Contact Improvisation, Live Music & Community

Portugal Contact Festival • 5 – 10 Sept 2025 • Algarve, Portugal

Eight Years of Connection in Portugal

Celebrate eight years of the Portugal Contact Festival, uniting dance, live music and community in an immersive journey of movement and connection.

A gathering of international voices in movement and improvisation

Artistic Vision

We bring together artists and teachers from across the world, each with years of experience in teaching, choreography, research, and performance.

Chosen to reflect the diversity of the contact improvisation community, our facilitators guide a program that flows between technique, research labs, score jams, bodywork, and performance sequences.

A festival woven from movement, nature, and shared experience

Our Proposal

Each day unfolds with workshops, classes, and open jams, held in a beautiful outdoor space surrounded by nature. There is room for your own explorations, chances to dance by the ocean, and moments of nourishment with fresh, local vegetarian food. Live music and a swimming pool add to the rhythm of the days, while the heart of the festival lies in cultivating awareness, listening, breathing, giving, receiving, and finding the right timing together.

Step into movement, music, and community

Book Your Place

Reserve your spot at the Portugal Contact Festival and immerse yourself in two weeks of workshops, jams, and shared experiences by the ocean.