We gathered by the side of the sea to breathe, move, sense, and simply be with the land. A gentle, guided experience led by our guest teacher Thalia Ditsa, blending presence and creativity with nature. We connected to the earth with our feet and felt the wind move through our bodies, becoming transparent while the rhythms of the waves encouraged and accompanied us.

During this facilitated walk, Thalia shared simple Qi-inspired movement and breath practices to help us rest, ground, and open up an energetic dialogue with the landscape. We explored and interacted with the land and the sea, its beings, and the group — through curiosity, movement, and play. We finished by merging with the sea waters, followed by a beautiful picnic.

Thalia Ditsa (GR/UK) is a multidisciplinary artist, researcher, and educator whose main playground is movement and dance. Her practice revolves around exploring and creating through the body and other — playing, sharing, and opening up new ways of communicating and co-creating.

With a background in Physical Science, Thalia holds an MA in Choreography from Dartington College of Arts (UK) and an MA in Political Science and Sociology from the University of Athens. Her ongoing research and practice, Body Landscape, draws from Butoh, experiential anatomy, somatic practices, and improvisation.
She’s trained as an Expressive Arts Therapist and is currently completing her Gestalt psychotherapy training, while also studying in the Greek BMC© Somatic Movement Educator program. Thalia facilitates groups in creative expression and personal development through the arts and organizes professional workshops for performing artists.

In 2018, she founded Ma-embodied performance lab, which has since produced five artistic works and numerous educational events. She’s also a founding member of Flock Collective, a space for collaboration and research in performance and somatics. Her work prioritizes community, participation, diversity, ecology, and rituals of care. Flock recently published “10+1 Dance Stories” (2024), co-authored by Ch. Polymenakos, I. Fylla, and Thalia.
More at: thaliaditsachoreography.portfoliobox.net