Description
Stonehenge is perhaps the most famous prehistoric monument, a megalithic Palaeolithic stone circle where people have collected to celebrate for more than 5000 years. Professor of Music Dr. Rupert Till, a leading sound archaeology and electronic music and dance cultures researcher, presents evidence of this historic site’s use for trance dancing in Shamanistic rituals, exploring what we know about similarities with events such as Ozora today. Echoes at Stonehenge suggest that people may have played rhythmic music in the space at 156 bpm, a similar tempo to fast techno or trance heard at festivals today, and one linked to entrainment, rhythmic bodily synchronisation and raised heartbeat levels. Professor Till will describe evidence to suggest that at both events participants would gather every year to celebrate, dance all night until the sun came up, and achieve altered states of consciousness such as trance. He discusses the status of both Stonehenge and Ozora as Axis Mundi, points at which ritual participants step off from normal human consciousness into otherworldly existences, through an access point for transformation and psychonautical travel. He will explore how immersion within the dancing group is an evolutionary trait humans developed in order to allow them to connect with each other, and to help them to cope with the everyday stresses and strains of living in a large community.| Period | 26 Jul 2024 → 6 Aug 2024 |
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| Event title | Ozora Festival |
| Event type | Other |
| Location | HungaryShow on map |
| Degree of Recognition | International |