TIMETABLE + LINE-UP EDFH SUMMER 2026
Kareem Raïhani (NL)
ECSTATIC DANCE
Kareem Raïhani is a pioneer of the world wide Ecstatic Dance movement, known for transforming dance floors into sacred spaces of celebration, transformation and deep presence. Often called the “Shaman of Dance,” his mixing skills are like no other and his sets are deep, powerful and ecstatic journeys. No two sets are ever the same, but each one invites you to move, release and awaken through the magic of sound and rhythms.
Arun ji (ES)
Arun is a pioneer of Ecstatic Dance in Europe and Asia. With over 15 years of experience, his sets unfold as deep, powerful, and transformative musical journeys, marked by refined technique and a deep sense of narrative.
ECSTATIC DANCE
A cohesive and poetic dance journey where individual exploration meets collective flow, guided by 15 years of experience in dance and meditation.
MARTYN ZIJ (NL)
A versatile DJ and producer who creates immersive Ecstatic Dance journeys rooted in presence, depth, and imagination. His sound moves between grounding bass, tribal grooves, trance-like layers, and meditative moments, always carried by a funky, soulful flow.
ECSTATIC DANCE
Inspired by the energy of the dance floor, Martyn allows space for surprise and spontaneity, blending his own productions and remixes into sets that feel warm, deep, and alive.
ECSTATIC KUNDALINI YOGA DANCE – IN COLLABORATION WITH HARI KRISHAN SINGH
This is a cocreation with Kundalini teacher Hari Krishan Singh. He will guide the journey that weaves Kundalini Yoga into the dance experience. Through simple breathwork, mantra, and mindful movement, dancers are gently grounded in body and breath. These elements subtly return throughout the journey, supporting a deeper connection, expansion, and embodied presence.
JETHRO (NL) & RACHI (UK)
A trained dancer and mover, Jethro creates deep, grounding journeys with big waves and high energy, always with a soft landing and some humor. He is a resident DJ and ceremony leader across Europe, known for helping dancers find new layers within themselves.
Rachi is a passionate Ecstatic Dancer, DJ, Facilitator, Kriya yogi and conscious event organiser. She believes coming together to dance is one of the most powerful rituals of awakening, connection, coherence and revelation.
ECSTATIC DEEP WAVES
An extra long journey, to go just that little bit deeper. Before the dance, Rachi invites you to quiet the mind and open the heart using ancient Kriya yoga techniques. Dive through the physical body into the energy body using simple breath and movement. Feel yourself become lighter and more open in preparation for a beautifully authentic and wild dance, curated by Jethro and Rachi back2back!
SOMAGIC – EMBODIED JOURNEY OF SOMATIC AWARENESS
In SoMagic, we guide you through an embodied journey of somatic awareness, exploring the balance between personal space and shared connection. Through playful movement and energy-building exercises, you discover the magic of meeting others and yourself exactly where you are, supporting true alignment and honest expression.
Y∆RL | Jarl Hector (NL)
DJ YARL is a relative newcomer to the Ecstatic Dance scene, quickly earning trust across the Netherlands. His sets blend electronic club music, ritual movement, and global influences. Drawing from underground club culture and film music, he creates grounded, flowing dance journeys.
ECSTATIC DANCE – WITH LIVE VOCALS LIZA WEALD
Y∆RL might be a relative newcomer to the Ecstatic Dance scene, but he’s already become a familiar name on Dutch dance floors. After rocking the basement last year, he’s stepping onto the main stage for a full-on ecstatic journey with a live vocals by Liza Weald. His sound pulls from travels through India, a background in film music, and a long-standing love for underground club music
YOGA SESSION
This morning session with yogi Jarl Hector offers a moment to slow down, reset, and land back in your body before returning to the dance floor. His practice blends Ashtanga Vinyasa, traditional Hatha Yoga, and pranayama into an accessible, grounding flow.
Pascal de Lacaze (de)
Pascal de Lacaze is a German-Haitian Berlin DJ and multi-instrumentalist blending electronic, bass and tropical sounds with live drumming and saxophone. Touring internationally since 2015, he crafts nurturing Ecstatic Dance journeys that connect people, foster presence and celebrate aliveness.
