Heart Plexus

About this event

𝑯𝑬𝑨𝑹𝑻 𝑷𝑳𝑬𝑿𝑼𝑺 3 week Experimental Study Program with Sasha Dodo and Dolores Dewhurst Marks 5 - 27 January 2027 Chiang Dao, Thailand TIME AND THE SPACE OF POTENTIAL ACTION EMBODIED HOPE AND DANCE WITH CRISIS INTUITIVE IMAGINATION AND THE CRAFT OF MAKING FUTURE GENUIS This experimental study program is dedicated to Contact Improvisation as a transformative practice and cutting edge art form. It offers an inquiry-based experimental learning environment intended to generate inspiration, revelation and innovation beyond Contact Improvisation's conventionally established identity, function and territory. Inviting those who are inspired to craft space and action in their work and art for individual and collective insight; thinking and imagining from the sense of the global community. This is an opportunity for us to come together to practice change and embodiment, to reflect on how our projects, teaching, and art making are made. To share what we are currently working on and what is on the horizon, to ask deeper questions and dare to answer, meeting what we have and what we can do with what we have right now? In the heart of this program is an ongoing investigation of one's own and the collective creative potential; our ability to radically change the way we relate and perceive the future we deeply desire. Formats will include embodiment practices, presentations, discussions, film screenings, and performances. 3 WEEK INTENSIVE WORKSHOP AND PROGRESSIVE LABORATORY 5 - 27 January 2027 (group size 35–42 people, no partial participation) The program will take place at the Youth Camp in Chiang Dao. The open-air dance space is situated under the Doi Luang Mountain beside a small stream, surrounded by green fields and protected UNESCO forest. The venue is a 10-minute walk from a natural hot spring on the river. This study program is part of CI54 Winter Residency. COST Includes meals; accommodation not included. Regular price 42,000 THB. Low income price 37,000 THB (5 places). No income price 34,000 THB (3 places) — for applicants who are students, unemployed, or receive no help from family or other external sources. Priority is given to those who have previously attended Inspiral or Heart Plexus programs; first-time applicants are still welcome to apply. FOOD Thai and fusion vegetarian meals, served 3 times a day (brunch, late lunch, evening soup). ACCOMMODATION Camping space (bring your own tent), 22 nights: 3,300 THB. Bed in a shared dormitory, 3 weeks: 4,400 THB. Private bungalows also available nearby. APPLICATION Application form: https://forms.gle/8YoJ31JNqdDwRFEz5 Places are limited; accepted applicants receive confirmation no later than 1 September 2026. Priority is given to those who have previously attended Inspiral or Heart Plexus, but first-time applicants are welcome to apply. Scholarship applications (for dedicated practitioners unable to pay the basic cost, supported by Towards Initiatives): https://forms.gle/Ua1ydQGT4PgvyUtK8 Work-study applications (6 places, 12h/week in exchange for support with running the space): https://forms.gle/VdoFk2QazP6KYVvE9