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anwesend

– le temps et l’espace –

SPACE

* The place and its opportunities

Anwesend is a 1ha sized property located in the middle east of France in Cote D’or, directly on the river Vingeanne and around 45 km far from Dijon. The place offers plenty of outdoor space for activities of all kinds and a bunch of historically charming stone houses. One of these houses is the large group house called „Villa Cassis“. The name is due to the fact that it was once a cassis farmer who built this place. In this house up to 20 people can find the possibility to sleep. The spacious park area with the adjacent river invites you to linger, to live out your creativity or to experience productive community processes. According to your taste or needs you can use the place as it feels right for you. The quiet rural location offers a different kind of diversion from everyday life, especially for people coming from the city. Click HERE to go directly to the overview of possible use of the place. The other houses include a sauna, a workshop, a large barn, a community house and a small private residence. In the vicinity you will find a canal and some small forests, which invite you to go for a walk. Also the surrounding villages seem rather small and rural, typically French, with their own unique charme and definitely worth a visit, whether to get fresh vegetables at the market or to take a bike to a small bakery. 

The terrain will mostly be enlivened by the community living there. More infos about the community life you will find HERE.

Villa Cassis

* as an Accommodation for Groups




Perfect for families, groups of friends, clubs or any other association…, the „Villa Cassis“ offers the possibility of accommodation for about 10-20 people (under certain conditions even much more). The house is an around 200 years old building, with exactly this kind of charm but also the associated circumstances. This means that the rural appearance will not be mistaken 🙂 Nevertheless or even because of that, a stay in this place is such a unique experience. The villa is equipped with 6 bedrooms and plenty of beds (2x 180x200cm, 6x 140x200cm, 1x 90x200cm) and a lot of mattresses. Depending on the need and personal requirement, comfortability changes the more people are accommodated in the house.

In the basement there is a large lounge, a dining room, a billiard / table soccer room, a kitchen, one bedroom, a small toilet and a separate (rather awkward) shower facility in the laundry room. On the upper floor there are the other bedrooms, the red salon and the bathroom.

In the cold months the house is heated with wood. We will provide the wood. If you need help with feeding the stoves, we will of course be there for you. 

Especially in the summer it is well worth to use the outdoor areas. Here you will find a lot of space on the large lawn, some sitting and eating possibilities in the shade of the old willow tree as well as the possibility to swim in the river or to make a small canoe tour or to play a game of petanque.  For now also smaller celebrations could always be held smoothly as long as thereby the neighbors and their slumber habits were considered 🙂 

If you want to send a booking request, you can do it either through AIRBNB or better directly via our contact form

Camps

* Vacation camps, School trips, Vacation and exchange for and with your collective…




The outdoor area of „Anwesend“/the park (about 9.000 m²) offers enough space to host a camp for up to 50 people. In addition, there is a lot of space for programme/activities. In the adjacent river it is possible to swim or to make small canoe trips. For a bike tour, some bikes can be rented from us (We are in the process of stocking up/repairing). Please contact us in advance if you are interested. Otherwise, the surrounding area invites you to take hikes along the canal or in the small forests. The caves of Beze or a city trip to Dijon are also always worth a trip. 

We have a garden shower platform with two shower stalls and two composting toilets and sinks for brushing teeth, washing dishes….

This platform is for the most part barrier-free. If you are coming in a wheelchair, please let us know in advance so that the facility is equipped accordingly.

Bring your tents and ideally your own infrastructure for cooking. If you need support in the planning or implementation, we are happy to help you. If necessary, we can contribute a part to the equipment and / or to the program.

If you are interested in organizing a vacation camp, a school trip or any other kind of camp on our property, we would be happy to be contacted.

Celebrations

* Weddings, Birthday celebrations, … (In a fancy dress of a festival)




Besides the sleeping facilities in the Villa for your guests, we also offer a service to help you realize your event. By now we are experienced in decorating the place, lighting it, providing a good sound and planning the food even for larger groups. We have equipment in the field of sound and light as well as catering. If you are interested in realizing your celebration with us, we look forward to getting in touch with you. If you need help with planning and/or implementation, we are here for you.

Events

* Workshops, alternative business meetings, micro festivals, get togethers…







If you have an idea for a small event and are still looking for a suitable place for it, this might be the right location. We have a desire for events. …and also enough space.  Possible is everything you can imagine, e.g. a yoga retreat, a dance workshop, learn to paint, an educational trip, language exchange, photography, liquid movement, gardening, community training, masquerades, theater rehearsals, film sets, startup business meetings, meditation, making music, making…, co:nnect…

Please present your ideas. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us. We are ready to support you from the planning to the implementation.