ECSTATIC DANCE
Join Pascal de Lacaze for an Ecstatic Dance set that invites depth and playfulness. Expect exciting, varied rhythmic waves that open space for authentic movement. Pascal blends live drums, saxophone and DJ music into a unique, movement-driven journey. The session is full of sweet sonic surprises and feels both grounding and expansive. Pascal truly rocks the room with warmth and skill.
DRUM CIRCLE
Join Pascal de Lacaze for a drum circle experience where fun meets rhythm and connection. This workshop invites everyone to groove together in a spirit of spontaneity and improvisation. Besides the free jam, we’ll engage in easy rhythm games to spark your creativity. Open for all levels. Bring your own drum!
BODY PERCUSSION
Body Percussion with Pascal de Lacaze is a playful and joyful group experience. Through simple rhythm exercises like clapping, stomping, and easy dance movements, the group transforms into a grooving orchestra.
This not only brings the thrill of making music together but also offers a deeply touching and healing experience of unity. Open to all levels, no prior experience is needed. Come connect with your body, rhythm, and the collective energy of the group!
SEFRIJN (NL)
Sefrijn is an Ecstatic Dance DJ with 9 years of experience, crafting fully improvised journeys. A classically trained pianist, he blends world music, electronics, and tribal rhythms, embodying the dance and attuning deeply to the people.
ECSTATIC DANCE
My Ecstatic Dance sets are improvised journeys, guided by the room, the moment, and the people. Expect world music, electronics, tribal percussion, deep bass, shamanic textures, and meditative soundscapes. Ecstatic Dance is free expression, celebration, and meditation—accessible to everyone. Together we create a safe container to move, feel, connect, and travel deep through dance. Bring your body!
MANTRA SINGING
Start your day with a gentle opening of the heart. This morning session uses simple mantra singing to create a soft, shared harmony that honors the quiet beauty of the early hours.
De Nachtpapegaai (NL)
“Finally I know what Ecstatic Dance is about!”, a dancer said after dancing to a set by de Nachtpapegaai. This rare bird has been playing Ecstatic Dance since 2016 and is now one of the household names in the Dutch dance tribe. His music colorful, meditative, and invites presence, like tantric lovemaking on the dancefloor.
ECSTATIC DANCE
A colorful, meditative musical journey that invites presence and deep connection on the dancefloor
Alex Serra & Totidub (ES)
Alex Serra & Totidub is a nomad and metamorphic Art project inspired by the music of Alex Serra in collaboration with Totidub. The Catalan dúo produced their first album ‘In the Real World’ in 2019, infused with Soul, Downtempo and Dub flavors. The songs were inspired by Alex’s adventures around South America and South Africa, in a four year backpacking journey that he started in 2012. This music has opened them the doors to travel around the world and connect with communities of artists in Europe, Latin America, Asia and USA.
Their second album ‘Trance Life’ is an evolution in the music, where Alex sings about his childhood, reconnecting to his roots – most of the songs are in Spanish – and the connection with a Love that goes beyond what the eyes can see.
Their concerts have evolved through the years to become a sort of spiritual activation with the intention to open a space of connection with the crowd. The vision is to continue to weave a global community of humans that are waking up to a new way of being in the world. Uniting with the new paradigm of collaboration and trust, over the old model of competition and survival of the fittest.
As Toti once told Alex: ‘Dub is the Way’.
Annika Winberg (SE)
Annika creates music that expresses the power of vulnerability. She seeks to capture the sacredness of the raw human experience and convey the message that all parts of us are welcome.
CONCERT
A space to land, feel, and be held. Annika combines raw vocals with masterful songwriting and disarming vulnerability. A warm welcome to a musical journey through joy, celebration, grief, and love. Featuring songs like ”All of You Is Welcome Here”.
Lotte Walda (NL)
Dutch singer-songwriter Lotte Walda writes songs to spread positive energy. Inspired by nature and the 60s/70s, she creates sincere folk-pop with catchy melodies that tell stories about love and staying true to yourself.
CONCERT
Lotte creates a warm, uplifting live experience. Her folk-pop songs flow like sunshine and carry themes of light, connection and coming home to yourself. A gentle celebration of music and togetherness.
Liza Weald (NL)
Liza Weald is a musical alchemist who channels cosmic energy and love into heartwarming and moving songs. Her angelic voice and healing songs feel like home and are a pure medicine. Her magic lies in the vulnerability and purity in which she presents herself on stage. The devotion she puts into her performance and the love she wants to spread across our hearts.
