Ecstatic Dance Presents: PORANGUI with ALIA

Ecstatic Dance Presents: PORANGUI with ALIA FRIDAY 3/1 8PM-MIDNIGHT Sweet's Ballroom, Oakland Tickets available here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ecstatic-dance-presents-porangui-tickets-55541308549 “Approaching music from beyond the perspective of an entertainer, but rather as a healer, my intention is always to help move the energy in this space. How can I support these fellow humans to shake off their funk and remember what it means to be free and fully expressed—what it means to love and be loved?” Join us for an extraordinary night of live music and dancing, celebrating Porangui's album release. This is a time for us to join together as a tribe to honor and celebrate the sacredness of life. 8-9 PM Being Danced Movement Class* 9-10 PM ALIA Original Opening Set 10-midnight PORANGUI Live Performance *Being danced is an improvisational, play-based somatic movement class geared towards igniting the creative spark in us all. This event is an intentional gathering produced by Ecstatic Dance and honors the culture. Please arrive sober and remember—no talking, phones, photos, or videos on the dance floor! ABOUT THE ARTISTS: PORANGUI ​Reared among the three cultures of Brazil, Mexico and the U.S., Poranguí was steeped in various traditional forms of music, healing and ceremony since birth. Drawing from his cross-cultural background and ethnomusicology training at Duke University, Poranguí has over twenty years of international work experience as an artist, musician, educator, filmmaker, consultant and therapist, utilizing the healing properties of sound and movement to foster our individual and collective well being. “Growing up among such different worlds (cultural, linguistic, spiritual) challenged me as a child. Now I look back and see the blessing it afforded me, to serve as a bridge for others. It taught me to appreciate the salient threads that connect us in our collective human experience. It informs my art and pushes me to find new ways to tell the stories of our ancestors in a way that we can all hear it – in the midst of our contemporary culture.” As his uniquely interdisciplinary career has unfolded, Poranguí has embraced its many opportunities: As a live musician, world soul artist and one-man orchestra Poranguí weaves ancestral songs and indigenous rhythms from around the globe. Creating his performances from scratch using looping technology, Poranguí’s live grooves range from meditative to dance party, moving the body, lifting the spirit, and transcending the divide between performer and audience. An evening with Poranguí might take you on a journey from deep, earthy didgeridoo grooves to high-vibe ecstatic Brazilian beats to blissful African kalimba lullabies. His World Soul concerts have been hosted by Lightning in a Bottle, Symbiosis, Beloved Festival, Sonic Bloom, Sedona Yoga Festival, Illuminate Film Festival, BOOM Festival, The Chopra Institute, TEDx, SXSW, Meow Wolf, and many more. Poranguí has collaborated with Rising Appalachia, Desert Dwellers, Climbing PoeTree, Shamans Dream, Liquid Bloom, Ayla Nereo, and numerous others. For Poranguí, this rich practice of music, healing, teaching, performance, and creative collaboration represents the intersection of journeys both personal and professional. The work continues to unfold. For Poranguí, this diverse creative practice is not only a profession but a calling. ABOUT PORANGUI'S UPCOMING ALBUM, to be released March 1st: Infused with the energy of a living and breathing dance floor, this first-ever live album from Poranguí unleashes the transcendent medicine of indigenous instrumentation, luminous vocal work and masterful live looping. Informed by his lifelong journey bridging worlds between cultures ancient and new as both musician & healer, Poranguí’s hybridized approach to sonic storytelling is a deep and liberating dive into the soothing waters of the ritual experience. ALIA ALIA is an acclaimed Electronic Music Producer, DJ, Vocalist, and Producer of the Feminine Medicine™ Project based in the San Francisco area. Inspired by the global bass movement and the sounds arising from the vibrant West Coast festival scene, ALIA's music is an evocative, lush journey into her own blend of bass-heavy electronic dance beats, melodic frequencies, gorgeous feminine voices, conscious lyrics, and sacred psychedelic textures. Described as feminine and fierce, elegant and gritty, ethereal and primal, her music offers a vast emotional and danceable landscape that unfolds in a pulsing, hypnotic journey that moves both bodies and hearts. For 10+ years ALIA has brought her special blend of sacred beats to dance hubs around the world. She has performed at respected international festivals and conscious events including Wanderlust Festival, Envision Festival, Lucidity Festival, Enchanted Forest, Beloved Festival, and Imagine Festival to name a few, where she has graced the line-up with world-renowned artists such as Beats Antique, Bassnectar, Emancipator, Phutureprimitive, The Polish Ambassador, The Desert Dwellers, CloZee, Deya Dova, and many more. ALIA got her start as a resident DJ for Ecstatic Dance which has bloomed into a global movement and she tours regularly bringing her unique healing dance journeys to Ecstatic Dance floors around the globe. Her original music is featured on the soundtrack to the popular documentary series, "The Bloom Series” and appears on many videos produced by conscious creators. ALIA is the visionary behind Feminine Medicine™, a series of collaborative albums and stage shows that brings more feminine voices to the dance floor. So far she has collaborated with over 30 artists for the albums and the stage shows and she has released “Feminine Medicine Volume 1” and “Feminine Medicine Vol. 1 Remixes”. Feminine Medicine Volume 2 is currently in production. EDMTunes.com said, “ALIA is paving the way for women in the conscious electronic music world” and ALIA was named a "Woman Changing the Planet" by ORIGIN magazine. ALIA is a mentor to other women leaders through her private mentoring programs, Revolutionary Woman and Feminine Luminary, and she is CEO of her women's empowerment company, Femvolution™. CATCH ALIA HERE: @aliafrequency on Website, Soundcloud, Facebook, and Instagram IMPORTANT DETAILS Dress in comfortable clothing you can move in that makes you feel beautiful! The dance floor will be without chairs—you may want to take off your shoes and sit on the floor at some point. Bring a water bottle and snacks. There will be no food or drinks available in the ballroom. Please leave all valuables at home. Sweet's Ballroom is located right at the 19th street Bart station. Street parking is available, as are various parking lots close to the ballroom. Do not leave anything visible or valuable in your vehicle. No need to download or print your ticket. We will check you in using your last name. This is an intentional gathering. Please arrive clear and ready to be held through song and dance. This evening is designed by Donna Carroll, producer of Ecstatic Dance Oakland and creator of Ecstatic Dance International. Donna brings over a decade of experience creating profoundly impactful intentional events and trainings for conscious communities.