# Event Details

- **Event Name**: ECSTATICA: The Celebration ? 
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 23 Aug, 2025 at 06:30 pm
- **Event Description**: 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
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/whitby/ecstatica-the-celebration/200028651772750
- **Event Categories**: music, art, entertainment, concerts, literary-art, live-music
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 31

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Whitby
- **state**: ON
- **country**: Canada
- **location**: Whitby Ontario, Canada
- **lat**: 43.8847553733
- **long**: -78.9328463756
- **full address**: Whitby Ontario, Canada, Whitby, Ontario, Canada

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is ECSTATICA: The Celebration ?  being held?
  - **A:** ECSTATICA: The Celebration ?  takes place on Sat, 23 Aug, 2025 at 06:30 pm to Sat, 23 Aug, 2025 at 06:30 pm at Whitby Ontario, Canada, Whitby, Ontario, Canada.
- **Q**: Who is organizing ECSTATICA: The Celebration ? ?
  - **A:** ECSTATICA: The Celebration ?  is organized by Monica Hickey.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** ECSTATICA: The Celebration ?  is ideal for party-goers, social butterflies, and anyone looking for a great night out with music, drinks, and good vibes. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Whitby, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If ECSTATICA: The Celebration ?  sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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