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OUR Earthdance Vancouver Island 2011


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Time: Friday, 23 September 2011 12:00-25 September 14:00
Location: O.U.R Ecovillage
Venue: 1565 Baldy Mountain Road
Shawnigan Lake
British Columbia
Canada

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.:: 2011 EVENT OVERVIEW ::.
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*please note the following information will be updated ongoingly.
Check back often or email us anytime.

We have an event we’re very proud of coming together for you! And for us. With an absolutely top-tier array of west coast (ooh, and international) musicians, artists & performers – some 60+ of them – this weekend guarantees discovery of amazing new music, new friends, new west coast wisdom & awareness – all within the gorgeously green outstretched arms of our brilliant & important hosts – OUR Ecovillage.

Another first we’re exceptionally excited for, is that this is our first multistage, multiday, camping-based Earthdance Festival! There is an outdoor mainstage, an indoor dance hall, and programming also in OUR Ecovillage’s large yurt, large teepee, pondside & on Vision Hill! We have room for 100 people camping onsite, on a first-come-first-serve basis. Camping spots are exclusive to Festival Ticket holders (includes Fri & Sat night), and are not available for Saturday Daypass ticket holders. We have onsite room for 20+ family vehicles, camper vans & small RVs, again on a first-come-first-serve reservation basis. Please note that due to the venue’s single vehicular entrance, these camper vehicles must be first onsite (arriving Friday by noon) and last offsite (departing Sunday after 2pm). These vehicles have excellent placement onsite, in the trees just a few minutes from mainstage.

The outdoor Mainstage will run roughly noon-7pm on both Friday & Saturday, primarily featuring an array of live music & bands. Later in the evening we’ll kick up our indoor dance hall starring all the DJs & electronica maestros from our lineup! We’ve got a gorgeous indoor chill space in the evenings for those who aren’t feeling the big dance vibes, and some randomly scattered adventures you’ll likely stumble upon as you drift through the property. Finally, there’s an amazing kids zone being created with specific programming currently scheduled from 2-6pm on Friday & noon-6pm on Saturday. Our kids team has a lot of practice in this regard, and we’re excited to see what they put together!

On Saturday of course is the main event – when we connect worldwide to every Earthdance Festival out there, in our globally synchronized Prayer for Peace. We’ll be joined by some smart local people who will share some wisdoms with us before the Prayer, and afterwards we’ll join together in what I expect is the island’s largest annual linked dance event – the Earthdance Spiral Dance!
For those with us for the whole weekend, we’ll be having all our amazing meals together courtesy of OUR Ecovillage, who has put together an amazing mealplan for us for just $45 for Friday dinner, 3 meals Saturday, and a big Sunday brunch – packed full of high-octane organic & local foods.For those who purchase the Saturday Daypass, your dinner is included and we’re looking forward to having a monster shared meal this night! We are also welcoming a few food vendors to join us to supplement OUR Ecovillage’s food capacity, and to make sure we have available snacks between meals!

SO to recap – we have an amazing space – tons of awesome musical & performance contributors – some of the best food on the planet – AND if we sell out all our tickets, not only do we have all the better an adventure together – but we get to leave a chunk in the OUR Ecovillage coffers, which will be amazing. We are very excited to share this weekend with you. No doubt we’ve missed some important bits herein, so if you’re left with unanswered questions please visit the FAQs at www.earthdancevictoria.com and if they remain unanswered then email us!: info@earthdancevictoria.com.

Bless up!



.:: 2011 LIVE MUSIC & BANDS! ::.
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SHANE PHILIP :: Folk/Reggae/Worldbeat Dance Fusion
http://www.shanephilip.com | http://www.myspace.com/shanephilip

THE TAILOR :: Balkan Beat & Orchestral Folk
http://www.thetailor.info

BRASS, SASS & SWING :: 5 Piece Electro Swing Band
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Brass-Sass-Swing/187687037929849

MASALA :: 10 piece mobile percussion ensemble
http://www.masalaband.com

MICROBONGO SOUND SYSTEM :: Brazilian / Latin / Electronic
http://www.microbongo.com

WONTANARA :: West African Drum & Dance Troupe
http://www.wontanaradrumdance.ca

THE KLAXON :: High energy latin & ska grooves
http://www.reverbnation.com/theklaxon

SILVA SOUND :: 4 piece dub rock | Saltspring Island
www.reverbnation.com/silvasound



.:: DJs & ELECTRONIC PRODUCERS ::.
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ADHAM SHAIKH :: Sonic Turtle, Interchill | Nelson, BC
www.sonicturtle.com | www.myspace.com/adhamshaikh

