Centring BIPOC & Queer pro DJs and wellness facilitators, this event provides a space to experience altered states of consciousness, a sense of liberation, bliss and euphoria on the dancefloor – where music and unity become the catalyst for a natural high.
The Music
Music and dance are the great unifiers. Afro Trance Dance™ centres African electronic dance music, complemented by sounds and rhythms from around the world. The mix is a reminder of what we have forgotten, that we are all one, and all come from the same source, same land – Africa. Expect Afro House, Amapiano, Gqom, Baile, Afrobeat, Dub, Reggae, Kuduro and other sounds rooted in Africa and its diaspora, synergised with Tech/Techno, Drum & Bass, House, Melodic, Ambient and more.
Our Intention
While our focus is unity, it’s crucial to show respect for heritage and acknowledge the historical and present day experiences of marginalised communities, rather than bypassing them. We invite you to co-create this new paradigm with us – one in which there is a shift from a minority, to a global majority. Where a synergy on the dancefloor between different types of people from different walks of life, creates a portal for unity. This is for people who crave change and know the power of us coming together to form a mycelium network in which each individual’s presence and actions contributes to the health and wealth of the whole. Holding the vision for change, dancing as a revolution.
What to Expect
An Afro Trance Dance™ includes the ritual elements of opening and closing circles, barefoot dancing, no phones and no talking on the dancefloor to create a powerful container of presence and connection.
Opening
A guided somatic practice designed to release stagnant energy and tension from the body and mind – supporting you to drop into deep embodied presence and free flow movement.
The Dance
A 60-90 minute DJ set journeying through African ancestral rhythms, deep transcendental beats, soulful house with moving lyrics and an Afro-Psychedelic® sound; creating a transcendent journey through spiritual dimensions, supporting you to access trance-like states of bliss that are innately available to us all.
Closing
A grounding integration of all we have processed, released, shared, celebrated and manifested; landing you home in your heart with the sweet vibration of unity and liberation.
If you have any access requirements, please contact our box office team on 020 7613 7498 or email boxoffice@richmix.org.uk
