31st august – 1st september 2024
We are delighted to welcome you to La Nuit Circulaire, a unique immersive experience into the heart of a vocal, rhythmic and vibrational connection.
Facilitated by Giulia Matteucci (Bolognia-Italy), Guillermo Rozenthuler (London-UK) and Amaël Ferrando (St Cézaire-France), this night is our invitation to enter together into another sense of time: the time of the body, of sound and of being.
This event is open to all those who want to offer their nature and their voice to bring the Circle to life and vibration. No need to be an experienced singer or musician. Places are limited.
Circlesongs will be the common thread during the night, combined with other rhythmic, somatic and meditative practices, to encourage an all-round experience of being together, sharing sound, creativity, movement and stillness.
Everyone will have the space to sing, move, stretch, dance, meditate, or even sleep a few hours in the room, while remaining engaged with the collective Pulse.
In the circular night, it is also our relationship as humans, an integral part of the biosphere that we are contemplating together. Where do we belong? The cycles of day and night, the cycles of the seasons that make life possible on earth, the constant cycles of death and rebirth, the circularity of the respiratory cycle…
The circle is a place of connection and co-creation, where every voice is precious.
Logistics:
- Arrival: Saturday August 31 ideally from 1 p.m.
- 3 p.m.-5 p.m.: time for body and breathing practices to connect with the group and prepare for the night
- 5 p.m.-7 p.m.: Break, connection to surrounding nature, relaxation
- 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m.: shared meal
- From dusk to dawn: Nuit Circulaire
- Early morning: time for silence, shared breakfast, departure mid-morning after a little cleaning of the place.
Useful information :
- The event will take place in Kendreka School, in the town of Saint Vallier de Thiey- Alpes Maritimes (France).
- The night will take place in a large room with a comfortable wooden floor.
- You can bring a cushion or floor mat if you wish (a few will be available on site).
- For the quality of presence (and the well-being of the floor), we request for people not to bring telephones, food and drinks into the work room (a CLOSED bottle is tolerated).
- It will be possible to use the adjacent kitchen for meals throughout the event.
- We will offer a vegetable soup to share on Saturday evening. Don’t hesitate to bring some provisions to enhance it, as well as to eat during the night and for breakfast.
Access :
- The address: Kendreka, 8 Chemin du Puas, 06460 St Vallier de Thiey.
- By plane: land in Nice and come by bus (ZOU! LER 31 direct bus, or connection in Grasse) or rent a car.
- By train, come to Cannes or Grasse, and finish by bus.
- By car, please park in the large free car park opposite the Espace du Thiey, and finish on foot (200 meters).
- View map >
Prices :
- Standard price: €95
- Supporter price: €110
- Discounted price: €80
The Facilitators :
Guilia Matteucci
Giulia Matteucci is a singer, vocal improviser, circle singing facilitator and community builder. Curious, studious and fascinated by the beauty that people can generate when they come together sharing a common intent. Her work encourages the development of vocality and well-being through music.
Always passionate about the voice and artistic forms of communication and aggregation linked to music, she has over fifteen years of experience in teaching singing. She promotes activities and workshops related to art forms such as circle songs and Collaborative Vocal Improvisation in Italy and Europe..
Learn more about Giulia >
Guillermo Rozenthuler
Born in Argentina and based in the UK, Guillermo has been sharing his love for collaborative vocal improvisation and circlesinging around the world for the last decade.
In 2019 he inspired Anthropos: Songs of Humanity, an a cappella improvisation ensemble reimagining ancestral musical practices. Guillermo believes in every human's innate musicality and potential to be a part of meaningful musical interactions.
He’s interested in the relationship between spontaneous singing, the wellbeing of the collective and individual body, deep listening and connection..
Learn more about Guillermo >
IG : @guillermorozenthuler
Amaël Ferrando
My path led me to explore singing in different forms, from lyrical singing to classical Indian singing, then improvised jazz singing which I studied at the Conservatorium Van Amsterdam and at the Berklee College of Music (Boston), and finally at Circlesongs…
At the same time, I practice and teach other vibrational approaches: Systema, Nidra Yoga, Qigong and especially the Taoist tradition of Qigong Tuina which I studied for nine years in Beijing. Writing books in these areas hones my creative expression.
The circular night is for me a way of unifying these different aspects: voice, movement, energy, corporeality and spirituality, rhythm, instant composition and musical improvisation. Everything is there, everything is created in the moment and is transformed every moment.
Learn more about Amaël >
