary dance and somatic practices from all over the world.
It is a full-package experience including dance workshops, accommodation and meals for one, two or three weeks, depending on your choice.
What to expect:
-2 workshops per week
-every morning Monday to Saturday Yoga Class
-3 meals per day are provided, plant-based, with fresh, local, organic products
-accommodation in Foodpath Guesthouse (room) or Paleochori Camp (camping)
-exploring original dance and somatic practices
-workshops with experienced teachers
-connecting with other people from all over the world
-community activities in nature
-staying in a serene wooded location
-having classes outdoors, in openair patios surrounded by trees and enjoying an impressive view
-enjoying your free time in beautiful beaches with turquoise waters
Every week is designed as a complete program and participants may attend for one, two or three weeks. Participants can choose between group a or b, depending on which of two workshops will be their main one. Both groups will have access to a morning yoga class.
1st week 22.8 – 27.8 with
Sonia Ntova (The Nomadic School of Moving Thought) & Androniki Marathaki (Let’s be comfortable in our skin: A’ round)
2nd week 28.8 – 4.9 with
Ainara Makalilo (DADA workshop on unpredictable dance) &
Giorgos Sioras Deligiannis & Kyveli Kouvatsi (Losing Ground – Suggestions on consensual movement)
3rd week 5.9 – 11.9 with
Rafaela Sahyoun (The Body The Player The Journey) & Marina Tsartsara (Somatic Art Practice)
The workshops can be both challenging for professional dancers that want to deepen in their practice as well as welcoming for non professionals.
Classes will take place in two openair shaded patios, as well as in natural locations of the village.
All workshops will be taught in English.
For more information about the workshops please visit our website.
How to apply: Find the link with our Registration Form by clicking on the button BOOK YOUR SPOT (find the button in the end of the Workshops pages (Overview/Schedule/Teachers/Services/Pricing).
Fill in the registration form and then you will receive an answering email during the next 24 hours.
In case you have questions, need more information, or you are facing any difficulty with the registration form, please let us know by sending us an email directly at unpluggeddance@gmail.com
Costs for participants: Costs begin from 731 € (1 week) and from 1594 € (whole program). For more information please visit our website (Workshops→ Pricing). Don’t lose our Early Bird prices until 31st of May!
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LAST CALL – UNPLUGGED DANCE | CALL FOR WORKSHOPS | SEASON AUGUST-SEPTEMBER
10.2.2022
Unplugged Dance has extended its open call until 15th of February!
We are currently looking for dance artists, researchers or educators in the field of dance and other practices of embodiment that are interested in sharing a workshop.
Where: Neochori, Lefkada, Greece
When: One week, during 22nd of August to 11th of September, the week will be determined in mutual consultation
Deadline for applications: February 15, 2022
Unplugged dance is having its first open call, and we couldn’t be more excited about it!
Unplugged Dance is a newborn dance platform focusing on research and education, based in the village of Neochori, Lefkada. This artist lead initiative was inspired by Kyveli Kouvatsi and Giorgos Sioras Deligiannis with the aim of exploring the present independent dance scene, its ways and methods, its interests and togethernesses. Their own quest in research and education made even more important and vivid the need to connect with similar individuals that pursue a way of doing what they do with care and with the intention of sharing and communicating it. The arterial idea of Unplugged Dance has sprung from a yearning to connect dance as a practice of embodiment and other relative practices with a vivid community, in a sustainable and decentralized way that preserves the independent nature of the enterprise.
The upcoming summer Unplugged Dance will host three weeks of workshops and classes among other activities in the serene village of Neochori in Lefkada, Greece. During a full week of workshops the participants will have the chance to deepen their knowledge in contemporary practices that subjectify the corporal experience and yet are specific in method.
This first open call is seeking original workshops that emerge from personal research and are linked with practices of embodiment. Candidates must have a research of their own to share, one that leads to a specific method, methodology or simply a way of doing what they do. No special degrees are required nor years of experience, yet they will be asked to share relative material online in any way they prefer and share it through a google drive folder. If the proposed workshop has never been presented before, a more analytical presentation would be appreciated.
Conditions:
Leading a workshop in english in two seperate groups for six days (a total of 24 hours)
We provide:
Payment of 960 euro for the teacher (cost for invoice payment only)
Room to stay in the village
Three meals per day for seven days
For foreign teachers, a part of their travel expenses can be paid after arrangement
To apply
Please use a google drive folder with your name and the name of the workshop (eg. Kyveli Kouvatsi_Unplugged Dance) to upload your files and make it shareable with unpluggeddance@gmail.com.
In case you don’t have a gmail account or you’re having trouble uploading your files, send your files directly with an email.
Documents: CV, workshop description, or any other related info you prefer in order to present your work (in pdf format)
Photos: in jpg format.
Please for sharing your videos use links.
Contact details:
instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unpluggeddance/
facebook: https://www.facebook.com/unpluggeddance/
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Open call for workshops | August - September 2022
15.1.2022
Unplugged dance is having its first open call, and we couldn’t be more excited about it!
Where: Neochori, Lefkada, Greece
When: One week, during 22nd of August to 11th of September, the week will be determined in mutual consultation
Deadline for applications: February 10, 2022
We are currently looking for dance artists, researchers or educators in the field of dance and other practices of embodiment that are interested in sharing a workshop in our new space.
