Raleigh Ecstatic Dance

When

03/30/2023    
7:00 pm - 11:30 pm
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Where

Little City Brewing
400 W. North St., Raleigh, NC, 27603
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The dance wave is a form of ecstatic dance characterized as 90 minutes of speechless improvisational dance based somewhat on the 5 Rhythms Ecstatic Dance concept of Gabrielle Roth. This can be either solo dancing, partner dancing, contact improvisation, or ad lib group. The experience can be meditative or spiritually oriented for some individuals. Dance opening circle begins roughly 7:00 PM. Donations accepted but not required. Dance sometimes occurs on Fridays instead of Thursdays. Dance sometimes occurs at Dorothea Dix Park, Raleigh Rose Garden, or other locations, including indoors during the winter at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Raleigh (Clara Barton Room if available, otherwise Founders Hall). Dance is outdoors and weather dependent, but will usually occur during light rain. See Raleigh Ecstatic Dance Facebook group each week for latest information.

March 30th special event:
Raleigh Ecstatic Dance and Rabbit Whole Productions bring in collaboration to you: Sonic Bloom, an immersive artistic experience. With the dawn of Spring, Sonic Bloom invites you to explore possibilities and reawaken into a world full of fresh potential. All of the senses will be engaged through sound healing, ecstatic dance, music, visual arts, and creative mixology to evoke inspiring synergy and community creation. Through the fusion of the arts and weaving together of the senses, new patterns of expression can be realized for transformation with the season.
The evening will begin with an opening circle lead by Raleigh Ecstatic Dance facilitators Gino Lerebours and Lauren Bartek. The opening will then flow into a relaxing sound journey woven by Donøvan Moran. From there we will float seamlessly into a three hour ecstatic dance with music live mixed by three DJs: Xylem // Phløem, Shawn Grijalva, and LoMain. The music will follow an energetic path of a wave, building up to a high energy peak, and then melting into stillness.
During the dance, visual projections will be displayed throughout the space by Recreational Therapy, spring-inspired mocktails will be served by Common Co-op, a large canvas will be set up for all to paint by The Colab Raleigh, and an area to be filmed while dancing and interacting with the space will be set up by local J0iB0i Photography.
We are excited to dive into this experience with you! The possibilities of coming together to experience and create are endless, and it may be surprising what can spark within through the fusion of artistic expression
~ See you soon!
< Schedule >
– 7:00 Doors Open
– 7:10 Opening Circle
– 7:30 Sound Journey
– 8:00 Ecstatic Dance Rise (Xylem)
– 9:00 Ecstatic Dance Sustain (Shawn)
– 10:00 Ecstatic Dance Settle (LoMain)
– 11:00 Closing
– 11:30 Emerge
< Details >
Location: Little City Brewing 400 West North Street Suite 120 (updated from The Burrow)
Time: 7:00 – 11:30
< Tickets >
There are a limited number of tickets available in order to ensure an adequate sized container for the event! Tickets will be available for purchase via a The Ticket Fairy link.