THE ARTIST'S ALCHEMY

XMAS | NYE RESIDENCY + EVENT

DEC 20, 2022 - JAN 2, 2023 | PLAYA MADERAS | NICARAGUA

INTROSPECTION | SELF EXPRESSION

SPEND XMAS AND NEW YEARS WITH THE COLLECTIVE.

We come together to create a show, residents, and non residents. We open our doors so that you can peer behind the curtain of an alternate reality, that is hard to explain with words. A place to discover that performance is a hybrid of introspection and expression in our world.

SERIOUS ART - COMES FROM SERIOUS PLAY

Welcome to Momentom Village where artists, musicians and creatives live and together on a dusty hill on the coast of Nicaragua. Apply for one of three intensive residencies for world class professional deep dive with specific guest teachers or stay to do your own thing in the village in between residencies. 

This two week intensive incubator brings forth an artistic programme designed to ignite the art within you and to pave the way to the ultimate «artist way». This residency invites you to explore the very essence of your personal creativity. 

What does it feel like to be fully and totally self expressed, and what are the practices that support that? It culminates with Christmas in community and a collective ticketed New Years performance choreographed by our professional choreography team. 

Momentom Collective introduces a new type of collaborative container as we explore the depth of what it means to create Art. With tons of inspiration from ‘The Artist’s Way’, we set up a programme that is conducive for flow states. For us it is clear that creativity occurs in the moment, and in the moment we are timeless. The reward for attention is always healing, so Momentom Collective provides a container where your attention is placed on your artistic divinity.

“Whatever you think you can do or believe you can do, begin it. Action has magic, grace, and power in it.”

― Julia Cameron, The Artist’s Way

DETAILS

LOCATION
Momentom Village
Playa Maderas, Nicaragua

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DATES
2 Week NYE Prayerformance Intensive
Dec 20, 2022 – Jan 2, 2023 

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RESIDENCY FOCUS

Clowning and Theatre
Performance & Choreography 
Circus, Flow and Fire Arts
Embodied Movement & dance 
Spiritual Development and Introspection 
Community Building and Living
Plant Medicine
Panel discussion, Ted Style talks 

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RESIDENCY TUITION 

Dorm Accommodations:
$2500 USD 

Twin Shared Accommodations:
$3000 USD

Private Accommodations:
$4500 USD

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WHO

Performance & Movement Artists, Fire Artist, Clowns, Healers, Yogis, Energy Workers, Dancers, Aerialists, Acrobats, Object Manipulators, Stilt Walkers, Roving Artists, Choreographers, Body Painters, Festival Tribe, Tantra, Content Creators, Digital Nomads, Entrepreneurs, Designers, New Earth Visionaries

PURCHASE TICKETS TO THE NYE EVENT

December 31, 2022  – January 1, 2023

Starts 7:30 pm- 1 am

No food service. Cacao service available. 

*limited amount of $20USD available for local Nicaraguan residents at the door. Please email us at nicaragua@momentomcollective.com to reserve your spot in advance 

INTENSIVE PROGRAM WILL INCLUDE

This two week intensive provides experiences in:

  • Daily meditation and introspective practices.
  • Yoga, movement, dance and getting our vessel in optimal form. 
  • Sacred Clowning, the art of radical expression, clown as a shamanic path, theatre skills with Payaso.
  • Fire arts, flow arts and safety with Momentom OG Kawahe. 
  • Panel discussions around the art of performance and refining your skills with masters of their craft.
  • Skill development in aerials, dance, choreography, and voice. 
  • Intellectual, emotional, spiritual development.
  • Afternoons to practice and train for your optimum expression of your chosen art.
  • Access to the wild nature of Playa Maderas.
  • Community living, authentic relating and the art of conscious relating. 
  • Vegetarian meals.
  • Access to music studio and all art spaces 24hrs.
  • Boxing Day Catamaran Boat Trip.
 
Here is an example of a sample schedule for our XMAS + NYE intensive, to show you our commitment to development, and diversity, within the human experience.

SAMPLE SCHEDULE ​

PRAYERFORMANCE

In 2019 and 2020, Momentom Collective felt called to shift from performance into Prayerformance. Using ceremony and ritual as a leading tool to create dynamic performances that call on the energies of Pacha Mama and the unseen dimensions, bringing their messages to the stage. These powerful portals have become our signature offering. 

