Join us for a very special Dance Lab gathering featuring an ecstatic dance journey with DJ Omar Aena and an introduction to Sufi movement and mysticism with Juliet Rania
We'll start with a guided exploration led by Juliet, flowing into a DJ set with Omar.
This will be a is safe and inclusive space, welcoming people from all walks of life to freely express themselves through movement. No prior dance experience is required, just come as you are!
Friday July 29th 2022 / 8pm
In the Barnspace at Race Brook Lodge
864 South Undermountain road ( AKA Rt 41 ) Sheffield, MA
Ticket Price: $20 - CLICK FOR TICKETS
Artist Bios
Omar Aena is a world-music DJ, community organizer and event producer of Iraqi descent, based in NYC. Omar is the founder of Dance Lab, a Brooklyn-based collective that explores dance as a form of somatic therapy.
As a DJ, Omar mixes together traditional world music with electronic sounds, with a particular focus on songs from his middle-eastern heritage + hip hop from his upbringing in NYC.
Listen to Omar’s DJ mixes on Soundcloud
Juliet Rania is a speaker, educator, ritualist and spiritual representative of the Nur Ashki Jerrahi Sufi lineage. She teaches Sufi spiritual technologies such as chanting, whirling and frame drumming both privately and in groups. She is a ritual leader in the Italian Shamanic tradition of the Black Virgin and has apprenticed under Alessandra Belloni for over a decade. She is also a vocalist and percussionist in several ensembles including Persian Music Ensemble and American Sufi Project and NY Arabic Orchestra.
Race Brook Lodge is a hidden gem in The Berkshires, at the foot of Mt. Race and a short hike from the Appalachian trail. The yoga & event barn at Race Brook is simultaneously rustic and sublime, steeped in hundreds of years of New England history. The Stagecoach Tavern is unpretentious fine dining, exquisite farm-to-table cuisine in a relaxed atmosphere. Much of the food is sourced from Race Farm, right on the property!
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