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This year marks the 4th annual gathering of Earthdance Florida, a four-day festival of art, music,
and energy in Lakeland, Florida. The festival runs from September 18th through September 21st,
2014. It features world-class and local talent ranging from jam bands to electronic dance performers,
visionary artists, and cirque performers.
The event consists of two multi-genre music stages, two visionary art galleries, various workshops
(e.x. flow, up-cycling, yoga, healing arts), and theme camping. Although admission is 18+ only, the
festival offers something for everybody.
As an official chapter of Earthdance International, Earthdance Florida is one of over 300 festival
locations participating worldwide. Every Earthdance festival around the world recites the global
"Prayer for Peace" at the same moment. This year's global theme is "Transformation" and the local
Florida theme is "Ancient Mythology". There will be multiple "realms" to explore within the festival, and
each area will be themed after an ancient culture.
The festival donates $1 of every ticket to supporting Earthdance Intl., and makes a pledge of their
proceeds to a local charity every year. This year's charity is Salvation Army's George W. Jenkins
Community of Hope to help local families who are struggling with homelessness in Lakeland, FL and
Polk County.
Tickets and more information can be found at www.earthdanceflorida.org,
"Earthdance offers something for everybody"
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Florida’s first transformational
festival returns with world-class
artists this fall
Earthdance Florida: An Art, Music, and Energy
Festival announces 2014 theme and headliners,
featuring Phutureprimitive, Random Rab, and
Govinda
July 22 2014, Sarasota, FL - The creators of Earthdance Florida want
to take us on a journey. From September 18th through September 21st,
they will transform Maddox Ranch in Lakeland, Florida into an ancient
mythological wonderland of art, music, healing, and dance. They will
join with 300 locations celebrating peace at Earthdance International
events across the world.
According to their official website, Earthdance is now the largest,
global synchronized dance event in history. All the festival locations
organize together to gather audiences at the same moment across the
world to ask for “peace for all nations, peace for our communities, and
peace within ourselves.” Earthdance Florida will participate in the
global Prayer for Peace at 7 p.m. on Saturday, September 20th, 2014.
The festival consists of two live stages and several interactive areas.
The line-up includes world class musicians such as Phutureprimitive, ,
Random Rab, Mobius8, Aphrodite, Govinda, Roy "Futureman" Wooten,
Egyptian Lover, Telesma, and The Hip Abduction - and over 75 other
eclectic acts ranging from edm to tribal rock.
There will be art spaces highlighting visionary artists like Artescape,
Adam Scott Miller, Dela and Jonathan Solter. Tribal Council will
provide a geodome for creative and spiritual workshops all weekend
long. C4 Collective and Rising Light will hold gardening, energy, and
sustainability classes. Also, flow workshops and fire spinning safety
will be taught on site.
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Transformation is the global theme for Earthdance this year and the local theme for Earthdance
Florida is ancient mythology. The myth of the phoenix rising from the ashes is an icon for the
Florida chapter of this year’s “global peace party”. Theme camping is encouraged as participants
are welcome to explore the Celtic, Asian, Egyptian, Greek, and Atlantis themed “realms” within the
festival.
The festival’s producers, Matt and Belinda Pettinato of Controlled Chaos Productions, want to
offer “something for everyone”. They consider the festival goers as “co-creators” in the Earthdance
experience.
Controlled Chaos Productions is a event production company known for their themed festivals
inspired by interactive art experiences like Burning Man and Shambala. They are part of the
Earthdance Collective and participate in the worldwide vision for Earthdance International. They
donate $1 from each ticket sale to Earthdance International 501(c)(3), and are pledging a donation of
proceeds to Salvation Army's George W. Jenkins Community of Hope to help local families who
struggle with homelessness in Lakeland, FL and Polk County.
Applications are currently open for theme camps, vendors, sponsors, workshops, and volunteers.
Tickets are available online or at select locations in South Florida. Visit www.earthdanceflorida.org
for details.
