Animal Trance ©

A new dancing and spiritual experience organised by PsycheNautics in collaboration with the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Centre.

In this event we'll channel the energies of different animals to create a ritualistic dancing experience that goes beyond our identities as humans and let us tap into wild energies to enjoy dancing.

We are dancing as 7 typical Scottish Animals. We'll start with a brief introduction to them and their symbolic meaning.

Then an explanation of the rules of this experience part ritual & part game there's a bit to explain.

To start the ritual each one will be given an animal mask randomly to channel that archetype/spirit in the experience.

The only thing left is... dancing free! more or less 🦊

This is the first official event of Animal Trance and what better day for it than Halloween!

• Bring loose and fresh clothing it can get REALLY warm.
• Bring water with you.
• If you use glasses and contact lenses it might be smart to bring the contacts on. But if you only use glasses that is fine too; masks are quite big.

Review of a Participant in one of our tests:

I have only just sat down to write in some feedback on the Animal Trance test session. I am excited to see how the rituals continue to progress. Practices like this provide a fantastic root system for expression and I enjoy seeing it become organised in a space outside of theatre overseen by a spiritually professional eye.

From what I observed Sunay has a good sense of place and timing coupled with an accepting yet structured approach that is ideal for ritual conduction. S.I

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