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HORIZONS | 21-day CI laboratory
Quinta Ten Chi | Sintra, Portugal
June 1 - 22, 2026
Any Questions? Email: assembly.ciresidency@gmail.com
𝑯𝑶𝑹𝑰𝒁𝑶𝑵𝑺
21-Day Contact Improvisation Research Camp
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.
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Anyone can propose a session
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No need to be a “professional” facilitator
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Supportive of emergent facilitators
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Inclusive of experimental and more-than-CI practices
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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.)
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10:00 – 13:00 · Morning Lab / Jam
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16:00 – 18:00 · Afternoon Lab / Class
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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:
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June 1 – 7 · Mutual Support
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June 8 – 14 · Mutual Empowerment
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June 15 – 21 · Mutual Transcendence
Priority is given to participants joining the full program.
It is possible to join from:
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Day 1 of Week 1, or
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Day 1 of Week 2
(It is not possible to join only for Week 3.)
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
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Own tent / van: from 7 € / night
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Shared dormitory: from 11 € / night (limited)
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Nearby Airbnbs available for private rooms
FOOD
Three vegan / vegetarian meals per day included.
QUESTIONS / INFO
WhatsApp / Telegram
+351 927 789 929
+351 937 003 401
THE ORGANIZERS
Alexa Papa
Nikolai Denz
Reimar Wen Shen
Sandra Fleishman
Francisco Borges
HORIZONS | 21-day CI laboratory
Quinta Ten Chi | Sintra, Portugal
June 1 - 22, 2026
Any Questions? Email: assembly.ciresidency@gmail.com
Photos of Quinta Ten Chi in Sintra, Portugal
Accommodation & Venue
Quinta Ten Chi, Sintra – about ~1h from Lisbon, Portugal.
A spacious community center with a large practice hall, nestled in the lush microclimate of Sintra in a quiet, natural neighborhood.
Accommodation options:
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Shared dorm with shared bathroom
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Bring your own tent or van
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Nearby Airbnb options for private rooms
The shared accommodation is part of the practice of simplicity and being together in silence.
How to Get to the Venue
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~50 min by car from Lisbon
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~2 h by public transport from Lisbon
A WhatsApp group will be set up to self-organize shared transport.
HORIZONS | 21-day CI laboratory
Quinta Ten Chi | Sintra, Portugal
June 1 - 22, 2026
Any Questions? Email: assembly.ciresidency@gmail.com