Shapes from Nature
Feel & Follow
Dance Residency with Illan Rivière
July 13 - 18, 2025
Villa Shakti Crete
The Program
July 13 - 18, 2025
An immersive movement experience in co-creation with nature. Diving into Illan Rivière’s physical philosophy, and embodying fluid and organic movement flow to awaken new perceptions, tap into the power of movement and discover new movement landscapes. Enjoying and empowering energy in motion in the studio, exploring and expanding dance experience in Natural environments.
SHAPES FROM NATURE
This movement residency with Illan Rivière is an invitation to connect, embody and co-create with natural resources, immersing ourselves into the pure flow of nature, it’s movement, it’s power, it’s spiritual dimension. Using the body as a portal to explore and integrate new perceptions, open new perspectives and delve into the power of movement from its purest form. During this retreat we will be able to tap into the essence of organic movement , fluid motions and be in tune with the energy flow living within us.
Nature will be the main ingredient of inspiration to explore dance and unfold our potentials.
Embody
the
Beauty
of Nature
Sample daily schedule
(Approximate Schedule – Subject to change)
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9-10 am – Breakfast
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10:30 – 1 pm – Dance Session in Studio
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1:15 pm – Lunch
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2:30 – 5 pm Beach time/Day trip
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5 – 7:30 pm – Movement in Nature
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8:00 pm – Dinner

Accommodations / Food / Transportation / Booking Info
All information regarding accommodations, both on-site and off-site, as well as details about the delicious and healthy food provided, transportation logistics (including departure and arrival days), and the registration process, including prices and booking details, can be found on the event’s official website.