Itching to get those feet moving? Needing a pick me up on these dark winter nights? Join in a night of great music and dancing with tantalizing and "hypnotic" trance dance folk music group Hypnosis Negative! The duo explores the roots of dance in their modern original interpretations of international and traditional repetitive dance music with inherent trance-like “hypnotic” listening and movement qualities. The night starts with a traditional folk dance workshop for those that are wanting to brush up on their moves, followed by a performance by the duo where you can show off those new skills featuring local folk dance group Kungla helping get those feet moving. Time to put your best foot forward… see you there!

Hypnosis Negative

Hypnosis Negative, the sensation of being turned inside out from dancing, chasing your own feet across a creaking wooden floor, music that started before you can remember and shows no sign of stopping. A new collaboration between Estonian flutist Katariina Tirmaste and Canadian violinist Robert Alan Mackie, Hypnosis Negative interprets a punchy repertoire of traditional music inspired by a dance that has spilled over its supposed end time and descended deep into the night.

Their debut album “Three Corners” features 10 tracks of traditional tunes, primarily from Estonia and the southeast United States, reimagined for modern partner dancing. Tirmaste and Mackie have experienced firsthand the psychedelic experience available to musicians and dancers alike when a single tune is played for an extended time – the music on “Three Corners” dreams of condensing this experience into concise arrangements the colour of poppies and the texture of sparkling water. “Three Corners” guest features Spanish percussionist Juan de la Fuente Alcón crafting aggressive, earthy grooves and head-spinning textures.

DOORS: 6:30 PM // SHOW: 7 PM

Cash bar, coffee and refreshments

Presented by: VEMU/Estonian Museum Canada, Estonian Music Week