Shaman Drum & Dance

Shamanic Dance and live percussion

A sacred space of dance and music to free us on all fronts, the body moving on the rhythm of the drum, bonding with the earth, hearts beating, we learn to fly, guided by the wisdom of the body, power and energy, deep breathing .. .

The Shaman Drum & Dance evenings are always driven with enthusiasm by Igor Ezendam, a house musician who with percussion, didgeridoo and vocals will guide us with live percussion rhythms, together with Arianna and percussion guests.

Dance, Trance, Meditation

"Dance is trans-cultural, it exists, and has always existed, in any shamanic society on all the continents of the planet. Everyone has anced. For some, the word "trance" is scary. Trance is actually just another word for "meditation".

Trance and meditation are vehicles to bring you into a state of "no-mind". The question is how to bring you into this state. When you meditate, you sit in silence for long periods until the mind empties and you become an empty vehicle. It is here that your spirit can come to the surface.

The trance is the same path, only the door is different. It occurs through catharsis. It occurs through the rhythm, sound and movement of the body. When it happens, in that movement or at the end of that movement, it is a trance, a very deep meditative state. "(Wilbert Alix)
Trance Dance is a new form of meditation that is rapidly gaining popularity. Like meditation, trance is a vehicle to move you to the state of ‘no mind’. When you meditate, you sit in silence for extended periods of time until the mind empties out and you become an empty vessel so your spirit can surface. Trance has the same effect, except the doorway is different; it’s done through catharsis, rhythm, sound and movement of the body. What occurs, either in that movement or at the end of that movement, is trance, a very deep meditational state. In shamanic cultures, they used trance and in the East they used contemplation and meditation.

Trance Dance employs these traditional approaches to healing along with some unique contemporary techniques. One of the most powerful of these contemporary tools is the use of a blindfold or bandana. In more ancient times trance dance rituals were done primarily at night because darkness was a necessary context for participants to focus on their inner experience or visions. Darkness creates a state of suspension or `stopping time’, an altered state or trance state where there is no-one but one’s self. It is within this inner journey that we connect with spirit and the truths it reveals. The bandana therefore becomes a spiritual tool allowing each participant to block out all distraction and to become a witness to the richness of his or her own experience.