Kalakeli is a fantastic project allowing for a deep-dive into diverse forms of movement arts. The quality of the teaching is top-notch, with world-renowned dance and movement teachers sharing their experience and techniques in an informal learning environment. This 1-3 month programme is a unique opportunity to practice movement arts along with amateur and professional dancers, actors, martial art practitioners, and other movers. The learning environment is highly satisfying for dancers with lots of experience, yet highly supportive of those with less experience. The perfect place to rediscover your body, open your mind, explore new practices, grow as a person, and be part of a warm community of movers. Navala and Micka, who imagined and created Kalakeli, are two fantastic and warm-hearted human beings that you can trust at 100%

I honestly feel like Kalakeli is more than a movement arts programme. It is about the people you get to know, talk with, connect, understand, love, help and encourage. These people were my family and we were there to help each other along this journey. The life lessons I made from my friends will last me a lifetime and I feel so soul connected with them. It’s like the family I never had. Another key take away was if I did yoga in the morning I felt ready for the day. I also learned that it’s up to me to work hard, to grow, to attend class and to know when it’s time to take a break. It was an incredible experience where I always felt really present, I didn’t dwell in the past because there is nothing that we can change, but the present can be! Thank you so much and I can’t wait to come back again sometime in the future!

Located in the centre of beautiful, lush greenery. Kalakeli is home for people who love movement, dance and all things creative. Having spent 3 months participating in the intensive. I learned a wide range of vocabulary from teachers from around the world and natives of the land. It has been an incredibly enriching experience and I have met lifetime brothers and sisters. Super glad I answered the call.

How can I describe my Kalakeli experience without dropping a tear? One tear of happiness for the joy those three months brought me. One tear of sadness for the nostalgia of this beautiful experience. It changed me in any way, maybe I was lucky to have passed three months into three different and amazing groups. The encounters and the deepness of each relationship got me into another perspective of life. The teachers and all of what they taught me changed my perception of dance. Something switched and allowed my artistic being to come into reality. I am truly and beyond grateful to have crossed paths with Micka and Niku (and Ayiana) and lived this adventure out of reality. It is not just dance. It is not just movement. It is artists at their most powerful form of expression, humans at their most vulnerable form of being, gathering together as one to create this whirlwind of possibilities. It is all about sharing and growing, deep into laughter and tears, stepping out of comfort to come back to a real state of movement. In this experience, we move to grow.

Thank you.

Unforgettable two months!

I am grateful that I joined Kalakeli. To be honest, I don’t know where to start. The teachers, the group and the place in Goa were amazing. I loved the combination of dance, movement & martial arts classes. The organizers, Micka & Niku, also organized ice baths and cacao ceremonies for the group.

I can highly recommend it.

Kalakeli Movements arts is sublime and the work they do to support and inspire their participants and collaborators is divine. As a teacher in the residency, I had the privilege to work with fascinating, interesting artists and people from across the world! It was a gift to be part of an experience that was so enriching, inspiring and full of kindness, compassion and love. There is a real sense of community that is created in the residency and I have made genuine and authentic connections with everyone I came in contact with. The curation of the residency is brilliant and a great deal of thought, care, love and energy has been invested to make sure the whole experience in and out of the studio is outstanding! I look forward to the next edition and all the creativity, love, joy and inspiration that comes with it. I hope to see you there!

The most beautiful space for movers to be vulnerable and open. More than safe it’s a supportive space. Personally for me, it opened a whole new world of movement and fueled so much creativity, brought out so many emotions and created space to experiment without judgements so grateful for being a part of this and blessed to have got the scholarship. Every dancer should experience this once In there lifetime.

Kalakeli has been a transformative experience for me as a Teacher and Student. As someone passionate about movement and artistic expression, finding this space where I can explore and grow has been invaluable. The team’s dedication and focus on every detail is reflected in every session.

Thank you, Kalakeli, for being a constant source of inspiration and growth!

Kalakeli Movement Arts is a magical place and a unique experience. It was an utmost privilege to be there this year, teaching, dancing, sharing, exchanging with a group of warm souls and creative individuals. We all arrived for our own reasons there. But Kalakeli is the embrace that connects us all. It gave us the opportunity to learn from each other, live together and be open to every day’s miracles. This is a place where you can become one with nature and you can gain perspective of what life is about, through and across the moving body.

Kalakeli was such a transformative time of growth and deep learning, across all movement styles and expressions. I was inspired by the diversity in physical approaches, ranging from learning martial arts, contemporary floorwork, breaking, capoeira and creative processes, and understanding the common thread that integrates all movements together. The language of the body, that has no bounds. It was so special to share the experience with many beautiful humans on the course – developing connections so genuine and real. You go to spaces to dance, but what you end up discovering is so much beyond. Thank you Kalakeli.

It is a privilege for me to teach, share and connect in the Goan Jungle each year as part of Kalekeli! The most special part is witnessing the weaving and coming together of culture, personalities & creativity. For the space inside and outside the studio to be ignited into a time of sharing & exchange of our unique lived experiences and perspectives. Kalakeli, to me, seeks to offer a return to community. To the simplicity and complexity of sharing a daily discipline with others, which here is the act of gathering and moving together in one space. You will be given a huge dose of love as you are supported to discover your ultimate physical empowerment through the rigour of physical training. It will call on you to respect the power of the body and each other. It’s a space for everyone to discover their movement potential. Charged, alive, passionate, joyous, connected! As an artist and teacher I find this one of the richest and most rewarding times of my year.

A place where I felt humbled and loved, where I was truly taken care of—where I felt like I was with family. A space filled with kindred spirits, all moving and enjoying together.

A rare opportunity to learn from teachers and masters from around the world, each bringing their own unique art forms. It’s the best place to explore diverse styles of movement, all under one roof, surrounded by love and positivity.

Kalakeli is a paradise for movers. It’s an amazing, welcoming and cozy place that will indeed bring you the happiness of movement, communication and life. I spent a month there and it was an endless pleasure to be in the same space with incredible teachers and amazing people. I would love to come again!

Kalakeli is the best program I ever did. It is the perfect mix of different movements (contemporary-martial arts-yoga etc.) and wonderful ceremonies in the middle of the jungle.

Micka and Niku create a space with a very special energy there.

You will meet so many different teachers and participants from all over the world. You will grow together. And you will get inspired by each other.

It is just magical!

Since I left I have been missing this place and the people everyday!