Fredag 28. februar 2025
Glassgarden
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Oslo
Ecstatic Dance is a free-form movement practice where music guides you into a journey of self-expression, connection, and release. With no right or wrong way to move, you’re free to let go, listen to your body, and move however you feel.
The experience follows a carefully curated musical wave, moving through different energies and rhythms. From gentle, meditative sounds to deep, tribal or electronic beats, the music creates an atmosphere where you can explore stillness, intensity, playfulness, and surrender.
Beyond movement, Ecstatic Dance is a communal experience. Without words, we connect through rhythm and presence, creating a space of freedom, authenticity, and deep listening. Whether you come to release stress, tap into creativity, or simply enjoy the dance, Ecstatic Dance offers a space to be fully yourself.
Opening circle:
We begin with a short introduction, a grounding meditation, and a personal intention setting, to land in the space and guide our awareness for the evening.
Beginning of the dance:
We continue with a guided warm-up that helps us loosen up and ease into movement and connection with each other, preparing us for the dance journey ahead.
The dance journey:
Guided by a carefully curated DJ set we will explore what emerges inside and between us. This is a space to let go, find presence, reconnect with our essence and dance ourselves into deeper awareness and joy. We will journey through mixes of the following vibes, and more:
Tribal jungle- and desert beats
Soothing nature sounds
Spacious dub techno
Swinging gospel house
Powerful nordic folk music
Sound journey & integration:
At the end of the Ecstatic Dance, we will transition into a peaceful and deepening sound journey for landing and integration. The sound journey will be led by Sanne Rambags’ vocals, accompanied by Brynjulv Guddal on handpan and flute.
**Closing circle:**We gather one last time to land, breathe, and close the journey together.
**Hang out:**After the dance there will be time to hang out and connect with each other.
Brynjulv Guddal has a background as musician and producer with numerous bands in Bergen. Discovering the medicine of dance brought him to DJ-ing, now exploring most dance genres and also ways to merge them with Norwegian folk music. With his versatile sound he is contributing to the burner scene, retreats, ceremonies and festivals like Boom and OMG. As the co-founder of Ecstatic Dance Oslo, he is bringing national and international DJs to the scene, creating deep and transformative experiences.
Sanne Rambags, singer and composer, has shared her voice with audiences across the globe. From collaborating with musicians from different musical traditions, she has found her own genre-transcending, experimental, way of improvised singing. She draws inspiration from traditional folk music from around the world and studies the role of music in meaning-making and belonging. By using her voice as an instrument she aims to open the doorway to the space where we remember that we already belong.
PROGRAM
19:00 Doors open
20:00 Opening circle & warming up
20:30 Ecstatic Dance journey
22:30 Sound journey
23:00 Closing circle & hang out
00.30 Exit space
ECSTATIC DANCE GUIDELINES
No phones
No talking
No shoes
No drugs and alcohol
Respect each other's boundaries