1st Contact Vocal Improvisation Festival

Hey! Did you know that by participating in the 1st Contact Vocal Improvisation Festival, you’re supporting a new, emerging singing community?

This event is the result of a dream to unite all those who love to sing and play with their voices, vocal improvisers, vocal activists, and those who dream of being part of the vocal improv community in Poland! We’re all here together to sow a new seed that will unite us in our vocal creations and needs. Everyone is invited – it doesn’t matter your gender, body type, skill level, voice, or vocal or improvisational experience, but you should maintain rhythm and pitch and have at least some basic singing experience. This is how you can enjoy the richness of creation!

Thanks to Aleksandra Daraż’s initiative and the enthusiasm of Jagoda Kiczyńska and Edward Rey, known as Edzio, as well as our Kontakt-friends, voice mentors Lydie Kotlinski and Bartek Bartunio Przytuła, we’re creating something truly unique for you, something that hasn’t happened before. Learning, celebration, inspiration, and connection – join us in this super-exciting weekend and add your own touch to the list of values ​​a vocal community should embrace.
Get ready for morning vocal and movement classes on Saturday and Sunday, workshops with vocal mentors, the Great Impro Zaśpiew (Great Song Impro), the Avant-Garde Open IMPRO Stage, an improvisational bazaar, and more!

Welcome aboard!

Program of the 1st Contact Vocal Improvisation Festival

Saturday, December 20th

⏰️ 9:30 AM Arrival at Kontakt
⏰️ 10:00 AM Opening Circle – Movement – ​​Voice – Introduction
⏰️ 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Vocal Improvisation Workshop: Joy – Not Perfection!  (Ola)
⏰️1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Lunch Break
⏰️3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Vocal Workshop (Bartunio/Lydie)
⏰️5:00 PM – 5:30 PM Tea Break
⏰️5:30 PM – 6:30 PM GREAT IMPRO SINGING
⏰️6:30 PM – Up Avant-garde, Open IMPRO Stage

Sunday, December 21st

⏰️9:30 AM Arrival to Contact
⏰️10:00 AM Opening Circle – Movement – ​​Voice – Integration
⏰️11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Vocal Workshop (Bartunio/Lydie)
⏰️1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Bazaar  Improvisation
⏰️ 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Conversations – tea – snacks (bring something tasty for the communal table!)
⏰️ 3:00 PM – Closing Circle

❗️REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED for the festival!
❗️LINK: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1DrFfkHD3RrUGIWHivrXt935EaF7PHCgSATG_J8BKc-M/preview

*The schedule is subject to change and time shifts.

❗️The price for participation in the entire festival is 250-300 PLN (pay whatever amount you deem appropriate within this range). You can also join individual activities – see the detailed price list below.

If you’re a group of 5, take advantage of the discount for IMPRO FRIENDS 4 + 1 free!

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Detailed schedule:

Opening Circle

Saturday and Sunday mornings, 10:00 – 11:00

WHAT? Starting the day with movement – improvisation – integration. Group welcome to the festival, making friends with the voices present and the community. Settling in and landing together.

WHO? Anyone joining on Saturday or Sunday.

Workshops Saturday and Sunday.

WHAT? Get inspired, have fun, and learn with voice mentors who have prepared a special workshop program for the contact festival.

WHO? Suitable for everyone!

COST?  PLN 100/workshop if you don’t participate in the entire festival

GREAT IMPROSIMPLE SINGING

Saturday, 5:30 PM

WHAT? A friendly introduction to vocal improvisation. We gather and are led through a fun warm-up and a joyful large-group singing experience inspired by Musica do Circulo and the magic of singing in a circle.

WHO? Suitable for everyone, but especially for those just discovering vocal improvisation. Come and try it!

COST? Free entry

Avant-garde, open-air IMPRO stage

Saturday 6:30 PM

WHAT? An open-air stage featuring live performances by the mentoring team, featuring YOU as guest artists! Sign up with new singing friends or put your name in the hat and let the universe decide who will be part of the team.

WHO? The concert is open to everyone; you don’t have to be a participant, so bring your own people!

COST? Free entry

Improvision Bazaar

Sunday 1:00 PM

WHAT? This is the place and time to offer something to other participants. A facilitated space for self-organization where anyone can step in and propose a session or suggest an aspect of vocal improvisation to explore. You will take the lead and create an Improvisation Bazaar brimming with your creativity, curiosity, and inspiration.

WHO?  Beginning facilitators and passionate improvisers are warmly welcome to offer sessions, while the rest of us decide what we want to participate in.

Conversations – reflections – tea – snacks

Sunday 2:00 PM

WHAT? An afternoon gathering for reflection and networking over snacks (bring your own to the communal table too!) Supporting the community and engaging in shaping the future of vocal improvisation and the community in Poland.

WHO? For everyone open to creating and strengthening new connections. Let’s create the reality the vocal improvisation community in Poland desires! Let’s get to know each other, join our voices in strength, and create together!

If you have any additional questions, concerns, or uncertainties – WRITE!

Aleksandra Daraż +48 503 902 160
alexdaraz.muzica@gmail.com

Let’s sing!