CONCERT
A Liza Weald concert is a deep, emotional and soft journey into the heart and soul of our being. Combining songs, sounds and vocal improvisation, she creates a safe bedding in which you can feel all that wants to be felt. A place where you’ll feel heard and seen for who you truly are. A Liza Weald concert is togetherness, is safety, is home-coming. You are welcome here.
After Morning (NL)
After Morning is a musician and facilitator. He creates personal, layered music that invites listening and slowing down, to bring people together and connect with feelings that often remain unspoken.
WHERE WORDS STOP
A musical session where listening is central. After Morning takes you through songs that make room for what is difficult to name. A moment to slow down, listen within and feel what is already there.
Rhodo Jai Velasquez
Drawing from a rich, cross-cultural musical path, he weaves instruments and gentle vocal threads into spaces of warmth and connection. His sound invites you to soften, listen deeply, and rest in a shared field of presence and feeling.
Unique instruments tuned to 528 Hz blend with soft, repeating vocal lines that rise and return like breath. Simple, flowing melodies and resonant tones open a space of calm, closeness, and quiet wonder—where sound becomes connection.
Michiel Schrijnemaekers (NL)
Michiel is a singer-songwriter and singing circle facilitator who uses sound to create a field where all parts of us are welcome. His energy is warm, calm, and sensitive.
SINGING CIRCLE
Come and open your heart with the power of your own voice. The singing circle is a place to let go, celebrate, and come together as a family. No experience is needed, only curiosity. Please bring your meditation cushion.
MANTRA CONCERT
An intimate and heartwarming concert. Michiel takes you into a deep space with his songs, stories, mantras, and medicine songs. A perfect place to rest, dream, and nourish your heart
MILLI MOONSTONE (UK)
Milli is a spiritual facilitator, musician and mentor who blends embodiment, tantra, vocal liberation, plant-medicine ceremonies and coaching to support people in awakening their inner medicine and creating lives that feel aligned, purposeful, heart-led and deeply fulfilling.
CONCERT & SINGING CIRCLE
This concert and singing circle is a warm, heart-opening space of shared sound. Blending performance with participation, you’ll be invited to join simple mantras and medicine songs that are easy to follow. At times you listen, at times you sing, weaving your voice into the collective. Together we co-create a living soundscape that invites us into joy, freedom of expression, connection and celebration of our aliveness.
Bring your pillow and whatever you need to be comfy!
MEETING FROM TRUTH: PATHWAYS TO REAL CONNECTION
Meeting from Truth is a playful exploration of authentic connection. Through gentle practices, you’ll cultivate safety within yourself before meeting others from a grounded, honest place. We explore and embody different aspects of self, expressing a range of energies and ways of being. Play and curiosity open pathways to real connection without pressure or performance. This workshop invites deeper self-awareness and honouring. From there, meeting others becomes more open, present, and true.
AUTHENTIC VOICE: LIBERATING YOUR NATURAL SOUND
Authentic Voice is a playful space to liberate your natural sound. Through supportive vocal exploration, you’ll be invited to express various parts of yourself and soften blocks held in the body and voice. There is no pressure to perform or sound a certain way. Freedom, curiosity, and sound invite joy, release, and deeper self-acceptance. As individual voices meet, we co-create shared music and presence. Together, we experience the healing of being heard, witnessed, and fully expressed.
Nicole Foree (NL)
Nicole has been singing her entire life and spent years on stage with a jazz band, along with Dennis van Aarssen. After a transformative journey through yoga, meditation, ceremonies, and gurus, her life deepened enormously, and with it, her voice. Now she shares her greatest passion and joy of life with everyone through music.
CONCERT
Music that is not only heard, but deeply felt. With intuition, presence, and soulful lyrics, Nicole transports you to your inner landscape. Her original songs and ceremonial sounds open a space for connection and expression, from stillness and tears to joy and ecstasy. She sings from a place of authenticity, allowing the sounds to resonate on a deeper level. Let yourself be carried away. Sing, dance, cry, celebrate, laugh—feel free…
NIRAJ (UK)
Niraj is a Biodanza teacher of nearly 30 years experience and excels at introducing it at festivals with skill and humour. He is also an Osho sannyasin and did much work with Veeresh at the Humaniversity at Egmont-an-Zee.