Contact

5, Rue des Bressenot

21610 Pouilly-sur-Vingeanne

Mail: info(at)anwesend.org

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    *community living

    Anwesend Community

    *art_projects

    The „Anwesend-Community“ is a fluid and dynamic community with a common focus on art. Fluid and dynamic means to us that people come and go and that these people are considered full members of the community from day one regardless of their length of stay. The common interest in the subject of art connects the community members. For this purpose, projects are defined under agreements, which are implemented by the community. These art projects can go in any imaginable direction. Whether painting, poetry, sculpture, new media art, performance, theater, film, photos, music, … It would be nice if this resulted in output that could be shared with the „outside world“, whether in the form of a performance for the local environment or online as a presentation or as a published work. An economic interest will not be taken into account here. This could at most be a nice side effect. It’s more about passion, fun and expression.

    Are you interested in this kind of community life? We are looking forward to see new faces. Please contact us HERE for more information.

    For shorter stays we can probably provide you with a room, maybe a shared one. If you plan to live in the community for a longer period of time or even permanently, it would be desirable if you could bring a (mobile) accommodation with you or if you are able to build a simple shelter for yourself. You should also be financially independent. We will always be able to assign volunteer jobs to reduce rental costs, but this can never be planned exactly and also depends on how many volunteers are already on site. If you are interested in spending time with us as a volunteer, you can either contact us via workaway or via our contact form

    If you are an artist and would like to realize your art project in our location, then apply here for the “Artist in Residence” program.




    SAVE THE DATE!

    1 – 7 May , 2023

    Limited to 12 participants.

    Price : €600

    any questions?? write a mail to: anklang@anwesend.org

    Learn the fundamentals of music production in the charming surroundings of the French countryside.

    Morning modules, guided individual practice and small groups working together to create a piece of music, lovingly taught through Ableton in a playful and intuitive manner. We offer a stable foundation for a balanced and streamlined workflow, for one to be equipped with the basic tools to channel what is inside out …




    Including:

    •  6 days of music course 
    • 7 days food and accommodation 
    • 6 days guided morning practice (body movement) 
    • & daily evening activity:  sauna, live jams, circle songs, and a stone oven pizza night.

    Artist in Residence

    As a community focused on art projects, we are interested in supporting artists with their projects and attracting them with their ideas to our place. As a community, we usually agree on a common project for a defined period of time. If it fits, your project could become one of these community projects. The condition for this is that output is created that can be shared with the outside world. Examples may include: Exhibitions / installations / performances / concerts…. for the neighborhood and surrounding area, publications (literature / music / …), media projects that can be shared via the Internet and documentation of the creative process. To support you as an artist in your creative process, we offer you the possibility to live with us at the lowest conditions (15€/day for accommodation and food). In addition we provide you with a room/place to work on your project. E.g. in the barn there is enough space to realize larger installations. You may also use our workshop. Please describe your project as precisely as possible in the following application form, so that we can get an idea of what you have in mind.

    Application form for the Artist in Residence program

      Publications

      *finalized art_projects

      How it works

      *Music piece and video

      by Nora and Johann Schlaufe 

      Video by VALMA & Beatrixé

      Post by Gonzalo Patalagua

      Performers: Malauke, Laurence, Luana, Peter, Umaé, Marina, Shiva

      supported by

      Anwesend project April 2020

      So this is what happens when a bunch of creative people spend quarantine in a wonderful place in France together due to Corona Virus: A song and a video about society and conditioning.

      Resonanztraum

      *Interactive immersive audiovisual 360° Experience

      by Beat Sandkühler

      OPEN YOUR SENSES 

      RESONATE INTERACT EXPLORE PLAY

      The final work of audiovisual artist Beatrixé for Kunsthochschule Kassel, developed at Anwesend 2020, Feinemchanik Kassel and Haus der Statistik Berlin.

      EXPAND YOUR PERCEPTION AND EXPLORE YOUR INDIVIDUAL PLAYFUL CHILD IN THE COLLECTIVE EXPERIENCE

      The sensitive playroom of senses reacts to sounds and movement and mixes reality with a magical world.

