SOLAR NEXUS
11/30/2009 | 10:44 pm
As the sun draws towards its southern zenith, we gather together for the Winter Solstice in a celebration of
life and community. SUMA’s third event of seven, SOLAR NEXUS is going to flex your solar plexus!
Come dance in a wondrous winter garden with bouncy beats, tasty treats, and performance feats.
One room, one vibe, one love…
ARRIVE EARLY to celebrate with us!
8:00 pm:
YO-FU Healing Arts & Movement workshop by Plumdragoness- A journey through yoga, martial arts and tribal dance fusions, accompanied by downtempo/ambient grooves.
9:00 pm:
KIND KITCHEN vegan meal
(bring your own dishes or eat out of your shoe!)
Music starts early… Bring your dancing shoes and creative spirit!
MUSIC
Timothy Wisdom [VAN. www.timothywisdom.com , www.tribalharmonix.org]
Yann [MTL. Ultra Grove Records, www.techsafari.ca]
Medicineman [www.myspace.com/medicinemanradio]
Purrpelle aka Violet
Kristian Sunflower [www.sumantics.org]
LeeLee Mishi [www.sumantics.org]
Jonah K [www.teknotribes.com]
Zumba [www.zumbaland.net]
PERFORMANCE
Plumdragoness a.k.a. Gabrielle de Burke
Dance & Spoken word
[PHILLY, USA. www.myspace.com/plumdragoness]
Circus Alchemy: Fire Performance & Site Animation
[www.circusalchemy.com]
Om Laila Troupe: Eclectic Bellydance [www.omlaila.com]
Anna Sapershteyn: Silks
VISUALS
Cafrine [MTL. Vitamine Cat, www.techsafari.ca]
Lester Alfonso [www.originalplastic.com]
Jaxamuse [www.jackielevitt.com]
Siren Sativa [www.sumantics.org]
Zumba [www.zumbaland.net]
Saturday December 19th
RENEGADE (enter off Noble Street) – NEW venue
1266 Queen St. W., Toronto
$20 at the door
8pm – 6am
Some details about our artists:
TIMOTHY WISDOM
Timothy Wisdom is the most sought-after powerhouse behind Vancouver’s
exploding intentional dance community. His sets literally lift audiences off
their feet, arousing ecstatic screams from the crowd in a relentless stream
of perpetual sonic mayhem. Combining the tricks of turntablism and MCing,
with productions that cross multiple music styles, his shows are far from
your average night out dancing. Just when you thought the party couldn’t get
any better, Timothy Wisdom will get the place roaring.
PLUMDRAGONESS
Gabrielle Casella initially became interested in yoga practices during her childhood as a result of visiting her Sikh friends & neighbors who had a private shrine/studio in their home. Stimulated by her early interest in the healing arts she began as a young adult studying Hatha and later Ashtanga yoga while in college from 1996-1998. In 1999, Gabrielle immersed herself in the Chinese medical practices of Taoist internal/martial art forms by training with Master Chik Quadir Mason, founder of the Spirit Wind Internal Arts Society (www.spiritwind.be). She received certifications of study in various healing arts such as Kung Fu, Pa-Kua Chang, Dao Yin Yoga, Chi Kung, Tai Chi Chuan, in addition to bodywork techniques such as Lin Zi Chi Therapy & Thai Massage, as well as participating in group collaborations, demonstrations & performances. In 2000, she earned her B.A. from Temple University’s Department of Theater with an exploratory concentration in dance, music & voice. As an apprentice, Gabrielle was recommended by Sifu Mason to begin teaching his lessons & encouraged to integrate them along with the material she studied as a multi-disciplinary performance artist. In 2001, she joined the Philadelphia based theater company, ArcheDream for HumanKind where she began to develop her signature style of movement meditation in combination with performance presentation into a system of practice. Aside from her role as assistant artistic director, she was a lead performer and choreographer who also facilitated healing arts & theater/movement/dance workshops training company members until 2006 (www.archedream.com). Gabrielle’s work as a healing arts practitioner and instructor continues to intersect with her work as an inter-disciplinary performance artist through the incorporation of internal and martial arts forms in combination with dance, poetry and theater presentation (www.myspace.com/plumdragoness). Gabrielle is a certified yoga teacher, registered & insured through the Yoga Alliance. She has also studied Ashtanga Yoga with Miko-Doi Smith, Yin Yoga with Sarah Powers, Vinyasa Yoga with the Rasa School, Yang style T’ai Chi Chuan with Master Yang Jun, Taoist (Yin/Yang) Yoga with Master Pauli Zink & Thai Bodywork with Michael Buck. She facilitates private lessons, group classes/workshops & is available for Thai Bodywork sessions.
OCTOBER 31st HALLOWEEN NIGHT … SUMA and BREAKANDENTER bring you GHOST DANCE!
09/22/2009 | 3:33 pm
Featuring to VERY special HALOWEEN HEADLINERS:
DANIEL BELL
(7th City, Accelerate, Detroit)
http://www.residentadvisor.net/dj-page.aspx?id=873
A long-time favourite of ours, Dan Bell is a most amazing DJ and producer who promises to shake the dance floor with his DEEP and driving beats. Most known for his marathon sets, this Halloween Mr. Bell will be playing a super special 3 hour set! While living in Detroit during the 90’s, Daniel Bell created a new musical vocabulary for techno music based on “Blips” and “Bleeps” and streamlined repetetive rhythms. His music went on to influence a generation of producers from Josh Wink and Richie Hawtin to the minimal house sound in Germany. Best known for his timeless classic “Losing Control” and releases on his label “Accelerate”.