BIODANZA – THE DANCE OF LIFE!
Biodanza uses dance, music and interaction to stimulate potentials in vitality, creativity, affectivity, sexuality and transcendence. The first hour we will dance activating rhythms to feel more alive! The second half we employ melody to slow down, harmonise, and come together, leaving us refreshed and connected.
BIODANZA AND THE 4 ELEMENTS
Explore Earth, Fire, Air and Water in the dance! Earth for grounded presence, Fire for passion, Air for inspiration, and Water for fluidity. Discover which elements you are strong in and which you need to integrate more of to be your optimal self. Dance your way to wholeness!
Our Echo (MX/US)
Echo is a ceremonial ecstatic dance DJ, producer, and embodiment practitioner. As a death doula and grief tender, her work is informed by ritual, trauma-informed practice, and the holding of ceremonial threshold spaces. She creates spaces where we can embody the bridge between our human lives and the great mystery.
CROSSING THE THRESHOLD – GRIEF CEREMONY
A grief ceremony offering a held, embodied space to meet loss and transition through music and simple ritual. Drawing from somatic practice, the experience invites listening and communal care to deepen presence. Bring your meditation pillow, yogamat, pen & paper, blindfold.
THE SWEET SLOW – EMBODIED YOGA AND QIGONG PRACTICE
An embodied yoga and qigong practice designed to anchor the body and nervous system. Through slow movement and breath, participants return to the felt sense of the present moment, emphasizing grounding and shared presence. Bring your meditation pillow, yogamat, pen & paper, blindfold.
CEREMONIAL ECSTATIC
A deep journey through inner landscapes, using music and breath to bring what is held beneath the surface into expression. The set holds space for both wild expression and quiet surrender. Bring your meditation pillow, yogamat, pen & paper, blindfold.
Hari Krishan Singh (NL)
Hari Krishan Singh is co-founder of Cherdi Kala International Kundalini Yoga School together with his wife, Bachitar Kaur. With 25 years of yoga experience, he has trained over 1,200 yoga teachers in more than 20 countries. He is also a trainer and consultant in Karam Kriya (Applied Numerology).
With deep insight into the Yogic teachings and a natural sense of humor, Hari Krishan shares the teachings in a way that is both light and profound, supporting processes of change and personal growth.
ECSTATIC KUNDALINI YOGA DANCE | IN COLLABORATION WITH MARTYN ZIJ
The transformational power of Kundalini Yoga and Ecstatic Dance carried by elevating sounds, beats and Kundalini Yoga Mantras. A 2 hour journey into inner realms and universal frequencies! Facilitated by Hari Krishan Singh and Martyn Zij.
KUNDALINI YOGA – THE YOGA OF AWARENESS
This dynamic yoga will wake you up on all levels. A powerful mix of posture, breath, focus and mantra to establish inner alignment and outward radiance. Tune into Spirit and stay connected! Bring your own yogamat!
Maurice Spees (NL)
Maurice Spees is a Sacred Voice Alchemist and sound facilitator. Through live vocal transmission and sacred instruments, he creates immersive fields of resonance and presence. His work invites deep soul embodiment, inner alignment, and connection to the divine within.
SACRED VOICE ALCHEMY – SOUND TRANSMISSION JOURNEY
A deep sound journey guided by live vocal resonance. Maurice weaves layered tones and subtle frequencies into a living field of vibration, using sacred instruments. You are invited to lie down, soften, and receive. The voice moves through the body, settling the nervous system and opening the heart. A devotional immersion in presence, harmony, and inner alignment, opening to the divine.
Bring: yogamats, blindfolds, blankets if cold, pillows.
SACRED VOICE ALCHEMY – INNER SUN JOURNEY
A powerful sound immersion guided by voice, sacred instruments, and a tapestry of organic drones. Supported by the luminous presence of Ormus Inner Sun Elixir, we enter a high-frequency field of awakening. You are invited to rest and receive as sound moves through the body and beyond it. Layered tones open the heart and attune you to divine presence. A radiant journey into inner light and sacred remembrance.
Bring: yogamats, blankets if cold, pillows.