ShaMANoiD (DJ set) aka Soma :: Psychedelic techno breaks | Vancouver
www.SomaSoundSystem.com | www.soundcloud.com/shamanoid-1

RENNIE FOSTER :: Rebirth Records, Subject Detroit | Vancouver
www.soundcloud.com/renniefoster | www.discogs.com/artist/Rennie+Foster

TIMOTHY WISDOM :: Tribal Harmonix, East Van Party Rockers | Vancouver
www.timothywisdom.com | www.myspace.com/timothywisdom

NAASKO :: Interchill, Invisible Productions | Nelson
www.interchill.com | www.soundtraxservices.com

BLUE LUNAR MONKEY :: Synergetic Records, Tycho Records, Maia Records
www.myspace.com/synergeticrecords

SIJAY JAMES :: OnBeyond Metamedia | Nelson
www.onbeyondmetamedia.com

CHRIS CHill :: Noosphere 2012 | Vancouver
www.tulan.net | www.facebook.com/Chris.CHill

BEATFARMER :: Sunset Labs, Rainbow Cathedral | Lasqueti Island
www.sunsetlabs.ca/beatfarmer

DESUNOS :: Sunset Labs | Victoria
www.sunsetlabs.ca/desunos

ROWAN :: Sunset Labs | Victoria
www.sunsetlabs.ca/rowan

SPACE AGE :: Astral Harvest, Techno Hippy Crew | Victoria
www.space-age.ca | www.astralharvest.com | www.smokeybandits.ca

GRANDPA PHUNK the Soul Selector::.
One | West Kootenays / Victoria

FLORIAN :: Sunset Labs, Audio Planet | Victoria
www.sunsetlabs.ca/florian



.:: PERFORMANCES & OFFERINGS ::.
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URBANHEART LIVE :: art performance & display
www.urbanheart.ca

NOVA FIRESPUN ARTS :: fire dancers, acrobats, bellydancers
www.facebook.com/groups/2418363149

CHRIS MURDOCH :: magic contact juggler, fire, hoop
www.bothsidescircus.blogspot.com

LUCITERRA :: fusion bellydance performance
www.luciterradance.com

TAIYA :: bellydance, performance & healing
www.taiya.ca

ELECTRONIC AWAKENING :: Film Screening
www.electronicawakening.com

SACRED CHARGE FASHION SHOW :: Magdalene Furreal
www.sacred-charge.com

METHUSELAH :: improvisational performance & dance troupe
www.dancewithjade.ca

CATIVEIRO CAPOEIRA :: group capoeira demonstration
www.capoeira-school.ca

KUNDALINI DANCE WORKSHOP ::.
Lindsey Spencer

UNITY MORNING YOGA :: Maria Fillipone
www.3modernyoga.com

COMMUNITY ACUPUNCTURE :: Aaron Banfield
http://www.aaronbanfield.com




.:: EARTHDANCE OVERVIEW ::.
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Earthdance, the Global Dance Festival for Peace has grown to become the world’s largest simultaneous music and dance event. Founded in 1996, with 22 cities and 18 countries participating, Earthdance has grown to over 300 locations in 60 countries participating in 2007, with locations ranging from the club-lands of New York to the rainforests of Brazil. Every year, in alignment with the International Day of Peace, over 200,000 people unite in dance with hundreds of thousands more joining online in support of global peace and humanitarian aims.

The defining moment of each Earthdance event is a synchronized link-up, (4pm Pacifc Standard Time) when every event around the world plays a specially produced song called “The Prayer for Peace” at exactly the same time. Earthdance has been described by the music industry as the “Dance Aid” for the new millennium. The aim of the event is to bring together global communities to create a synchronized global festival and dance event to help fund humanitarian causes and develop an environment of peace throughout the global community.

Earthdance is a non-political event and is organized by Earthdance International, a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization. http://www.earthdance.org/



.:: OUR HOSTS, O.U.R. ECOVILLAGE ::.
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Host & primary beneficiary of OUR Earthdance 2011 is O.U.R. Ecovillage, an intentional, permaculture based, sustainable community here on Vancouver Island, offering organic gardening, local food, natural building and green building internships teaching straw bale, cob, rammed earth and timber frame construction. For more information about OUR Ecovillage please visit http://ourecovillage.org/



