HORIZONS | 21-day CI laboratory

𝑯𝑶𝑹𝑰𝒁𝑶𝑵𝑺

21-Day Contact Improvisation Collaborative Laboratory

for living in times of uncertainty

June 1 – 21, 2026 · Portugal

Hosted by ASSEMBLY

at QUINTA TEN CHI

THE INVITATION

Dear friends and friends-to-be,

We are very excited to announce a new CI-based project.

HORIZONS is a collaborative, co-creative research space focused on mutual support, empowerment, and transcendence. It is a barter-based learning ecology — an exchange of practices, resources, and embodied knowledge — designed for individual and collective harvesting.

Together, we cultivate awareness, vitality, resilience, clarity, and meaning, while actively practicing reciprocity, generosity, equity, and extended care.

HORIZONS is a call for those who wish to go deeper and wider than traditional festival, workshop, or camp formats — into a transformational container where each participant is invited to fully commit, engage their response-ability, and become an active co-author of the experience.

Times of uncertainty and radical change can be unsettling and disorienting. We recognize the power of community and cooperation, knowing we can learn deeply from one another. We believe the future belongs to those willing to meet, share, collaborate, dance, and co-create.

We see Contact Improvisation as a practice-space that can support readiness, adaptability, cohesion, belonging, joy, and resilience — if we consciously use it for these means.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

As organizers, we do not propose fixed teaching material.

Instead, we create a structure where participants offer and exchange their gifts, practices, and inquiries based on a shared weekly collective focus.

• Anyone can propose a session
• No need to be a “professional” facilitator
• Supportive of emergent facilitators
• Inclusive of experimental and more-than-CI practices
• A daily voting process shapes the following day’s schedule

The format itself is a practice in uncertainty, responsiveness, and collective authorship.

Daily Rhythm (approx.)

• 10:00 – 13:00 · Morning Lab / Jam
• 16:00 – 18:00 · Afternoon Lab / Class
• 20:00 – 22:00 · Evening Jam / Score / Movie

HOW CAN I JOIN?

The 21-day program unfolds in three distinct weeks, each with a collective focus:

• June 1 – 7 · Mutual Support
• June 8 – 14 · Mutual Empowerment
• June 15 – 21 · Mutual Transcendence

Priority is given to participants joining the full program.

It is possible to join from:

• Day 1 of Week 1, or
• Day 1 of Week 2

(It is not possible to join only for Week 3.)

Application

If you feel the call, please apply by email:

assembly.ciresidency@gmail.com

You will receive a registration form shortly after.

All applications are reviewed by the organizers before confirmation.

CONTRIBUTION

To keep the project accessible, we propose a basic cost covering catering and space rental.

This does not include payment for the organizers.

Basic Cost (food + space)

~230 € / week

(accommodation not included)

At the end of your participation, you will be invited to support the organizers with a donation:

Suggested donation: 100 – 1000 €

If you are unable to meet these costs, please reach out directly — we will try to find other solutions.

LOCATION

Quinta Ten Chi · Sintra, Portugal

A place dedicated to cultivating embodied wisdom and supporting a transformation of humanity toward harmony, cooperation, and peace.

More info: quintatenchi.org

ACCOMMODATION

• Own tent / van: from 7 € / night
• Shared dormitory: from 11 € / night (limited)
• Nearby Airbnbs available for private rooms

FOOD

Three vegan / vegetarian meals per day included.

QUESTIONS / INFO

E-mail

assembly.ciresidency@gmail.com

WhatsApp / Telegram

+351 927 789 929

+351 937 003 401

THE ORGANIZERS

Alexa Papa

Nikolai Denz

Reimar Wen Shen

Sandra Fleishman

Francisco Borges