Festival du Souffle: qi gong workshops, lectures and poetry show in Fontainebleau

Published by Graziella de Sortiraparis · Updated on April 16, 2025 at 08:17 p.m.
The Festival du Souffle invites you on a poetic and spiritual journey around the work of François Cheng, combining the arts, lectures and Chinese practices near Fontainebleau, from June 7 to 9, 2025.

From June 7 to 9, 2025, the Franco-Chinese cultural centerLes Temps du Corpsorganizes the first edition of the Festival du Souffle, to pay tribute to the thought of François Cheng, a sage and poet who evokes the arts of movement and breath from the Chinese tradition, in the heart of a space filled with nature,the Moulin de la Fleur d'Or, near Fontainebleau. For three days, take advantage of conferences,exhibitions, dance performances andworkshops, for a peaceful weekend.

Poets, academics, artists and practitioners come together around the poetic and philosophical work of François Cheng, to give visitors the experience of breath, through practice as well as cultural and artistic activities.

The program

  • Exhibition

Calligraphies by François Cheng will be on display, allowing visitors to immerse themselves in the visual and spiritual universe of his work.

  • Show
Souffle! is the first creation by the Qi Dance Company. A creation like a manifesto, it affirms the link between the living arts, Qi Gong and Tai Ji Quan, the martial arts, through the different manifestations of breath, of qi. A bridge between East and West, between the power of collective movement and the intimacy of each individual.
  • Impromptu theater and music
  • Tea ritual

Accompanied by poems by François Cheng, this ritual invites you to a unique sensory and poetic experience.

  • Qi Gong and Taoist meditation

Led by Master Ke Wen and the Temps du Corps team, these practice sessions will take you on a poetic and spiritual journey, guided by the writings of François Cheng. According to Taoism, all practices, whether calligraphy, painting, meditation or Chinese medicine, are ways of connecting with the Breath that animates the world.

Practical information

Dates and Opening Time
From June 7, 2025 to June 9, 2025

× Approximate opening times: to confirm opening times, please contact the establishment.

    Location

    7 Rue d'Etrelles
    77930 Saint Sauveur sur Ecole

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    Prices
    €39 - €49

    Official website
    my.weezevent.com

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