MILLI MOONSTONE (uk)
Milli is a spiritual facilitator, musician and mentor who blends embodiment, tantra, vocal liberation, plant-medicine ceremonies and coaching to support people in awakening their inner medicine and creating lives that feel aligned, purposeful, heart-led and deeply fulfilling.
MEETING FROM TRUTH: PATHWAYS TO REAL CONNECTION
Meeting from Truth is a playful exploration of authentic connection. Through gentle practices, you’ll cultivate safety within yourself before meeting others from a grounded, honest place. We explore and embody different aspects of self, expressing a range of energies and ways of being. Play and curiosity open pathways to real connection without pressure or performance. This workshop invites deeper self-awareness and honouring. From there, meeting others becomes more open, present, and true.
AUTHENTIC VOICE: LIBERATING YOUR NATURAL SOUND
Authentic Voice is a playful space to liberate your natural sound. Through supportive vocal exploration, you’ll be invited to express various parts of yourself and soften blocks held in the body and voice. There is no pressure to perform or sound a certain way. Freedom, curiosity, and sound invite joy, release, and deeper self-acceptance. As individual voices meet, we co-create shared music and presence. Together, we experience the healing of being heard, witnessed, and fully expressed.
CONCERT & SINGING CIRCLE
This concert and singing circle is a warm, heart-opening space of shared sound. Blending performance with participation, you’ll be invited to join simple mantras and medicine songs that are easy to follow.
At times you listen, at times you sing, weaving your voice into the collective. Together we co-create a living soundscape that invites us into joy, freedom of expression, connection and celebration of our aliveness.
Bring your pillow and whatever you need to be comfy!
Janneke Meijers (NL)
Janneke is creating environments to explore tools for life, that expand your sence of aliveness. She is the creator of our festival program and founder of Path of Aliveness, where she facilitates breathwork, icebathing, primal play, rewilding and authentic relating.
PRIMAL PLAY
Primal Play is a practice designed to help you reconnect with yourself and others through authentic, embodied exploration. Imagine a space where you can slow down, tune into your body’s signals, and connect with others in a safe and playful way.
CONSCIOUS FLIRT EXPERIENCE – IN COLLABORATION WITH HENNERS ⇓
The energy of flirting changes when it is conscious intentional flirting. Flirting with others means daring to show that you are interested in each other and in that process exploring your desires. It is a game of attuning to each other. It is a way of connecting that can move the adrenaline in our body. At the same time, it is also full of vulnerabilities, pitfalls and shadows. During this workshop, give yourself space to experiment with flirting without the pressure of having a goal in mind. Meet likeminded people in this playful fun way and discover the natural ability to flirt freely with all that we have.
HENNERS (UK)
As a facilitator, his intention is clear: to flow in harmony with the dancers, whether through movement or music. Join Henners in both music and dance during the festival.
PLAYFULL CONTACT IMPROVISATION + GRASS JAM
Discover the joy of Contact Improvisation in this beginner-friendly class that gently introduces weight-sharing, touch, and deep listening through movement. We’ll build skills and confidence together before flowing seamlessly into an open jam on the grass. Perfect if you’re new and curious about CI, or a seasoned dancer seeking playful awareness and pure fun. No experience needed—just an open body and mind. Come meet, move, and connect!
Bring comfortable clothes and an open mind-body-heart.
BASEMENT SET
Henners brings the basement heat with global beats, heavy bass, and live-mixed energy straight from Amsterdam’s scene. African rhythms meet rave grooves—He’ll crank it when the room wants to go wild, drop it low when things get emotional. Move how you feel, sweat it out, laugh, cry, connect. Full-on ride, no script.
HOST OPEN STAGE
Henners facilitates the open stage session. With his background guiding dancers through emotional journeys, he holds a warm, judgment-free space for anyone to share a tune, poem, freestyle, or story.
Come express yourself freely or soak in the energy—it’s all about real moments and community. Safe spot to be yourself, with no stage fright required. Join the circle and see what comes through.
Pascal de Lacaze (DE)
Pascal de Lacaze is a German-Haitian Berlin DJ and multi-instrumentalist blending electronic, bass and tropical sounds with live drumming and saxophone. Touring internationally since 2015, he crafts nurturing Ecstatic Dance journeys that connect people, foster presence and celebrate aliveness.
