Javier Cura

Bechyne Summer Residency 2012

‘U-Topic’ Contact-Tango- Voice/Theatre Project

Javier Cura & Moss Beynon Juckes

1st – 8th July, 2012

Summer Workshop Residency at Bechyně

Franciscan Monastery, Czech Republic

We will be holding our 4th, 8 day summer residency program in the historical Franciscan Monastery, in the Bohemian region of the Czech Republic. The Monastery is placed in the little village of Bechyne, over viewing the valley of the river Lužnice, surrounded by its terraced gardens and natural landscapes. This captivating environment offers a special opportunity to focus on our creativeness and self awareness. To discover our own stories, through training and game playing, we will use a synthesis of forms including elements from Contact Impro, Tango, Martial Arts, Voice & Movement Impro-Folk and Physical Theatre.

We shall draw inspiration from the monastery and the surrounding natural environment and in order to open our awareness to nature sounds, perceptions of space, landscape and the elements.

In the end of the week we will share our work with friends, guests and Bechyne villagers through an performance. This performance is not at all compulsory and each one is invited to participate in the way she/he feels like

The Monastery; some facts about the place:

The monastery is a gothic jewel reconstructed in the 15th century by the Franciscan order together with the church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. In this way, it is purposely combining masculine and feminine elements, offering to its inhabitants a symbolic spatial completeness. In the centre of the building there is a courtyard; a symbolic womb from which all living beings and creatures are born. It is surrounded by a windowed corridor with a unique vaulting, which gives it a surprisingly acoustic resonance. This was the place where the monks used to walk, sing and meditate. The entire building is surrounded by what had been in the past the vegetable gardens and orchards and now are the terraced gardens that overview the river and the valley. The river flows besides the village and into farmlands, and natural parks. The Monastery’s spatial design and its location seem to metaphorically express the nature that is within and around ourselves. It makes it a special place to rediscover our connection to our primordial natural and animal energies and acknowledge our empathy with all that is a alive.www.mestobechyne.cz/english/monastery/monastery.html

The work will be structured as follows:

Opening day Sunday 1st :meeting 5pm. Guided warm up and Open Jam from 7 pm to 9 pm Dinner together.

Presentationon Monday Morning 10 am

Every day From 10 to 1.30p- contact-tango, contact-impro, physical theatre, rhythms, sounds & voice work

Lunch & leisure timeto explore, travel around architectural and natural sites

From 6 to 9pm- shared composition work with the guide and assistance of JavierCura & Moss Beynon Juckes. Short jams.

Important Notice:The time schedule will be modified daily following group needs & agreements. There will be some extra activities suggested

Saturday 7th: open evening and night performance .

Sunday 8th morning sharing & goodbye Jam Finish and leave around 1pm

Javier Cura: is an Argentine Director, Performer & pedagog of Contango-Physical Theatre. www.javiercura.com

Video on you tube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM575qk7l2U, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elW1hxzzZDc, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lts3nIA0rmg

Email: javiercuraworkshop@gmail.com Mobile: 00491636383774 (Germany)

Moss Beynon Juckes is a performing artist and musician born in Sydney, Australia and raised in the U.K. www.mossbeynonjuckes.com. Video: Workshop & Hlasohled Voice Centre https://vimeo.com/30143501

Email: mossbeynonjuckes@rocketmail.com, Mobile: Moss 004915779399735 (Germany)

Cost & Info:

Cost includes accommodation in shared rooms of two or three people in the attic of an elementary school, a 5 min walking distance from the Monastery.

Food is not included in this fee. There is an enormous Kitchen in the monastery for the group where we often cook together and cheap good restaurants nearby.

Payment before 4th of June: Kč 6070 / 240€

Sleva Kč -5566 /220€ Discount for Students, local people & former participants

Paying after 4th of June: Kč – 6580 / 260€

Sleva( Kč – 6070/ 240€) Discount for Students, local people & former participants

Payment infos:For people paying inside Czech Republic: Please wait for further info

Very important! Please write this message to the recipient: JCURA and Your Name

For people paying outside Czech Republic:

Account holder name: Javier Cura

IBAN:  DE70 1002 0890 0601 8494 61

SWIFT (BIC):HYVEDEMM488

BANK: HypoVereinsbank Berlin, Germany

If you are paying from outside Germany make a EU-Standard-Transfer (which should have no cost). Very Important, add the reason of payment: BECHYNE and Your Name.

Contact & Info:

Prague: Krystyna Mogilnicka krystyna.mogilnicka@gmail.com, 0042 (0) 776384344

Berlin: Javier Cura javiercura@yahoo.com.ar, mob: 0049 (0) 163 638 3774 /

Moss Beynon Juckes mossbeynonjuckes@rocketmail.com, mob: 0049 (0) 15779399735

For those who want alternative accomodation please check:

www.uklasternizahrady.cz, 26, www.mestobechyne.cz/firmy/kratochvilova/ – cca 10/night, www.mestobechyne.cz/firmy/vankova/index.html

How to arrive:

TRAIN : Going from the Prague Main Train Station. Changing train in Tábor and continuing to BECHYNĚ.

The whole trip takes 2 and half hour and cost is Kč 163,- / cca 6€. They leave every 2hours.

www.cd.cz , www.vlak.cz/ConnForm.asp?tt=a&p=CD&cl=E5