.:: OUR ECOVILLAGE MEALPLAN ::.
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O.U.R. Ecovillage’s Vision is to joyfully share food and strive towards a nourishing diet of natural, whole foods, prepared for maximal enjoyment and appropriate nutrition, and inspired by traditional cooking wisdom. We serve home cooked meals lovingly prepared from scratch by our beautiful kitchen staff, featuring seasonal salads and vegetables hand picked from our gardens. O.U.R. Ecovillage is a GE free zone in that we don’t plant GE seeds or feed our animals GMO feed. We incorporate as much organic foods as we can in our diet. Our aim is to serve savory slow cooked meals featuring primarily a variety of plant based options, and at times some compassionately-raised animal food options. O.U.R. menus for Earthdance will include such favorites as daily home baked bread, Dal and rice with home made pickles, fresh salads, Vegetable barley and Beef barley soups, Vegetarian chili and Chili con carne, Brunch fritattas, hearty Oatmeal and Quinoa porridge, and much more…



.:: GET INVOLVED! ::.
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Thanks for your interest in volunteering at for OUR Earthdance 2011! Earthdance is a monster of a project, and a huge opportunity for our community! There’s tons of room for creative community contribution, including workshop facilitators, performers, site crew, concession crew, security, stage management, facepainters, stiltwalkers, artists, drummers, MCs, event planners, decorators, and so on and so on!

Earthdance only exists as a function of the commitment of the people involved - we hope you’ll see an alignment with Earthdance’s principles & vision, and find a fit to get involved in this unique festival which, more than ever, will make a real difference for the community in which it comes to life! With a strong volunteer base we’re able to fulfill on many of our festival intentions – safety, organization, professionalism, creativity and of course the huge VIBE for which our event has become famous! Ready to take the next step? If you’re interested in volunteering at this year’s event, email us today and tell us about your skills, interests & availability. info@earthdancevictoria.com



.:: TICKET INFORMATION ::.
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Our tickets are in – available – and moving quickly. Yay!
They are available to you through our vendors - our management team -
and online via paypal: http://earthdancevictoria.com/tickets/

Important notes regarding tickets:
- read our FAQs before purchasing tickets: http://earthdancevictoria.com/faqs/
- all tickets will be replaced with wristbands at the event
- all ticket purchases are non-refundable
- service charges may apply at vendors (<$2)
- event mainstage is rain or shine (some cover available)
- all accommodation is outdoor camping. bring appropriate gear.
- all children must be accompanied by an adult at all times
- no pets. no alcohol or drugs. no exceptions.



TICKET VENDORS ::.
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Online @ http://earthdancevictoria.com/tickets
Shift Fashion (547 Johnson St, Victoria) | 10:30am-5:30pm 7 Days a Week
Base Lounge (1303 Broad St, Victoria) | when open for classes
Sunset Room (401 Herald St, Victoria) | when open for events
Acoustic Planet (Suite 2-150 Fulford-Ganges, SSI) | when open



TICKET OPTIONS ::.
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Option 1: FESTIVAL WEEKEND PASS: ADULT | Price: $85.00
This is the full weekend event ticket for adults (13+).
Includes camping Friday & Saturday night. Gates 11am Friday to 2pm Sunday.

Option 2: FESTIVAL WEEKEND PASS: ADULT + MEALPLAN | Price: $130.00
Same as above, along with gorgeous organic shared meals courtesy of OUR Ecovillage kitchen. If you’ve eaten here before, you know how excellent it is. The mealplan option includes dinner on Friday, 3 meals on Saturday, brunch on Sunday. For a bit more info on the mealplan contents, go here.

Option 3: FESTIVAL WEEKEND PASS: CHILD | Price: $40.00
This is the full weekend event ticket for children (7-13yrs).
Includes camping Friday & Saturday night. Gates 11am Friday to 2pm Sunday.
Note: All your offspring 7-13 year olds get in on one child ticket.
Note: Children under 7 years are free at the festival & dine for free as well.

Option 4: FESTIVAL WEEKEND PASS: CHILD + MEALPLAN | Price: $65.00
Same as above, along with gorgeous organic shared meals courtesy of OUR Ecovillage kitchen. The mealplan option includes dinner on Friday, 3 meals on Saturday, brunch on Sunday. For a bit more info on the mealplan contents, go here.

Option 5: FESTIVAL DAYPASS: ADULT | Price: $40.00
This is the Saturday only event ticket for adults. INCLUDES dinner.
Gates 11am to 8pm Saturday. Does not include nor allow camping.

Option 6: FESTIVAL DAYPASS: CHILD | Price: $25.00
This is the Saturday only event ticket for children (7-13yrs). INCLUDES dinner.
Gates 11am to 8pm Saturday. Does not include nor allow camping.
Note: Children under 7 years are free at the festival & dine for free as well.



CONTACT US ::.
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info@earthdancevictoria.com | www.earthdancevi.com