KOMODO
(Sambal Records, Montreal)
http://www.myspace.com/komododub
Komodo is a Montreal-based musician and DJ who specialises in playing fast dub basslines on the Australian didgeridoo, as well as producing heavy beats and bass, and playing an assortment of other instruments such as Turkish ney and bendir. His DJ sets feature live performance on his instruments and showcase many of his original tracks produced specifically for his live shows. He calls these tracks Komodo Dubs. And he’s awesome!
- Here’s directions to the space:
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=2+villiers+street+toronto+ontario&iwloc=A&hl=en
- Here’s TTC information:
https://www3.ttc.ca/Routes/72/Map.jsp
The COSMIC BALL: SUMA, ALEX GREY, and SOLAR FIELDS UNITE!
06/05/2009 | 5:03 pm
June 27, 2009 . TORONTO
After our first ROOT party, we knew your Sacrum would be itching for more! So as promised, we WILL give you more! This event is the second in our series of seven…Start planning your cosmic masquerade attire NOW, as this one will push you into the realm of multidimensional psychic reawakening as we merge both the psychedelic sounds of SOLAR FIELDS (Sweden) with the visionary art of the legendary ALEX GREY, and his partner ALLYSON GREY (NYC)!
Please join us on Saturday June 27, 2009 for
The COSMIC BALL …
$25 Admission
Doors at 10pm
Cosmic Ballroom & Masquerade Attire Encouraged
**Proceeds from the evening will be donated to the CHAPEL of SACRED MIRRORS, cosm.org
Location: the restaurant at the end of the universe… a.k.a. The Keating Channel, 2 Villiers St. (off Cherry St), Toronto
Here’s directions to the space:
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=2+villiers+street+toronto+ontario&iwloc=A&hl=en
Here’s TTC information:
https://www3.ttc.ca/Routes/72/Map.jsp
See more of Alex Grey’s work at META GALLERY from June 26 – Sept. 6, 2009. metagallery.com
Root
03/17/2009 | 7:35 pm
This is Suma’s first event in a series of seven, intended to ground you down and charge you up and onward. So come out and celebrate winter’s final breath and the emergence of spring! As Sumkidz we brought you the OM Festival, and now as we launch into our new identity as Suma, we are looking forward to what’s to come! Emerging from our roots and spiraling into a fresh vitality, we have arrived in new form and as always; we’re connected to creating space for more bodies to move and more dance floors to rumble into the early morning hours.
Join us in an amazing NEW venue!
With TWO rooms of musical performances by:
SUB SWARA
New York [Fort Knox Recordings, Low Motion Records]
Hailing from New York City, Sub Swara is represents the best in crushing dancefloor culture.From dubstep to dancehall and bassline to glitch hop, the Sub Swara sound engages and unites across cultural and musical boundaries.With multiple acclaimed releases and a history of running one of the most renowned events in New York City, Sub Swara are the ambassadors for next level bass music.
www.subswara.com
www.myspace.com/subswara
- Jawbone [Dubslingers] Ethno-dubstep, www.dubslingers.com
- Zumba [Suma] Dub and bass, www.zumbaland.net
- Jonah K [Suma] Bass-driven alchemy, www.teknotribes.com
- Kristian Sunflower [Suma] World beat
Jeremy Tapwatr LIVE – Toronto/Montreal [BLA, Attitude Recordings]
Progressive techno www.attituderecordings.com
- Sketti [BLA] Psy-trance
- Lee Lee Mishi [Suma] Deep tech-house
- Teeneetus [Suma] Adventurous Smelktro
- Cabin Boy Billy Psy-tech-trance
And sweet LIVE visual MIXES by:
- Peter Mettler - www.petermettler.com
- Elysha Poirier – www.hotpierecords.com
- Jaxamuse [Suma] – www.jackielevitt.com
- Sativa [Suma] www.hotpierecords.com
- Zumba [Suma] www.zumbaland.net
Analog Projections by: Blankfoto
Energy bar
EVERYONE WELCOME: There will be no alcohol sold at this event!
Please NO HEELS – bring you dancing shoes – Sensitive floors 
11-5am
$20 in advance, more at the door
190 Richmond Street East, enter on George Street
Tickets will be available SOON in Toronto at:
Shanti Baba, 546 Queen W
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01/22/2010
THANK YOU SOLAR NEXUS!
Wow! What a night of good food, friends and art!! It was an absolute pleasure to celebrate the winter solstice in sync with so many like minded people! Many many thanks to everyone for taking part in the magic! Extra BIG thanks to everyone who performed, helped out and volunteered their time! WE>I
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11/30/2009
SOLAR NEXUS
SUMA’s annual winter solstice celebration has finally taken shape! Make sure to join us Saturday December 19th … for a night of food, performance and music! Dance into the morning with special guests from like-minded collectives in Vancouver, Montreal and Philly, USA. One room, one vibe, one love!