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Experience
Art
This year we are highlighting over 25 local, national
and international artists. There will be live painters,
installations, digital art, and visionary art galleries.
Music
This festival features over 75 acts - both local and
world-class. Music styes range from rockin' jam
bands to funk and electronic dance music.
Energy
Earthdance Florida offers a unique combination of
flow, yoga, healing arts, and earth sustainability
workshops free for all participants to attend.
Dance
The line-up celebrates dance of all kinds - from
b-boy breakdancing to hoop dancing, fire acts and
cirque acts galore.
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Theme Areas
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waken your inner spirit and your soul’s desires by getting in touch with your ancient roots.
Join us on a Mythological Journey as the Phoenix guides us on a transformational exploration
into the stories of timeless cultures that have brought so much meaning and mystery to our lives.
Just like the story of the Phoenix, you too will go through a creative transformation being reborn
more alive than you have ever known and spreading more love and light to all you know.
Celtic Realm (Earth)
Includes Food Market, Up-Cycle Lounge, Earth Guardian's Recycling HQ,
featuring Urban Gardening, Sustainable Living, and Up-cycling Workshops
hosted by Rising Light and C4 Collective.
Greek Realm (Air)
Features the Lotus Temple Stage, vendor market, the Prayer For Peace,
Effigy Performance and Burn, Peace Guardian and Medic HQ.
Egyptian Realm (Fire)
Home of the Gateway to Eternity Stage featuring local acts, performing
Artists, Visuals, Fire Guardian's HQ, and Flow Workshops.
Asian Realm (Spirit)
Featuring Crystal Chaos and Vision Lab Art Galleries, Talks and Workshops
at the Tribal Council Dome, and Late Night Chill Area.
Atlantis Realm (Water)
This realm includes the Pool and Solar Showers available open to everyone to
enjoy and cool off from 8am - 8pm every day.
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About Earthdance Intl.
Est. 1997, Earthdance is now the largest, global synchronized dance event in history. Today there
are over 300 locations in 80 countries participating worldwide. They are united with a common
vision for peace and humanitarian aims through Earthdance International 501(c)(3).
Today, there are hundreds of Earthdance locations in sixty countries participating. For this one
weekend of September 21, 2014, all around the globe, people join together to dance as one global
community, united with a common vision for peace and humanitarian aims.
Every event across the globe recites a Prayer for Peace at the same moment – morning in the
Australian rainforest, afternoon in California, dusk in Florida, midnight in London, and sunrise over
the Himalayas. The Prayer for Peace is a profound moment that unites our intentions for World
Peace. Earthdance Florida's prayer for peace occurs on Saturday evening at 7 p.m.
Visit the international Earthdance domain: www.earthdance.org
Earthdance Cape Town, South Africa.
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About the Producers
Based in Sarasota, FL., Matt and Belinda of Controlled
Chaos Productions have hosted an annual Earthdance in
Florida since 2009. Since 2011, their official Earthdance
home is Maddox Ranch in Lakeland, Florida. They are
known for turning a typical party into an unforgettable,
interactive, and uplifting experience.
Together, they are Controlled Chaos Productions LLC, and
today they are working with a tight network of unique
individuals, whom they consider family, that volunteer their
talents to their yearly enriching community gathering Earthdance Florida.
As Florida Ambassadors of Earthdance Global they aim to
provide a safe, positive, and healthy environment for cultural
exchange.
Connect: www.facebook.com/ControlledChaosProductions
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"
ithin our global community of sharing peace with
dance, Earthdance Florida is creating a themed landscape
tale where people can come together to be co-creators in
our story that heightens our creativity, brings us closer,
and transforms our lives.
Everyone is a part of our story. From the performers, to
our staff, vendors and participants we are all a part of
our creative transformation. Like a cosmic web, together
we are spreading our love in infinite directions through
our natural creative forces. "
=Belinda Pettinato, co-founder
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Contact
Belinda Pettinato
941-374-1723
[email protected]
facebook.com/earthdanceflorida
@earthdancefl
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