Unplugged dance is a newborn dance platform that focuses on research and education, based in the village of Neochori, Lefkada. The artist lead initiative was inspired by Kyveli Kouvatsi and Giorgos Sioras Deligiannis in research of the present independent dance scene, its ways and methods, its interests and togethernesses. Their own quest in research and education made even more important and vivid the need to connect with similar individuals that pursue a way of doing what they do with care and with the intention of sharing and communicating it. The arterial idea of Unplugged Dance has sprung from a yearning to connect dance as a practice of embodiment and other relative practices with a vivid community, in a sustainable and decentralized way that preserves the independent nature of the enterprise.
The upcoming summer Unplugged Dance will host three weeks of workshops and classes among other activities in the serene village of Neochori in Lefkada, Greece. During a full week of workshops the participants will have the chance to deepen their knowledge in contemporary practices that subjectify the corporal experience and yet are specific in method.
This first open call is seeking original workshops that emerge from personal research and are linked with practices of embodiment. Candidates must have a research of their own to share, one that leads to a specific method, methodology or simply a way of doing what they do. No special degrees are required nor years of experience, yet they will be asked to share relative material online in any way they prefer and share it through a google drive folder. If the proposed workshop has never been presented before, a more analytical presentation would be appreciated.
Conditions:
Leading a workshop in english in two seperate groups for six days (a total of 24 hours)
Fee of 960 euro (cost for invoice payment only)
Room to stay in the village
Three meals per day for seven days
For foreign teachers, a part of their travel expenses can be paid after arrangement
To apply
Please use a google drive folder with your name and the name of the workshop (eg. Kyveli Kouvatsi_Unplugged Dance) to upload your CV, photos, video, links or any other info you prefer in order to present your work and make it shareable with unpluggeddance@gmail.com . In case you don’t have a gmail account or you’re having trouble uploading your files, send your files directly with an email.
Contact details: email: unpluggeddance@gmail.com
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Dearest, most beautiful people,
Thank you for the past two weeks, how nice really were. From your sharing, to the environment, to the shared meals, the people … endless inspiration! So much to digest, and yet I’m already looking forward to the next chapter!
“… This has been an incredible experience and I feel extremely grateful to have laughed, cried and danced with beautiful people in a nourishing environment. This place is very special and I look forward to returning and meeting one another once again in the mountains! Much love! “
I feel so lucky to have been a part of the first Unplugged Dance and see such a beautiful space unfold with creative people with all over … this is an expereince I’ ll never forget and a view I won’t either. I will miss everyone but hope to see or have paths crossed again.
Rules & Regulations
As a company we have terms and conditions which are mapped with specific rules and regulations for all our programs. We kindly ask you to read and accept the below, as this will facilitate the smooth running of your selected program.
• Participants must be over 18 years old.
• Participants who have any kind of injury or health problem, mental or physical, or taking medication for any reason, are requested to submit the required information in a form that Unplugged Dance will send via email after the completion of booking. The facilitators of the course will be informed of participants’ health history in order to give them the care and the treatment which is the best for them.
• The use of illegal substances is prohibited during the Unplugged Dance program.
• The consumption of alcohol in the venue is not allowed without the permission of the supervisors.
• Smoking cigarettes in the venue is not allowed, except for the smoking area.
• Lighting fires in the venue is strictly not allowed.
• All facilitators of Unplugged Dance educational program are experienced professionals yet every participant is responsible for their own physical integrity and health during the program. In case of injury or accident during the courses or their staying in the venue where the program is held, the Tripodium Collective Company bears no responsibility.
• Even though we never had to deal with stealing incidents until now, and there is no criminality in the village, every participant is responsible for their personal items during their stay in the venue. In case of loss the company bears no responsibility.
• All participants must conform to program and venue rules. Any misbehavior with other participants or facilitators, such as verbal or physical violence, disruptive behavior or harassment, will be strictly considered a breach of the Unplugged Dance program’s code of conduct and the Tripodium Collective Company has the right to require you to leave the private area of the venue.
• Every participant is requested to fulfill the registration formalities and submit the required information before the start of the course.
• All Bell Tents are checked prior to your departure. In case of damage to the tent such as a broken zipper, a tear in the canvas or the screen, a burn, a strong stain that does not clean, etc., the customer agrees to pay a cost between 30 – 100 euros depending on the type of damage.
• In case of cancellation on your side, the deposit is non-refundable, with the only exception being circumstances such as closed borders, pandemic, or war preventing your travel. If the event is canceled for any reason, the entire deposit amount will be refunded without reservations.
• Every participant is requested to pay off the remaining balance in Euros via bank transfer, or credit/debit card, until the day of their arrival at latest. At any time before the program’s start date, if you have already paid the remaining balance and choose to cancel, a full refund only of the remaining balance will be provided. In this case, any transaction or bank fees will be charged on the receiver.
• In case a participant leaves the program at any time and for any reason the company has no obligation to refund the amount they have paid.
Directors of the Unplugged Dance educational program Giorgos Sioras Deligiannis & Kyveli Kouvatsi as well as TRIPODIUM COLLECTIVE Company thank you for your cooperation in following the above Rules and Regulations.