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What is Trance? The Past, Present and Future of Psytrance
This international panel draw on their varied backgrounds and interdisciplinary research projects to address the vexing question: “what is trance?” With insights from history, musicology, evolutionary biology and anthropology, speakers discuss the mythological background, evolutionary history, and socio-cultural dimensions of psytrance. The panel will be accompanied by stunning imagery and ambient soundscapes courtesy of Sergi Ad Dharma
Graham St. John (Australia)
Moderator
Chiara Baldini (Italy)
'Dancing With Gods: Historical and Mythological Roots of Trance Parties.'
Bel Belleza (Israel)
'A Theory of Trance-Cultural Evolution'
Charles de Ledesma (UK)
'Sonic Transcendence: Conversations Between Science and Trance States.'
Alex aka Soyouth (France)
'Psychedelic Trance Festivals as Modern Rituals?'
Luis Vasconcelos (Portugal)
'Mobilities at the Interstices of the Trance Festival'
Culture Crafting: New Media in a New World
The tools that we use to communicate, to make and share culture, are changing as rapidly as the rest of the world. In an era of YouTube, Twitter, neuro-tech, and Google Earth, how does a transformative culture of celebration and sustainability take root? What are the opportunities, and what are the threats?
Hosted byErik Davis(US)
www.techgnosis.com
Mark Pesce(US)
Matt Black(UK)
Giani Fabricio(UK)
Nikos Katsaounis(GR)
Youth for a Sustainable Future Panel
This Panel is a meeting of young people concerned about the future of the planet, dedicated to be the change they wish to see in the World. What positive changes do young people want to see in the World? What do young people see as actions that will help bring about these changes?
Representatives from the Peace Research Community Tamera in southern Portugal will be fresh from an international meeting around this issue. They will talk about their experience in crisis areas around the world and the crisis area found within every human being. This panel will explore the question of whether we can change the outer war by ending our inner war in order to create new society structures.
Hosted by Meike Miller (www.tamera.org)
with:
Simon du Vinage (GER)
Mara Carmen Vollmer (GER)
Laila Soares (BR)
Ludwig Schramm (GER)
Sonia Lub (USA)
Visionary Art Culture Creators Panel
Enter into the new world of visionary culture with a fascinating panel discussion about the place where art present meets art future. Illuminated by new media streams, this foray into the spirit of creation will explore art from many dimensions. As a catalytic force in the co-creation of planetary culture, visionary art may be a key to unlocking the secrets of what is to come.
Moderated by Delvin Solkinson (Canada)
www.elfintome.com
Laurence Caruana (France)
www.visionaryrevue.com
Leo Plaw (UK)
www.leoplaw.com
Carey Thompson (USA)
www.galactivation.com
Luke Brown (Canada)
www.spectraleyes.com
Jen Zariat(USA)
www.zariat.com