𝑻𝑶 𝑩𝑬𝑮𝑰𝑵 𝑾𝑰𝑻𝑯 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑨𝑪𝑻 𝑶𝑭 𝑮𝑰𝑽𝑰𝑵𝑮 in Hoi An, Vietnam

𝑻𝑶 𝑩𝑬𝑮𝑰𝑵 𝑾𝑰𝑻𝑯 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑨𝑪𝑻 𝑶𝑭 𝑮𝑰𝑽𝑰𝑵𝑮 Contact Improvisation and Embodied Poetry workshop with Dolores Dewhurst Marks 24 - 26 April 2026 in Hoi An, Vietnam To Begin with the Act of Giving is an invitation to craft spaciousness for new beginnings, and the gifts of our inherent generosity towards oneself, others, and the space between us. To reverse the cycles of not giving that stop us from giving ourselves away as an offering to this world. To fall intimately within, rediscovering the genius in us that knows directly and lives in the shared space. To discover or deepen the soul’s artistry of asking beautiful and challenging questions, and being vulnerable and available to listen whole-bodily. To access and cultivate a greater support by unifying with the forces of nature and moving towards life together. Contact Improvisation is a practice and artform rooted in ancient Eastern philosophies, martial arts, and contemplative traditions. It is as an embodied inquiry, and an invitation toward a fuller way of being and relating in the world, deepening our connection with nature, its forces and wisdom. We will be meeting each other on the ground of direct experience, sharing the practice of asking questions felt in the body, and crafting a language to express what is alive in us. Explorations will be both practical and poetic, attending to what is essential, beautiful, and inviting change in our lives. It will include contemplative practices, embodied inquiry and improvisation, writing and sharing poetry. Sessions will take place both on land and in water. (studio and pool) In the context of this workshop poetry is considered an alive language felt in the body, expressed in any form. Shaping a language more intimate with life, poetry invites us to rediscover our relationship with language and our voice; revealing subtle complexities and deeper meanings, and articulating the essence of our lived experience that often goes unspoken. We will practice to craft a language through deep listening, writing explorations and sharing. Previous experience in writing practices is not required, and it can be done in your native language. WORKSHOP SCHEDULE: 24-25 APRIL 2026 8:30-9:00 Tea Ritual 9:00-12:00 Morning practice 14:00-17:00 Afternoon (water) practice 26 APRIL 8:30-9:00 Tea Ritual 9:00-12:30 Morning practice 15:00-18:00 Community CI Jam (at nipa) LOCATION: Triem Tay Gardens is a rural village by the river, with aircon studio with wooden dance floor, swimming pool, and accommodation. COST: 2,750,000VND for 2.5 days workshop + community jam, includes tea rituals, 2x lunches swimming pool access If you cannot afford to pay the full cost we may be able to help APPLICATION FORM: https://forms.gle/SesAJejgdPxuwAqf9 ABOUT DOLORES: Dolores Dewhurst Marks is an artist working with poetry, dance improvisation, and performance. Co-directing and curating Art Continuum Nomadic Residency, Being Nature project, and Towards - Centre for Embodied Arts and Transformative Learning. Her project BEING NATURE invites to discover a deeper self connected with the natural world. Inspiring an intuitive embodied understanding of the human body inseparable from nature, opening space for whole body listening, direct experience, improvisation, and multidisciplinary artistic expression, as sincere movement towards emerging life. Dolores is currently working on creating Towards Initiatives, the purpose of which is to support Towards in developing and cultivating a non-competitive, inspiring, and collaborative environment based on principles and values of extended care, embodied awareness, tolerance, mutual empowerment, independent thinking, and creative agency. More information: https://artcontinuum.space https://towards.contact https://www.beingnature.space