Zoukdreams: Castle of Miracles 2023

We found a new stunning location for the next Zoukdreams event: our Castle of Miracles. We collected incredible artists, who will be part of a main day proram or some parallel evening workshops. We have the capacity to combine this with a Marathon which allows us to receive even more joyous people!

In the Dutch province of Limburg, we will create an extraordinary Zouk fairytale on old Roman era crossroads and at the premises of a medieval castle. Here we provide you with the opportunity to enjoy a great Zouk marathon and retreat. At the same time we offer the opportunity to discover some Miracles of Zouk, for example: greater connections, beautiful experiences, deeper knowledge, better technique and powerful expressions.

The new location offers spaces for the activities, eating and sleeping under the same roof. Are you excited for an all taken care event where the only things you have to do are connect, dance and enjoy? Then this Zoukdreams weekend is definitely for you!

 ARTISTS:

Anderson & Brenda (Brazil)
Aline Cleto & Rafael (Brazil)
Evelyn & Derrick (USA)
Malu & Arknjo (Brazil)
Léo & Mathilde (France/Brazil)
Pasty (Netherlands)
Stijn & Léa (Belgium)
Heloisa & Melissa (Germany)

DJ Kakah (Brazil)
DJ Arknjo (Brazil)
DJ Malu (Brazil)
DJ Viking (Norway)
DJ HushZ (Poland)
DJ ARTUS (Poland)
DJ Zed (France)
DJ EdZ (NL)
DJ Freddy (NL)
DJ WinX (NL)
DJ Zensy (NL)
DJ Zoukerro (NL)

 HIGHLIGHTS:

The weekend will consist of
❶ main day workshops
❷ parallel evening workshops
❸ great atmosphere: all under 1 roof
❹ dreamy night parties
❺ cosy day parties
❻ other (outdoor) activities
❼ afterparty close by

Topics & contents for the workshops:
 Zouk techniques
 Connection (dance & transcendence)
 Reflections & new insights
 Intention & consent in dance

 PROGRAM:

We will welcome participants on Friday April 7. The earliest arrival time is 19:00 and the party only starts at 21:00. Check-in will be open throughout the night. Program will end on Tuesday April 11.

In the day workshops we will have plenty of space for about 150 people. It is designed in such a way that everybody will have a great time learning and enjoying the program. Therefore these workshops will be in sequence with everybody together, not parallel / multiple rooms. You don’t need to choose and you can share the whole learning journey with the whole group.

For the evening workshops there will be more variety of styles and teachers in multiple rooms. You will be able to follow 2 hours per day, to be picked from a schedule with multiple rooms.

During the day socials and night parties (included in all tickets) it will be posible to find yourself in a dreamy Zouk marathon for at least 4 days!

The full pass includes 6 hours with Anderson & Brenda during the day workshops, which you will all be able to join (in sequence to other workshops, not in parallel).

More information about what is included and which teachers you can expect are on the program page on the website and in the ticket descriptions.

 THE PLACE:

Our venue is in The Netherlands, close to Germany, very central in Western-Europe. The roots of the castle go back to 13th century and the current building is from 1830. It is surrounded by nature and the river Maas. In between workshops you can take a breath of fresh air and walk through the gardens and forest on the property.

For Zoukdreams we only use a modern building next to the old castle. But this is in fact the real Castle of Miracles: it is a new fantasy castle created from re-used materials from local buildings, including some old fortifications of the town of Venlo. The modern building has bigger rooms to dance and up to date, comfortable sleeping rooms.

 PRICES & REGISTRATION:

Full pass - including all workshops:
€230,00 = SOLD OUT

Hybrid pass - incl. evening workshops:
€170,00 (after April 1: €180)

Marathon pass - all socials & parties:
€130,00 (after April 1: €140)

Please note: this price EXCLUDES accommodation and food. We highly recommend booking accommodation on site in the same building. This saves you travel time, makes you be part of the group athmosphere, allows for changing breaks and is a comfortable all-inclusive way to enjoy this event.

For more details & reservations, see: www.zoukdreams.com

Accommodation package deals are available on our website and include: 4 nights, a meal package with 3 meals per day, bed linen & towel. Room size varies between 3 and 8 beds (twin and tripple rooms are sold out). Moreover we have dormitories/bunkroom and a beautiful quiet campsite.

We will assign places in the event first to people staying at the venue. If you're planning to stay elsewhere, you can buy an event ticket (use early birds) and we will do our best to give you a place. In the unlikely scenario we can't, we will reimburse you.

 ROUTE:

For a full overview see our website.

ADDRESS:
⁞ City close by (6 km): Venlo, Netherlands
⁞ address: De Berckt 1, Baarlo

DRIVING DISTANCES:
⁞ airport Dusseldorf (Germany): 40 min
⁞ airport Eindhoven (NL): 45 min
⁞ airport Amsterdam (NL): 1 hr 45 min
(When travelling by public transport, you may have a faster transfer by train from Amsterdam airport.)

⁞ 1 hour 45 minutes from Amsterdam
⁞ 1 hour 30 minutes from Antwerpen
⁞ 1 hour from Cologne

⁞ 3 hours from Bremen
⁞ 3 hours from Frankfurt

PUBLIC TRANSPORT:
⁞ train station Venlo is 6 km
⁞ we are working on shuttle options