Typically we align our performance based residencies with major festivals including Cosmic Convergence and Envision Festival. Last year, with Envision cancelled, we focused our energies in residency and our Social Circus outreach project where we introduce new conscious concepts to the locals of Nicaragua. The place to plant seeds for true transformation.  This year, the Prayerformance will be on New Years Eve and will be opened to the public. 

You will be guided into collective choreography and live first hand the process of creating a performance- from roots to rise.  Together we will alchemize our creative energies together to transform idea, into expression.

What happens when a group of artists from all over the world co-create something beyond themselves and their own ego? Tony Tobias captured the 2020 Prayerformance for Envision Festival in a short documentary.

FAQS

Not at all! All Momentom residencies are a place to develop your skills, as well as create relationships to new ones! Our skilled teachers and performing artists on staff will create a progressive series so that you can contribute and participate no matter your current level of proficiency. 

We will provide an array of different disciplines to choose from so that you can be in your highest alignment.

  • Yoga mat
  • Any toys or flow arts or things that you like to play with>
  • A sense of adventure
  • A water bottle 
  • Costumes if they fit in your suitcase

After your application has been accepted, within the following week, you will need to pay a 50 percent deposit to book your place. Then we ask that you pay the remaining amount no more than 30 days before your residency. If you cancel before this time we honor 50% of your deposit as credit for a future residency. If you do not cancel before this time, you will forfeit your deposit and we will have to give the space to someone else.

We believe in the medicine of community so much that we want our experiences to be as accessible as possible. We can evaluate this on a case by case basis and we are open to working with you if you need support and we can come to a suitable agreement. After you apply, you can notify our sales team as to your specific inquiries around payment structure.

LOCATION

ACCOMMODATIONS

SHARED ACCOMMODATION

Dorm style accommodation. Prices include meal plan and access to all workshops, classes and events.

Early Bird Rate $2150 USD 
(Only until October 15th, 2022)
$2500 USD

TWIN SHARE / COUPLES

Twin share / double accommodations. Prices include meal plan and access to all classes and events.

Early Bird Rate $2650 USD
(Only until  October 15th, 2022)
$3000 USD

PRIVATE ROOM

Your own private room with full size bed. Prices include meal plan and access to all classes and events.

Early Bird Rate $4150 USD 
(Only until  October 15th, 2022)
$4500 USD

MOMENTOM COLLECTIVE TEAM

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John Early

Momentom Co-Founder

Community Leadership, Yoga, AcroYoga, Author, Musician, Podcast Host, Meditation, Singer

@johntearly

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Gabrielle Bonneville

Momentom Co-Founder

Yoga, Mindfulness, Flow Mastery, Business Coaching, AcroYoga, Lucid Dreaming, Handstands

@gaby_boop

KAWAHE

Kawahe

Guest Teacher

Embodied Movement Arts, Fire Dance & Props, Performance Techniques, Visual & Visionary Artist, Reiki Healer

@kawahegui

Marlene Solano

Marlene Solano

Guest Teacher

Aerial Silks, Aerial Conditioning, Choreography, Partner Aerial, Dance 

@marlenesolanom

Alex Payaso

Alex Payaso

Guest Teacher

Circus Artist, Coach of Acrobatics and Juggling, Cultural Manager.

@alexpayaso

Jonny Karroll

Jonny Karroll

Guest Teacher

Lead Yoga Teacher, Yogic Philosophy, AcroYoga, Flow Arts, Sacred Clown

@opt2mystic_

Tony Tobias

Tony Tobias

Content Creator

Founder of Kinesis, Videography, Parkour & Tricking Artist, Fire Artist

@tonytobias.kinesis

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Mateo Humano

Guest Teacher

Visual Artist, Painter, Street Artist, DJ, Land Art, Flow, Traveler.

@mateohumano

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NAOBA

Naoba

DJ | Guest Teacher

Sound Producer, Biologist, Multi-disciplinary Artist

@naobamusic

Ricky

Ricky Saenz

DJ | Guest Teacher

Cultural Relations  & Translator, Clown & Social Circus Lead

@irickysaenz

TJ

Tijana Starling

Chef

Permaculture Enthusiast, Farm to Table Chef, Nutrition and Movement

@tjstarling

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Kelly Sulli

Chef

Nature Lover, Traveling Foodie, Breathwork & Meditation Teacher

@kellysulli 

@kels_kitch

MOMENTOM COLLECTIVE TEAM