Ecstatic Dance: Live Set w Luke Mandala; Workshop: Funn-damentals of contact w Adnan

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ecstatic Dance ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dj: Luke Mandala Luke’s dynamic live act includes playing a mixture of electronic and acoustic music while mixing in multiple live wind instruments and live drumming. His lifelong devotion to community dance medicine started at age 14 in 1998 when he started to DJ at northwest USA raveriffic events! Hundreds of music releases later, Luke has songs out with many of the biggest labels releasing deeper shades of house/techno and slower tempo bass music. Depending on the crowd, Luke’s music can vary from being pretty and uplifting to dark and primal, which typically features melodic and atmospheric textures infused with a lot of emotion. Sprinkled with unusual sounds, unexpected twists, eclectic mix of global sounds, various tempos and grooves, it’s sometimes called experimental. It reflects stories of love-driven culture and open-minded ideas. Luke’s songs have been played by legends like Sasha, James Zabiela, Boris Brejcha, Solomon, Desert Dwellers, Dave Seaman, Kaya Project, and BLOND:ISH. Official remixes from artists like, Bluetech, Christian Martin, Chloe Harris, Govinda, Roger Martinez, Pezzner, Robert Babicz, and Deya Dova. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pre-Dance Workshop ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Title: Funn-damentals of Contact Improv Facilitators: Serge Gubelman and Adnan Khan Description: This workshop will start with fundamentals of listening, playfulness, and spontaneity, and open into into a Jam towards the end. From a background of physical theater, Serge Gubelman was exposed to Contact improvisation in 1975 in New York and has been practicing ever since. He first taught C.I. in in Paris in 1979. Serge: “for me Contact improvisation is deep listening, while making yourself available to take your partner’s weight and also allowing yourself to give your weight.” Adnan has been dancing and teaching C.I. since 2015. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Evening flow ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 6:30pm - Doors Open 7pm - Workshop 8:15p - Dance begins 10:20p - Dance ends, closing circle 10:35p - Snacks & Socializing 11:30p - Doors close ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cost ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Workshop: free if attending dance Drop-in $20 Pass $90 (6 dances @ $15) Cash or Venmo at door or prepay online at omculture.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~