DRUM CIRCLE
Join Pascal de Lacaze for a drum circle experience where fun meets rhythm and connection. This workshop invites everyone to groove together in a spirit of spontaneity and improvisation. Besides the free jam, we’ll engage in easy rhythm games to spark your creativity. Open for all levels. Bring your own drum!
BODY PERCUSSION
Body Percussion with Pascal de Lacaze is a playful and joyful group experience. Through simple rhythm exercises like clapping, stomping, and easy dance movements, the group transforms into a grooving orchestra. This not only brings the thrill of making music together but also offers a deeply touching and healing experience of unity. Open to all levels, no prior experience is needed. Come connect with your body, rhythm, and the collective energy of the group!
ECSTATIC DANCE
Join Pascal de Lacaze for an Ecstatic Dance set that invites depth and playfulness. Expect exciting, varied rhythmic waves that open space for authentic movement.
Pascal blends live drums, saxophone and DJ music into a unique, movement-driven journey. The session is full of sweet sonic surprises and feels both grounding and expansive. Pascal truly rocks the room with warmth and skill.
SNAKECHARMER COLLECTIVE (SE)
Snakecharmer Collective is the brainchild of Viktor Frih and Jochem Meijer. Rather than being a band, it is a living co-creation. Together, they handpick exceptional musicians who instinctively resonate with their deep, organic, and hypnotic sound.
LIVE PERFORMANCE
Blending modern electronics with archaic instruments, they take us on a journey into an ancient and timeless realm – the river of life, the source that binds us all, where the personal dissolves into the collective. Welcome to the ceremony.
HATHA YOGA WITH VIKTOR
Viktor offers a grounded and attentive Hatha yoga practice rooted in presence, breath, and body awareness. His teaching is calm, clear, and supportive, with a focus on alignment, functional strength, and nervous system balance.With a background in anatomy and therapeutic bodywork, Viktor guides you to move with intelligence and sensitivity — building strength while creating space and ease in the body.
Avtar Morgan (NL)
Morgan is a holistic practitioner, Reiki and gong master passionate about sound and natural healing. He weaves gongs, yoga, voice, meditation and ancient instruments into transformative journeys. His sessions invite deep relaxation, presence, and connection into the natural state of being sound.
BREATH & GONG BATH
Immerse yourself in a transformative Gong Bath guided by Morgan, a holistic practitioner and gong master. He weaves a multidimensional Sound Journey a patchwork of sounds from powerful gongs, singing bowls, voice, and ancient instruments to harmonize body, mind, and spirit. Let the vibrations wash through you, releasing tension and restoring balance. This sacred sound experience invite deep relaxation, presence, and reconnection with your natural essence. Bring your meditation pillow, yogamat, pen & paper, blindfold.
I MAGIC ALCHEMY (NL)
Laura is a practicing alchemist and ceremonial guide. Her work bridges the inner and outer realms, offering tools for transformation through sacred medicine and immersive experience.
She crafts elixirs that weave ancient alchemical wisdom with plant intelligence and crystalline frequency, supporting sacred embodiment, inner transformation, and re-membrance—guiding you to awaken your inner alchemist by anchoring new frequencies in the body and returning to the intelligence of your original blueprint.
ALCHEMY JOURNEYS
For festivals and gatherings, she translates this work into immersive ceremonial transmissions that activate deeper states of awareness, through sound, scent, and alchemy. Elixirs become catalysts – opening inner pathways and activating deeper layers of the self–allowing what is dormant to awaken and what is ready to shift.
SOLAR ALCHEMY SOUND JOURNEY – with musician Rhodo Jay Velasques
Awaken at dawn for a Solar journey that ignites your inner sun and life-force. With “Ormus Inner Sun Elixir” and “Ritual oil” to open the senses and activate the lightbody, expanding into luminous presence.
We begin with a guided meditation to ignite the heart’s Inner Sun—the center of consciousness and radiant awareness. From this awakened center, we move into rhythmic movement with extraordinary instruments, trance drumming, and celestial soundscapes that build inner fire and activate the heartbeat of life. A rising journey to Activate, Radiate, and Illuminate from within.
