24th El Haddawi International Winter School - English
Pre-Winter School-Workshop |
Through Darkness into the Light
Sunday, 2nd - Friday, 7th of March 2025
The 24th El Haddawi Winter School takes place from March 2nd, 6 p.m. to March 7th 2025, 1 p.m. at the island convent "Abtei Frauenwoerth" on the Fraueninsel in Lake Chiemsee, Bavaria.
Human beeings have been searching for the real reason for our existence since immemorial time. Are we a contingent product of evolution? Or were we created to pass tests or complete a task? Old myths always tell of humanity's journey through the darkness into the light. What did our ancestors give us to complete this journey? Actually, we make the archetypal journey every day from darkness to light. From night to day, from sleep and dream to wakefulness, from contemplation to encounter. And again and again we plunge into the darkness.
We will explore these questions in our winter school. Methods and principles of artistic dance and martial arts show the plenty of human movement possibilities. Sufi dances and recitations of the names of the divine provide access to the tension between dark and light. Meditation helps to create the space of silence that has room for all of our being - no matter how different we may be.
In our Winter School we research on these topics. Methods and principles of creative dance and martial arts show the variety and plentitude of human possibilites to move. Sufi Dances and Recitations of the names of the Divine provide a different way to access ambiguity, which was seen as a quality in Islamic cultures until 200 years ago. Meditation helps to create a space of silence, which has room for our being - as different as we might be.
Event director:
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Dmitriy Pirbary (GE) Ethnologist and lecturer at Ilyinsky State University, |
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Viatcheslav Kushkov (RU/D)
Movement scientist, choreographer, martial arts instructor |
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Roxana Jaffe (BRA/DE)
life counseller, dance and movement therapist, soul dancer |
El Haddawi is a school for Movement Concept®, dance, martial arts, and body work. It works at the interface between body work, performing arts, and spirituality. With methods based on work with the body, incorporating meditation and humour we approach mystic experience and understanding. In addition to workshops taught by Ingo Taleb Rashid and guest lecturers, the following activities are planned: an opening ceremony, various interactive lectures, and opportunities for music and dance improvisation.
We are pleased to be able to offer a unique festival concept which El Haddawi has introduced many years ago. Both the participants and the invited teachers will take part in all workshops together throughout the Winter School. This creates a very personal and inspiring atmosphere which enhances the exchange between teachers and students.
Partial attendance: It is possible to participate in the Winter School's first half or second half: Tuition for half of the event is 290 EUR, or 250 EUR with early registration.
Participation |
Tuition | Early booking |
whole seminar: 02.03. opening (6,00 p.m.) to 07.03. lunch | 480 EUR | 440 EUR |
1st half: 02.03. opening (6.00 p.m.) to 04.03. evening | 290 EUR | 250 EUR |
2nd half: 04.03. evening to 07.03. lunch | 290 EUR | 250 EUR |
Early booking fee is applied until January 7th, 2025.
Accommodation and meals are not included.
Full board (breakfast, lunch soup and dinner with vegetarian and non-vegetarian food) will cost about 49 EUR per day including a variety of teas.
Meals will be supplied by:
The per day rates for the rooms are between 35 EUR and 65 EUR depending on the category of the rooms. We cannot guarantee the chosen room category.
And there is an additional service fee for kitchen/infrastructure of 4 EUR per day (=20 EUR for the whole Winter School.) All this has to be paid to the seminar administration of the nunnery after arriving on the island.
For requests after March, 1st please use Tel. +49 0160 2671556