Mirage ~ a New Year's Eve Celebration

Featuring Performances by

On the threshold of this new quarter century, what visions will we call forward and manifest both individually and as a collective?

Join us as we step into a beautiful vision, weaving ceremony, sound, and celebration. Gather with us to create a living mirage - a beautiful dream anchored in community, connection, & dance.

Our evening will begin with an evocative prayerformance by Arula, invoking intention and awakening presence.

As the night unfolds, we journey into ecstatic heights with ASADI & XYE offering their Persian trap alchemy.

And we’ll close out the night and bring in the new year with an embodied ceremonial ritual and dance celebration led by DRĖĖĖMY.

Sip on elixirs, weave prayers through movement, and welcome 2026 with invocation, community, and the magic of music.

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Lineup & Set Times

7pm Doors open

8pm Cacao & Intention Setting w/ Maryzelle

9:30pm Ritual Prayerformance by Arula

Featuring Kaiya Ashanti, Maya Kaufman, & more TBA

10:30pm ASADI & XYE

12AM DRĖĖĖMY

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Mirage is a sober celebration, inviting you to connect through presence and pure expression. Instead of alcohol, we’ll be offering a range of beautiful elixirs, cacao, tea lounges, and herbal potions. Sip intentionally, dance freely, and welcome the new year in clarity and connection.All sales are final. No refunds or exchanges.
Ecstatic Dance Oakland is not responsible for lost, stolen, or damaged tickets or personal items.

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ASADI is a Persian-American producer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist whose sound bridges the ancient and the avant-garde. Guided by reverence for his heritage, he weaves the textures of traditional instruments — the Arabic oud, Persian setar, Kurdish tambour, Turkish saz, and Sufi daf — into powerful, genre-defying electronic landscapes. His music is both a tribute and a transformation: a living dialogue between ancestral rhythm and modern innovation.

With two national tours and over thirty major festival appearances — including Electric Forest, Lightning in a Bottle, and Phoenix Lights — ASADI’s performances are a visceral experience of precision, emotion, and cultural storytelling. His signature live sets, fusing organic instrumentation with explosive drumpad mastery, create immersive spaces that transcend genre and geography alike.

Expanding his creative reach, ASADI recently composed the score for The Rogue: Prince of Persia, marking his debut in AAA gaming and cementing his place as a boundary-pushing artist across mediums.

XYE emerges as a pioneering figure at the nexus of music and fine art. A luminary in both domains, she seamlessly transitions from the canvas as a gifted still life painter to leaving an indelible mark on VR's most prominent Triple AAA games, from Stress Level Zeros BoneLab to Ubisoft’s Prince Of Persia.

As a first-generation immigrant of Greek, Russian, and Armenian descent, her music and art reflect the rich tapestry of her heritage, weaving tales of grief, war, love, and the quest for meaning in life.

This summer, Xye embarks on her first world tour, spanning 25 cities, where she will unveil her highly anticipated solo debut album, "The Kingdom Of Xye." A master fusion of genre-bending Dark, Classical, and Electronic sounds.

Fueled by a passion to inspire change, provoke thought, and amplify the boundless potential of women, Xye continues to redefine the landscape of music and fine art with what is possible if you dare to dream.

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DRĖĖĖMY is an award-winning multi-instrumental international hybrid DJ, electronic music producer, poet, songwriter, storyteller, composer, arts & culture curator, & sound designer at the forefront of transformational dancefloors.

As a live experience, she is joined by mult-instrumentalist Benji Urbaez for a genre-bending multifaceted experience delivering transcendent sonic journeys.

Blending organic and electronic elements, they fuse ancient wisdom, global rhythms, live percussion, celestial frequencies, soulful song and lyrical storytelling to create an unforgettable ceremonial symphony designed to electrify and elevate.

With real-time loops, lush vocals, tribal percussion, and driving energy, DRÉÉÉMY’s high-vibrational performances merge mysticism with the power of a diverse dancefloor.

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ARULA is an electronic music producer, vocalist, and DJ whose work ignites the senses and invites deeper connection to self. A visionary artist at the intersection of sound, movement, and ritual, she channels music as a force of transformation; one that dissolves illusion, rekindles ancient wisdom, and reclaims sensual sovereignty.

Her artistry is an invocation, a bridge between the earthly and the ethereal. Through deep, hypnotic soundscapes and embodied expression, she guides listeners into realms of sacred sensuality, divine feminine remembrance, and collective healing.

Rooted in her own journey of reclamation, Arula’s work supports others in breaking free from conditioned narratives and reconnecting with their authentic voice. She believes music and movement are portals; gateways for exploring duality, transmuting shadow, and accessing untapped creative power. Her voice, haunting and celestial, has drawn comparisons to Kate Bush, FKA Twigs, and Deya Dova, yet remains wholly her own - an instrument of raw, embodied expression.

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Cacao & Intentional Setting by Maryzelle

Maryzelle is a San Franscican born Salvadorena-American who is passionate and committed to a life of music. Growing up amongst the vibrant and diverse music scenes in Austin, Texas & San Francisco, California, Maryzelle’s first love was the drums and has played in numerous bands. She has toured throughout the country as a rock & roll, psychedelic, and ambient musician. She studied percussion and sound therapy at Mills College (Oakland,CA), where she received her BA in Music in 2021.

Maryzelle also emerges as a musical force in the Bay Area as a DJ, where she weaves her own tapestry of sounds through live Music & Sound Healing. As a drummer, maryzelle’s passion for good rhythm grew into djing- blossoming into a Disco Funk and Soul Sound Sorceress. Her selections are carefully curated to blend nostalgia with contemporary beats, creating an irresistible fusion that keeps the spirit Alive & Groovin. Being a full time Sound Healer, Maryzelle's musical journey takes on a holistic approach. She creates an immersive experience that goes beyond the auditory, touching the very soul of her audience.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Oakland School For The Arts At Sweets Ballroom, 1933 Broadway, Oakland, United States

Concerts, fests, parties, meetups - all the happenings, one place.

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