About this Event
given by Regina LoMío (dance teacher, facebook.com/reginalomio )
organised by LoMío (facebook.com/lomiosi)
Facebook link: https://fb.me/e/3lvSGRgEo
Season: 04 to 09.2023
Finding a link between embodiment, conscious dance practices, and techno clubbing culture may not seem obvious. Yet the recent evolution of dance-friendly electronic music is very much a result of deep worldwide cultural changes which revolve around crucial aspects of the individual and shared identities as well as the (collective) emotional being. And then there is the command of the tech beat, with its repetitive and at times deliberately “shifting” effect on our minds. In fact, our modern Techno/Electro/House raves have probably evolved from those ancient rites in which music is intended to make you dance „for yourself“, for your spirit(s) and for your own beliefs. And, of course, for your own personal relationship with your whole body.
In a ritualized setup, like in the traditional rites associated to ancient cults and cultures, dancing can be a healing tool when coupled with conscious cultural learning and mindful and/or flow-enhancing techniques. Here we propose a dance ritual in which the concepts of embodiment and flow would be applied to dances (and subcultures) associated to electronic music to awake and/or improve the individual mind-body connection as well as aiming at reaching relevant states of consciousness, eg. the so-called states of "total flow" and "dance trance". Moreover, the dance rites would also include storytelling, items, and subjects with spiritual connotations. Our rites aim at improving the individual relationship with dance, movement, body awareness, spirituality (religion-independent) and are therefore equally suitable for those who have never felt comfortable when dancing and those who may well be experienced dancers but lack confidence or the ability to fully lose themselves in it to some degree. On top of that the rites are an opportunity to connect to others through dance in a more embodied and spiritual way than just clubs, parties, festivities, and many other types of dance gatherings.
Blended in the sessions without a particular sequence, we will embodiment-aware dance the following dance/music styles: House (Classical, Acid, Italian, Afro, tech, deep), Techno (old-school, current, psy, ethereal, space), Minimal, some Ambient, Industrial, some Drum&Base, some Ethno(Techno), Trance, diverse meditative and ritual(ish) electronic music
Level: Level-independent
Frequency: Once a week. Since this is not a course (or workshop) but instead individual dance rites happening every Friday and intended to run the whole warm season, you can always catch up and come when you want/can.
Dates: every Friday at 6:00-8:00 pm
Price: Donation-based. We will be glad for your (max. 10 EUR) contribution
Inscription: Not required but you are welcome to notify attendance or ask questions through sending an e-mail to [email protected]. For those of you who have been to our previous Techno dance events in the park: We are back, different side of the park but similar time schedule.
Outfits: Training outfits, sports wear, or similar. No shoes or training shoes.
Language: English (German or Spanish on request).
Address: We will dance at the Katzbachstr. side of the Viktoriapark. This means we will be inside the park but not far from the street. For a detailed map with the highlighted site look in the event's Discussion. IMPORTANT: it is on the whole event's Discussion not in an individual date's discussion on a smartphone Facebook app. On a mobile device, just go to the page of the whole event and then expand the Discussion by clicking on "See all>" to display all posts.
We got LED-lamps to keep us illuminated after the sunset in April and May, but in September we may start the event one hour earlier (17-19:00) on the same dates. Please, don't be too afraid of the possible rain since it would take a bit more than usually expected for me to cancel event dates. Provided it is not like a dangerous storm I still would play and we will dance under the rain as we got water-proof equipment. If it rains or any harsh wind blows we would have to cancel individual sessions, but hey, there will always be another chance!
Adresse (auf deutsch): Innerhalb des Viktoriaparks, Katzbachstr.-Seite vom Viktoriapark und fast vor der Ecke Monumentstr./Katzbachstr.
Stadtteil: Kreuzberg
U/S-Bahn: Yorckstraße, Platz der Luftbrücke
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Viktoriapark, Katzbachstr. 18, Berlin, Germany
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