Bring: yogamats, meditation cushion, blanket if cold
SACRED VOICE ALCHEMY – INNER SUN JOURNEY
A powerful sound immersion by Maurice Spees. Guided by voice, sacred instruments, and a tapestry of organic drones. Supported by the Ormus Inner Sun Elixir, we enter a high-frequency field of awakening. The elixir works as a conductor of subtle energy, opening inner pathways and amplifying awareness to the sound transmissions. It supports a shift into a more coherent, awakened state, where inner light and activation of your true essence naturally emerge.
Bring: yogamats, blankets if cold, pillows.
PREMALA (NL)
Premala is a healer, teacher and contemporary mystic. Through his deep sensitive and proud nature we embody a passionate approach to new age spirituality. His teachings stem from a full spectrum psychology and energy awareness.
CEREMONY LEADER ECSTATIC DANCE
Premala has been leading Ecstatic Dance ceremonies for over 15 years. In those years he has learned ED to be yoga, meditation and play in one. It is an opportunity to discover ourselves and the many layers that make up our being. Whether deeply connecting within, or playfully connecting with another, dance has a way to reveal and release so much energy. Setting the foundation for a profound dance experience, and gently honoring the depth we can experience is what he wishes to bring for each and every dancer during the festival. Because when we surrender to the dance, it can become a sacred union with the divine.
samaya (NL)
Samaya blends electronic, organic, and global rhythms into deep, flowing Ecstatic Dance journeys that invite curiosity, presence, and inner exploration. His sets are warm and playful yet deeply immersive, creating space for connection, movement, and transformation on the dancefloor.
BASEMENT SET
An eclectic and playful late-night journey where Ecstatic Dance slips into something darker and a little more mischievous. Deep bass, unexpected turns, and an untamed experimental flow for those ready to move beyond the expected and not quite ready to call it a night.
OPENING LOUNGE SET
A warm and welcoming musical atmosphere as the festival opens. A gentle space to land, arrive, and settle into the rhythm of the gathering.
KANUS (NL)
Kanus is a drum and bass DJ guided by a deep love for textured music and immersive sound journeys. Merging elements of ecstatic dance and drum & bass. He is also part of our co-creator barteam and we are celebrating his enthousiastic dream of bringing this new flavor into our line up!
DRUM & BASS RAVE – THE BASEMENT
This set takes you on an immersive journey in the “rave cave.” The music flows between dancefloor drive and experimental soundscapes. Deep bass and mysterious atmospheres transform the basement into a hidden realm where movement and intensity collide.
HENNERS (UK)
BASEMENT SET
Henners brings the basement heat with global beats, heavy bass, and live-mixed energy straight from Amsterdam’s scene. African rhythms meet rave grooves—He’ll crank it when the room wants to go wild, drop it low when things get emotional. Move how you feel, sweat it out, laugh, cry, connect. Full-on ride, no script.
As a facilitator, his intention is clear: to flow in harmony with the dancers, whether through movement or music. Join Henners in both music and dance during the festival.
CONTACT IMPROVISATION 101 + GRASS JAM
Discover the joy of Contact Improvisation in this beginner-friendly class that gently introduces weight-sharing, touch, and deep listening through movement.
We’ll build skills and confidence together before flowing seamlessly into an open jam on the grass. Perfect if you’re new and curious about CI, or a seasoned dancer seeking playful awareness and pure fun.
No experience needed—just an open body and mind. Come meet, move, and connect!
Bring comfortable clothes and an open mind-body-heart.
HOST OPEN STAGE
Henners facilitates the open stage session. With his background guiding dancers through emotional journeys, he holds a warm, judgment-free space for anyone to share a tune, poem, freestyle, or story. Come express yourself freely or soak in the energy—it’s all about real moments and community. Safe spot to be yourself, with no stage fright required. Join the circle and see what comes through.
CONSCIOUS FLIRT EXPERIENCE – IN COLLABORATION JANNEKE MEIJERS
The energy of flirting changes when it is conscious intentional flirting. Flirting with others means daring to show that you are interested in each other and in that process exploring your desires. It is a game of attuning to each other.
It is a way of connecting that can move the adrenaline in our body. At the same time, it is also full of vulnerabilities, pitfalls and shadows. During this workshop, give yourself space to experiment with flirting without the pressure of having a goal in mind. Meet likeminded people in this playful fun way and discover the natural ability to flirt freely with all that we have.
