Circle Play

CIRCLE PLAY is a retreat that focuses on the art of improvisation through music, movement, acting, and human connection. No previous experience is necessary, we just want people that are willing to be open and play! We value presence in the moment, and we work mostly with the power of voice and creative thinking in unique and exploratory environments. Come discover and practice vocal techniques, rhythmic elements, ecstatic dancing and circle singing in safe and conscious playgrounds. Through different dynamics, games and exercises, we explore the potential of human expression and emotional connection, being aware of ourselves and our surroundings while interacting with the elements. What's included? - Flights to and from the local airport of Medellin and Nuquí - All transfers by boat - Tourist tax - Hotel Insurance - 3 Nights accommodation on an exclusive and private island - All meals and snacks - Entrance to Termales hot springs - Music and Improvisation Playshops lead by Rizumik and Sofia Ribeiro - Performance and improvisation with local musicians - Special Gift What's not included? - Airfare to and from Medellin, Colombia from country of residence. - Additional activities (surfing, diving, massage and reiki) - Airport transfers. - Personal expenses. COST: $2,000,000 COP/ $750 USD ----------------------------------------------------------------- RIZUMIK is an award-winning artist born in Lisbon, Portugal, and mostly known for his rhythmic and improvisational skills. He connects to playing, acting, singing, dancing and teaching - mostly through beatbox, percussion and vocal improvisation. His rhythmic skills also include tap dance, body percussion, drum kits and performance with percussion syllables ("Konnakol" style). Rizumik is part of the faculty of the Circlesongs course, at Omega Institute, teaching and collaborating alongside 10 time Grammy-Award winner Bobby McFerrin. He's been focusing on facilitating his own techniques and methods within his work of improvisation, circle singing and “playshops” - experiential guided journeys that involve dancing, singing, meditation and human connection. He was the lead in the internationally acclaimed show The Voca People, having performed on Off-Broadway (West Side Theatre and New World Stages) and around the world, for many years. The production won the 2012 Lucile Lortel Award for Outstanding Alternative Theatrical Experience, and it was featured in many shows like "Live With Kelly", "The Wendy Williams Show", "MDA Telethon" and "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon". Rizumik won “Best Vocal Percussion” at the 2017 Harmony Sweepstakes A Cappella competition, in NY; He is the 2012 American Beatbox Champion, and has participated in three editions of the Beatbox Battle World Championship, in Berlin (2009, 2012 and 2015). In 2008, he was also the winner of the music prize "Jovens Criadores", in Portugal, with his vocal project aCorda. Throughout the years, Rizumik has been part of many different endeavors, and has participated and collaborated in many albums, events, and shows around the world. He's been part of some A Cappella projects and has utilized his talents in concerts, open mic sessions, private classes, workshops and circle singing sessions for schools and institutions, sound journeys, meditations, dance gatherings, yoga classes and sacred / shamanic ceremonies, He mostly thrives in improvisation, humor, and movement - following the spirit of "Lila", the divine play - and he firmly believes in a spiritual and sacred approach to music practice and healing through sound. Being open and present to the moment, our bodies, and our creativity means that we can explore music (and the world) and connect with each other in a deeper and more pleasurable way. www.rizumik.com ____________________________ Sofia Ribeiro is a Portuguese singer, composer, improviser and educator based in New York. With a background in jazz studies, a deep connection to Portuguese traditional music and endless hours of listening to Brazilian legendary musicians, Sofia’s artistry challenges the boundaries of music labels. With nine albums as a leader, she has been performing intensively in Europe, South America and United States for the past 14 years. She won several international prizes, such as the first place at the vocal jazz competitions “Voicingers” (Poland) and the “Crest Jazz Vocal” (France), and the second place at Brussels “Young Jazz Singers” competition. Sofia has a degree in ‘Jazz Performance’ from ESMAE (Portugal) and a master degree from the Royal Conservatory of Brussels. During her university studies, she did one-year exchange programs at ESMUC (Barcelona), Berklee College of Music (Boston) and 'Conservatoire National Superieur de Paris' (Paris), and graduated with ‘honors’. She completed two levels of the ‘Estill Voice Training Systems’ program and attended workshops and private lessons with Judy Niemack, Norma Winstone, Jeannie Lovetri, Maria Pia de Vito and Joey Blake, among many others. In 2002, she began studying advanced vocal improvisation with Rhiannon, part of Bobby McFerrin’s Voicestra ensemble. In 2014 she competed Rhiannon's ‘All the Way In,' a three week long master class which took place in Hawaii, Holland and Italy. Sofia has since been selected to co-pilot Rhiannon’s 2017 course. She teaches workshops, of voice and improvisation, in Universities all over Europe, the United States, and in Colombia. Sofia is part of the european vocal ensemble PLAYground and the New York based group The Whole Time, which create completely improvised performances, and is an artist in residence at the Carnegie Hall. While teaching, performing and improvising, Sofia explores the endless potentiality of vocal improvisation as a way to transform yourself; a journey towards authenticity, vulnerability and deep connection to one another. www.sofiaribeiro.com