Silent Conversations – 2 Week Retreat For Contemplative Hiking, Contact Improvisation and Poetry with Sasha Dodo and Dolores Dewhurst – Marks. This is an invitation to craft spaciousness for the art of living life as a unique creative act, a gift for others, a mystery beyond time. It is for those motivated to deepen their practice of listening and enhance their embodied poetic availability.
Where: Cappadocia, Turkey
When: 1 – 14 October, 2026
Deadline for applications: 1st September, 2026
The program will take place in the natural landscapes and sacred sites of Cappadocia. It will include daily contemplative hikes in silence, meditative practices in stillness and movement; time for self-inquiry, conversation, writing and sharing poetry. We will explore the essential principles of Contact Improvisation and will practice making site specific improvised performances based on deep listening, our questions and the poetry present in our meeting.
The intensity of this retreat arises from its duration; we will be hiking and improvising in diverse landscapes many hours each day and co-living for two weeks. Part of the program will be emerging and will require a willingness to adapt. The daily schedule will be subject to minor changes which could influence when we will eat and sleep. The physical practice and explorations require a readiness to navigate degrees of risk as sometimes we will be moving together through unpredictable terrain calling for extra attention for oneself, our partners and the group process.
How to register: https://artcontinuum.space/silentconversations/
Costs for participants:
price is sliding scale option:
regular price 1500€ 10 places,
low income price 1300€ 4 places,
no income price 1100€ 4 places.
(the price includes food and accommodation for 13 nights)
Contact details: towards.contact@gmail.com
For further information, please visit https://artcontinuum.space/silentconversations/
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