5-Day Gaga & Movement Research Retreat 2027

Kärlingesund

Five days to move, explore, reset, and reconnect.

We are excited to announce that this year we are opening our first five-day Gaga & Movement Research Retreat on Sweden’s beautiful west coast. Following two wonderful years of our Intensive weekends in Copenhagen, Stockholm, and Stuttgart (which we will return to), we are excited to share this new chapter with you.

Growing from the community that has gathered around our intensives, the retreat offers more time and space to immerse ourselves in movement, follow our curiosity, and explore a wider range of practices. Hosted at Kärlingesund Retreat Center, nestled within a nature reserve on Sweden’s beautiful west coast, it brings together movement research, shared practice, and time to connect with ourselves, each other, and the surrounding nature. When the weather allows, we’ll take our explorations outdoors, making space to move, breathe, and draw inspiration from the landscape around us. Throughout the retreat, we’ll also share delicious, homemade food prepared with locally sourced ingredients, nourishing both body and community.

We invite you to move, explore, and discover new possibilities in a welcoming space for bodies of different backgrounds and experiences.

Dates

💥 Kärlingesund Retreat Center: 13-17th May 2027
Registration open – get your tickets here

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Practical Information

Dates & Arrival

The retreat takes place between 13–17 May 2027 at Kärlingesund Retreat Center on Sweden’s west coast. 

You are welcome to arrive and settle in between 13:00 and 15:00 on 13 May, giving you time to get comfortable and find your way around before we begin our journey together.

On our final day, 17 May, we will gather for a closing session, finishing at 12:30, before its time to depart. 

You will receive a more detailed schedule and all the practical information you need when you sign up.

How to get there?

You are responsible for your own travel to and from the center. 

Traveling by car:

Kärlingesund Retreat Center, Kärlingesund 316, 451 97 Uddevalla, Sweden

Traveling by public transport:

From Gothenburg the easiest is to take the Lysekil Express (bus 841 / 845) from Gothenburg central (Nils Ericsson terminal) to Källviken bus stop via a short stop at Torp Terminalen. The trip takes approximately 1.5 hours from Gothenburg. There is a nice walk on a gravel road to Kärlingesund from the bus stop, approximately 1,4 km. There is a sign “Kursgärd” (course center) by the main road. For a detailed local bus schedule visit  Västtrafik. 

For more info about Kärlingesund Retreat Center,  click here.

Accommodation

You can choose between a shared room and a single room when registering. Shared rooms have two single beds and offer a comfortable space to share with another participant. (There are some options for double beds if preferred.)

If you’d like to share a room with a friend or someone you know, you’ll be able to indicate this in a simple form sent to you within a few days of registration.

Shared toilets and showers are located close to the sleeping rooms.

Food & Nourishment

All meals will be prepared by the retreat centre’s chef, with a focus on nourishing, seasonal, and locally sourced ingredients.

Please let us know about any food allergies, intolerances, or dietary requirements, in the same form where you indicate your accommodation preferences. We will make sure menu is inclusive and diverse.

A Day at the Retreat

Each day will offer a rhythm of movement, shared meals, social activities, and time to rest. Our programme is designed to give us plenty of time to explore together, while leaving space to pause, recharge, and let things settle.

Here is an example of what a day might look like:

• 07:15–08:30 — Morning session
• 08:30–09:30 — Breakfast
• 10:15–13:00 — Movement session
• 13:00–14:00 — Lunch
• 16:00–18:00 — Movement session
• 18:30–19:30 — Dinner
• 20:00 onwards — Evening activity

The schedule may vary throughout the retreat, allowing us to find a balance between focused practice, shared experiences, and time for ourselves.

The Centre & Surroundings

Clik Here to get a feel for the place we’ll call home during our five days together. The retreat centre has its own unique charm, with welcoming spaces to gather, unwind, and spend time between sessions.

Just a five-minute walk away, the sea invites you to step outside, breathe in the fresh air, and enjoy the beautiful surroundings of Sweden’s west coast. The garden offers lovely spaces to relax, with a fireplace, and a sauna to enjoy throughout our stay.

What should you pack

• Comfortable cloths for dancing, warm cloths for evenings and outdoors.
• A notebook and a pen.
• Your own water battle.
• Your own beach towels.
• Bed linen and shower-towels can be rented for €20 unless you choose to bring those on your own as well.

Towels for the sauna will be provided.

Who we Are

Kari Vig Petersen

Kari Vig Petersen is a dancer and dance teacher based in Copenhagen, Denmark. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Dance from the Iceland Academy of the Arts and completed the Gaga Teacher Training Program in Tel Aviv, where she trained with Bosmat Nossan, Saar Harari, and Ohad Naharin.
Certified as a Gaga teacher since 2019, Kari has taught at numerous dance and acting schools, companies, and through her own classes and workshops. Passionate about sharing the joy and benefits of movement, she brings a deep curiosity for the body’s intelligence into all her teaching.

Smadar Goshen is a choreographer, dancer, certified Gaga teacher, and Gyrotonic & Gyrokinesis trainer and teacher’s trainer. She earned her B.A. in Dance and M.A. in Choreography from the Jerusalem Academy for Music and Dance.
Since 2011, her works have been performed internationally across a range of platforms. In 2019, Smadar relocated from Israel to Stuttgart, Germany, where she continues to create and produce as an independent choreographer.
In the past years Smadar had acquired an expensive experience in teaching both non-professional movers and professional dancers in various platforms around Europe, among them are academic institutions and programs as well as established dance companies such as GöteborgsOperans Danskompani, tanzmainz, stadttheater pforzheim, Dance Theater Heidelberg, stadttheater osnabrück and more.
Recognized as one of Germany’s “10 promising choreographers & dance pioneers” in tanz magazine’s 2023 yearbook, Smadar currently serves as the representative choreographer for Theater Freiburg’s dance department within the Réseau GRAND LUXE network. From 2024–2026, she is supported by the State Capital Stuttgart and the Landesverband Freie Tanz- und Theaterschaffende Baden-Württemberg.

Lee Brummer

Lee Brummer is an independent choreographer, dance artist, movement director, educator, and co-founder of ilDance, an international independent contemporary dance company based in Sweden. Her multidisciplinary background bridges movement, psychology, theatre, and language, shaping embodied and thought-provoking experiences for performers and audiences. From 2016 to 2025, she also directed Gaga Sweden.
Originally from Israel, Lee danced with Bat Dor Dance Company and worked with choreographer Emanuel Gatl. She has also worked internationally with a range of independent choreographers and toured across Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Alongside her dance training, she studied psychology, theatre, and somatic practices – an integration that continues to inform her artistic and pedagogical work.
A certified Gaga teacher, trained under Ohad Naharin, Bosmat Nossan, and Saar Harari, Lee works internationally as a guest teacher and mentor, leading classes, workshops, and choreographic processes for institutions, companies, and festivals. Her teaching credits include DV8 Physical Theatre, GöteborgsOperans Danskompani, Australian Dance Theatre, and Sydney Dance Company.
As a choreographer, Lee’s work weaves together movement, text, and voice, drawing on personal narratives, interviews, and original writing to explore identity, memory, emotional landscapes, and human connection. Her choreographic work has toured internationally, and she has also worked extensively in musical theatre, choreographing Evil Dead The Musical (2024) and serving as choreographer’s assistant on Wicked (Gothenburg Opera, 2022 and 2026), Guys & Dolls (Gothenburg Opera, 2009), and CATS (Cirkus Stockholm, 2009). She has been creating choreographic work internationally since 2010.

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