      The people in the room themselves become the artists, performers and creators of the unique moment that enlivens the room.

      The immersive experience connects people in a sensual way and encourages them to experience, discover, participate and play together. With a pleasant, tuned basic setting through sound and visualization, an inspiring, pleasant atmosphere is created in the room, which facilitates social interaction.

      Visual Concept

      Via a 360° live projection with 4 Kinect Azure Sensors and 4 projectors the room is visually enchanted and is designed by the visitors inside through movement, participative buttons and control elements. For realizing this visual dream the installation is working with software Touchdesigner to enable real-time effects and tracking of the participants in the space.

      The 4 Kinect Azure are located in the middle of the installation and are directed at the outer walls. RGB Cameras and the depth sensors register and react to movement and light in the room. The real visual perception becomes blurred with an extended reality that is controlled by the visitors. With live feedback-video projection the participants are automatically visually integrated into the projection and are animated to move and encounter their virtual mirror image.

      The visual development is directed and realized by Bogota based artist Enki-VJ and Leipzig/Kassel based multimedia artist Beatrixè. Together they work on the symbiosis of analog and organic visuals scenes that get animated and translated into interactive digital art pieces that react to the participants.

      Audio Concept

      The audio concept is based on the experiences and the technical setup of the eigenklang installation from Kollektiv Eigenklang. The development of the immersive 360 sound experience is directed and realized by sound explorers MF Jäger, Johann Schlaufe and Beatrixé. Furthermore it is a collective colaboration between artists and producers from around the world.

      Using wireless headphones and a binaural 3D sound microphone, all the people in the room hear each other through a pair of common ears. The spatial sound is manipulated by the visitors** themselves through effects in real time. The audiovisual performance collective from Kassel realizes interactive spatial installations and blurs the boundaries between audience and artist. The collective experiments with binaural sound, explores spatial sound and collectively produces a unique sound carpet.

      URLAUB!

      *HipHop Music video

      by Eigenklang & KlangreiseGÄNG

      Mixing and Video by Johann Schlaufe

      Post by Gonzalo Patalagua

      Camera: Valma & Béatitude

      Gäng: Sophie Rapper Sean Schaf Joana Coolheißundbesonders Yannic Myammyam Dominik Dinosaurier Beat Bambus Marina Marinade Petra Power Marvin Mamamia Ria Reis Milena Mond Malin Valma Shiva Sharabi Martin Musik Ole Ofen Gonzalo Enki Oscar Oscarete Franz Feuer Maike Malauke

      September 2020

      This hiphop music video was created during our 10-day inclusive music retreat „Klangreise“ in summer 2020 on the Anwesend. Vacation and hiphop were the themes that inspired many sound travelers. In an improvised and strength-based process, lyrics were written, locations and costumes were chosen, raps and instruments were recorded and finally all scenes were shot. Here you can download the song: „URLAUB“

      Every year in late summer we invite people with and without an assistance need on a vacation trip, where we produce something unique together.

      Humans and water, Portals Part 1

      *Music videos

      by Julia Hodel

      video materials were taken in July 2022 in Switzerland

      cut during January 2023 in Anwesend / France 

      „The videos show the joy of youth, art and summer in the house of my grandparents. Its a mix between dance, music, poesie, dreams and conceptual art. During the time in Anwesend we found ways of creating music for pictures and pictures for music.“

      music by kandilari

      Fireworks

      *Music piece/videos

       by ili & the Black Sails ft. Kollektiv Eigenklang

      video was shot in June 2022  at Anwesend

      „3 years ago a firework landed in our balcony and our flat got burned-it was New Year’s Eve. […]

      Now we burn the past that doesn’t serve us anymore to make space for the healthy new-totally giving into desire-carefully. […]

      …at least we can still see the moon“

      Written by Ili Os, Produced by Kollektiv Eigenklang, Ili Os, Kandilari Mix and Master: tonstr.studio Filmed by Kollektiv Eigenklang & Gonzalo patalagua in 2020. Video Edit: Malauke, Miiel, Beatrixé Special thanks to: Anwesend Community, Malauke, Johann Schlaufe, Beatrixe, A Macaca, Peter Power, Lenaïg, Kitty, Gonzalo Patalagua, Kandilari, Luana Schwengber, Oscar, Shiva, Umae, Malin, Marina, Line, Katja Aujeski, Joke, Nora, Jakob, Pablo. Dedicated to Niemetzland