58 minutes 2003
A film by Michelle Mahrer & Nicole Ma
DANCES OF ECSTASY is a sensory journey into the mesmerizing world of trance and ecstasy. Interweaving traditional and contemporary ecstatic dance rituals Australian filmmakers Michelle Mahrer and Nicole Ma’s celebrated documentary film explores how different people around the world connect with a divine power. Whirling Dervishes from Turkey, Orisha priestesses from Nigeria and Brazil, shaman healers from the Kalahari and Korea, and dancers in a Gabrielle Roth workshop in New York pulse to the same beat as thousands of young people at an all night techno dance party in an Australian forest. DANCES OF ECSTASY celebrates the universal human experience where rhythm and dance unite us. DANCES OF ECSTASY is an innovative documentary blending exciting dance rituals, evocative imagery, interviews, and a spellbinding global music soundtrack. The film is an inspiration to dance, and to reconnect with a sense of the sacred that many have lost touch with in modern life.
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Australia :- USD$16.95 plus USD$5.00 postage
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DANCES OF ECSTASY DVD is an extended 2 DVD Set ( 240 minutes total) and includes a 25 page booklet.
DVD 1 features the one hour documentary, the complete Sufi Zikir Ceremony and personal in depth documentaries about each of the rituals – including San of the Kalahari Namibia, Orisha ceremony Nigeria, Candomble Ritual Brazil, and Kut Ritual Korea.
DVD 2 includes ’THE POWER WAVE” led by Gabrielle Roth and 80 minutes of global grooves dance music with leading artists such as Cheb i Sabbah, One Giant Leap, James Asher, Banco do Gaia, Bob Holroyd and others accompanied with visuals by D-Fuse.
REVIEWS
Best Documentary – Hollywood Spiritual Film Festival
“Dances of Ecstasy is enthralling in its evocation of a mental and physical release that most of us long for ” – The Age Australian
“Rich imagery, gorgeous music and velvety narration make for an unparallelled sensory experience” – Citybeat Los Angeles USA
“A truly awesome documentary” – Phenomena’s USA
“The film provides an insider look into seldom seen rituals. It makes for a compelling ride that replicates the flow and force of the experiences it documents” – LA Weekly
“The rhythm gets to you and the superb editing sucks you in. Fascinating” – Melbourne Weekly Magazine
