Saturday, August 23rd • OWC Martial Arts; 12 Stanley Court, Unit 2
We’re bringing together some of our favorite artists and facilitators for a night that reflects everything ECSTATICA stands for: soulful sound, embodied joy, and shared celebration.
ECSTATICA founders & stewards, Sean & Monica, are celebrating their turn around the sun🎉, & want to mark this moment with the people we love to dance beside!
🔥THE LINEUP🔥
Cacao, Live Sets, Connection & Sound Alchemy
✨DARREN AUSTIN HALL • Mystical sound druid
LIVE SET & CLOSING SOUND JOURNEY
Darren Austin Hall is a renowned mystical musician, sound healer, and author known for his electrifying DJ sets and sacred concerts that blend ambient dance, shamanic rhythms, and soul-stirring vocals.
✨ ASHLEY GILMORE • Vocal blessings🎤
Canadian singer-songwriter Ashley Gilmore, our captivating song angel, brings a voice that is raw, emotional, and deeply evocative. Her live vocal transmissions open the heart and invite a sense of presence, excitment, power, beauty, and connection.
✨ WIZDOM aka SEAN C. • Wild & Raw
LIVE SET & ECSTATICA co-founder
Sean weaves a sonic tapestry of Tribal & Latin House, Ethno Shamanic Beats, and Jungle rhythms while incorporating live instruments like the Djembe & Digeridoo. With over 30 years of experience and features in TRIBE Magazine and UK media, Sean creates an unparalleled musical journey that activates your bliss body.
✨️BUYI PHILIP • Inside The Rhythm
OPENING ACTIVATION
Buyi Philip is a magnetic force of movement, creativity, and soul. Inside the Rhythm brings you acrobatic & primal flows that blend dynamic movement and primal somatics, leaving you feeling alive, ignited, and free.
✨️MONICA GUERREIRO - Play & Prayer
COMMUNITY CONNECTION
Monica is a natural connector and heart-led guide who loves bringing community together and weaving play into sacred spaces. She blends play & prayer through laughter, somatic practices, ritual, and earth-based gnosis to ignite remembrance and transformation ; honoring the body as sacred and life as a vibrant ceremony.
🤎SOULFUL CONNECTIONS:
✨ ALEX MELVIN
Creating immersive visual displays to elevate the dance experience.
✨ LOCAL CURATORS & VENDORS
Bringing a high-vibe sacred marketplace with handpicked local artisans offering ritual tools, herbal medicines, wearable medicine, and more
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🌞 What to Expect
Heart-opening ceremonial cacao
Guided playshop & community drop-in
Live ecstatic dance sets for your body and spirit
Sound bath integration
Sacred marketplace with local creators
A vibrant atmosphere where all are welcome
📍 Location
OWC Martial Arts12 Stanley Court, Unit 2 | Whitby, ON
🔥 What to Bring
Wear comfortable clothes you can move freely in
We dance barefoot (or in socks)
PLENTY of water, and then some extra (venue water is available for $1, but we strongly encourage to bring your own + extra for hydration)
A nourishing snack for after the dance is recommended
🛍️ Support Local
Explore unique offerings from local artisans – from sacred smoke herbals to handmade ritual tools and wearable medicine.
💃 New to Ecstatic Dance?
Ecstatic Dance is a free-form, conscious movement journey. No choreography, no talking on the dance floor – just you, your breath, and the beat. At ECSTATICA, we co-create a safe, substance-free space to reconnect with the body and each other through movement, music, and play.
🌟 About ECSTATICA
Durham Region’s #1 conscious dance community.A sanctuary for movement, embodiment, and ritual connection.Come as you are – leave transformed.
CHECK US OUT HERE!
https://www.sacredwildalchemy.com/copy-of-ecstatica
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