Theme

For this first edition of the Malvaux Summer School, we want to return to the foundations of our bodily and eco-somatic practices, namely our ability to listen. Over the course of a week, we’ll be forming an ephemeral community of explorers of our bodies in the Malvaux forest. Listen to yourself, a group, a forest and its inhabitants. Listening to enter into a relationship with oneself and beyond in a specific environment. Like a pre-movement, a prerequisite for gestures and interaction. Be abundant together, sing, dance. Be silent, watchful, at rest. Every day, our practices are transdisciplinary, involving movement, voice, drawing and writing.

Guests

Joanne Clavel is a researcher in Ecological Humanities at the CNRS. She will share with us her sensitive knowledge, at the crossroads of art and science. She asks how thinking-feeling-acting is articulated in the interweaving of the living, or how experiences of situated natures go beyond the great Western dualisms.

Noemie Wyss is a vocal coach. For several years now, she has been combining her passion for singing, dance and nature at various workshops. She will guide us in vocal explorations throughout the week.

Organizers

Eve Chariatte is a choreographer. She is passionate about fascias (connective tissues in the human body) and their ability to make us sensitive/ attuned to an environment. She will propose exercises for activating the web of the fascial system, as well as scores of sensitive cartographies that she has imagined over the last few years.

Gregory Stauffer is a choreographer and researcher. His work draws as much from movement and the expressive arts as from drawing and writing. In recent years, he has been conducting research into sustainability and resilience in creative processes. Inspired and educated by plants and ecological gardening for 20 years, he weaves links between these fields.

Dates

Monday August 19 to Friday August 23, 2024.

From 9am to 5pm every day.

Thursday August 22 from 18:00 to 20:00 lecture at the Pasquart center for contemporary art in Biel/Bienne.

We ask participants to be available for the entire duration of the school to facilitate group dynamics and research.

Program

The day will be divided into two practice sessions: mornings from 9:00 to 13:00 and afternoons from 14:00 to 17:00. In between, we’ll eat lunch together at the scout hut. Other times of exploration can be organized outside this framework, according to the wishes of the group.

On Thursday evening from 6:00 to 8:00 pm, there will be conference on ecosomatics at the Kunsthaus Biel Centre d’art Bienne (Pasquart), presented by Joanne Clavel.

Who do we address? : The summer school is open to anyone interested in practicing movement, voice and improvisation, and curious about the forest.

Location: Malvaux forest. Accomodation and meeting point at the Orion scout hut, Ried, Biel/Bienne. 5 min walk from bus stop 8. From Biel/Bienne station, take bus 8 towards Fuchsenried and stop at Ried. Follow Orion sign.

Meals: Food is included, and meals are prepared by a cook. Please inform us in advance of any food intolerances or preferences.

Accommodation: For those who wish, there is the possibility of sleeping at the scout hut in Orion, places limited to 22 people. The house has 4 dormitories, from 4 to 8 places. You can also sleep in tents in the vicinity of the house with your own equipment.

Possibility of arriving on Sunday afternoon, August 18. Departure on Friday, August 23 from 5:00 pm or Saturday morning, August 24 until 12:00 am.

Price: For those staying on site: accommodation, full board, workshops: CHF 400

For those not staying overnight: lunch and workshops: CHF 200

These preferential rates are made possible by a CICAS research grant. Thanks to her! However, if you find it difficult to pay and would like to take part, please write to us.

Children: We would like to organize day care for children, so that parents can take part in daytime workshops. Nothing’s certain yet, but if you’re interested, write to us as soon as possible so we can work out something together.

Registration deadline: July 22, 2024

The summer school is open to a maximum of 22 people.