Beginning 5 years ago on the southern Pacific coast of Costa Rica as a grassroots community of artists and musicians, Envision Festival - has Costa Rica to an unprecedented target Festival and a paradigm for the future. Although maintaining its base humility is intact, the bar sets the festival very for Greatest Practices in regenerative occasion production, and furthermore, sets a new regular for how firms from about the planet, in order to collect to celebrate. Rather of the jungle-splashed beaches of Costa Rica, from February 26 to March 1, 2015, was the fifth consecutive Envision Festival unparalleled expertise and good results - for the capacity crowd of 4200 that something the hike to Rancho La Merced outside created of Uvita.
Festival guests spent their days barefoot in bikinis and board shorts, to participate in interactive workshops, inspiring speakers and yoga sessions by world-class teachers like Rachel Brathen, Ashleigh Sergeant and Meghan Currie, surfing, swimming, trips to the near waterfalls and neighboring rustic, off-the-beaten-path towns Uvita and Dominical. At sunset on the beach gathered festivalgoers for the famous Costa Rica crimson sunset, drum circles and fire dancing. Night alive with international electronic and acoustic music by means of Envision 4 stages. Performers include: The Polish ambassador, Groundation, Phaeleh, liberator, Ott, The Funk Hunters, Lulacruza, Mikey Lion of Desert Hearts, Wild Light, Random Rab, Dimond Saints, Ken Jordan of The Crystal Strategy and Los Miseria Miseria Cumbia band amongst dozens much more.
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Every single stage was an impressive, handcrafted art installation. The Luna Stage, a 30-foot-driftwood and bamboo Jaguar was produced by Hoodie + Tigre , the custom projection mapping in a field full of reside artists. The Sol step taken by visionary artist Carey Thompson , looked like a giant sunrise on the horizon, and the Lotus level by Tiffany Reffner, Ines Aires, and Marcella Angrisano bloomed like a flower of colorful fabric more than the dancing crowd Comedians ., aerialist, stiltwalkers, fire and hoop dancers also performed and wandered the festival entertaining all these present. Visionary artists from the Americas, such as Android Jones, Amanda Sage, Kazilla and Chris Dyer , Reside painted -murals throughout the festival and presented in a curated Jungle Art Gallery.
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Festival producer Matt Siegel says this year's Envision" Coming out of our fifth year, we feel like our dream of what Envision for Costa Rica and for our international neighborhood has ultimately begun to take shape. We are by this year's participation, the participation of the audience and the warm welcome from genuinely humble our neighborhood. Our develop driving motivation for this space is not just for a week of celebration each and every winter, but the prospective constructive impact that each of our participants can once more spread in their personal communities in the planet. We would like to remind our participants, Envision is not the solution, but rather a platform for demonstration, coaching and authentic interpersonal connection that you inspire the alter that you will see in the planet give. We are far more excited than ever to unveil some new surprises you in 2016th "
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In addition to the globe-class music and spiritually enriching knowledge, takes Envision Proud of their special environmentally regenerative initiatives and answer based on ideology. Several participants gathered in front of the festival for a Permaculture Action Day , creating gardens at 3 regional schools. Throughout the festival, all of "single use" cups and kitchen utensils were banned and replaced with reusable elements and a festival wide wash system, the quantity of waste substantially reduced at the festival. The most contemporary luxury composting toilets kept undesirable odors from stored water, decreasing the need for harmful chemical toilets and in six months will have fertile generated growing soil for future permaculture projects.
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Tickets for Envision in 2016 will go on sale this spring Hold deducted your eyes on the Envision Facebook web page for a lot more information as they grow to be offered. Following this year's fast sell-out, we expect going gig tickets quickly. this chance to "Pura Vida!" Knowledge Stay Do not miss up-to-date, comply with the hyperlinks beneath!
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About Envision Festival Costa Rica:
5 years in, Envision Festival - Costa Rica is far more than just a festival, but an encounter, in the "Pura Vida "way of life. Envision Festival is an international music, art and yoga festival with world-class talent combined with an adventure of a lifetime of tropical forests, enchanted waterfalls, gorgeous beach sunsets, surfing and cultural exchange in one of the most biodiverse regions of the globe. From men and women together bring in the lush countryside of Costa Rica, creating a festival with a high standard of regenerative practices and has a wide range of classes in the places of health, healing, Permaculture, dance and yoga, offers Envision Festival ways to celebrate the spirit to heal the body and mind, and revitalize the soul.
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