Thank you for Alchemie 2011

Alchemie 2011 was, for us, precious beyond words. We are still stunned by the beauty that you all brought and created together this year in Prague. We are extremely grateful to know you, and to be counted among you who engage in the sacredness of this dance which dissolves, purifies, unites and en-lightens.

These 4 days, sandwiched between a full moon eclipse and the summer Solstice, had the resonance of the 5-- man returned to the center of the 4 elements, having passed the 4 directions- the Body in the West, the Heart in the South, the Soul in the East and the Mind in North. The center is Spirit, unified man in whom heaven and Earth, spirit and material unite, beyond all divisions.

We had one prayer this year-- we wanted everyone in the room to feel good. We wanted full unity in this exquisite room of our own collective making- the milonga, the salon.

2011 marks a return from the upper heart (conditional, dualistic, through which all desires manifest both that which is wanted and that which is not) to the lower heart in which the prayer is the manifestation, one and the same, simultaneous and unified.

You were both our prayer and our reality this Alchemie.

Our deepest thanks go specifically to our Arch Angels:
Krystyna Mogilnicka- principal production manager
Renata Skopkova- registration, accommodation & production
on whom the festival’s success rested
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To our overall angels
Sarka Cunderlikova- registration, After-party manager
Tereza Novakova- Décor, Red Milonga
Carla Mizzau- café manager
who gave irreplaceable and exceptional help
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To our dear artist angels
Ula Wojtkowiak, Agniezska Wojtkowiak, Tomas Denemark, Martin Dudr, Dubravka Radonjic, Tomas Sacher, Jana Smolova
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Beloved team Alchemie
Café team- Iveta Sugarkova, Honza Hnilicka, Verca Skopkova
Milonga Team- Leon Vlieger, Ania Wagner, Sonja Ruhland
Afterparty team- Dana Tesarikova, Pavel Fexa
Drivers/ tech- Jiri Svoboda, Pepa Klucina
Special thanks to Tali Wagner and Travis Widrick for their presence and support
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To our beautiful friends who inspired and inspire:
Ishka Michocka (Little Ish) - photography, graphic design, the magic, the window
Daniel Kasmayr- photography, alchemical consultancy
Lucien Lecarme- photography, friend, consultant
Maria Krizenecka- photography, after-party bus goddess
Jiri Svoboda- photography, camera, video, car,
Mariana Gil Herrera- photography
Nolwenn Treuger- video
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The Light
Rene-Marie Meignan
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The delightful DJs:
Barbel Rucker, Analia la Rubia, Aurora Fornuto, Hagen Schroter, James Bates, Joerg Haubner, Leandro Furlan, Julian Ingram, Ozgur Arin
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The moving Music :
Sin Rumbo [CR]. Orquesta Tipica Budapest [HU]
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The dancers- friends, co-creators, masters of transformation and magic
Ismael Ludman & Maria Mondino, Homer & Cristina Ladas, Bruno Tombari & Mariangeles Camaano, Martin Maldonado & Maurizio Ghella
Gaia Pisauro & Leandro Furlan

And as always loving appreciation and thanks to Thomas Rieser of Nou Berlin for the friendship, support and on-going cooperation.

Tango Alchemie Team