His palette spans 140, african rhythms, percussive heavy club music, jungle, techno, world bass, folktronica and all kinds of experimental edges. It is deep, driving and heart-opening, willing to meet shadow as well as celebrate light.

He is one of the leading Ecstatic Dance DJs in the UK and the first and longest-serving resident at Ecstatic Dance UK in London. He started Ecstatic Dance Bristol almost seven years ago then founded Ace Collectiv a few years later. Ace Collecitv creates alcohol-free, high-production experiences that move with the seasons and weave dance, music, art, ritual and community. Club-level sound and lighting design are an important part of the medicine.

Osara has produced community events that have seen the first appearances in Bristol of the Huni Kuin and Yawanawá (indigenous people from the Amazon Rainforest), as well as the Umbanda group, Roça de Ogum, from São Paulo, Brazil.

Beyond the decks he mentors artists, facilitators and community builders who want to lead with integrity and craft. Influences include nature, animism, mysticism, plant medicine teachings and the global cultures that shape sound system and club music, as well as his own Celtic and Sámi lines. With the intention of creating more spaces for authentic movement, expression, empowerment and connection. Ace Collectiv presents:NYD 2026 - Midwinter FestivalThu 1 Jan 2026 | 11am - 9:30pmThe Mount Without, Bristol🎟 Tickets & Info:https://dandelion.events/e/nyd-festival-2026

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Tim Barnes is a dancer, DJ, DIY motorcycle mechanic and horse back adventurer with more questions than answers. He uses embodiment as the palette of his artistry and is committed to walking his talk. From a nothing to shout about background, the 5Rhythms practice shook his world in 2012 and offered the opportunity to tune into the beat of a deeper mystery.

Coming to the practice after years of travelling, years of uprooting, years of trying to find himself, the rhythms offered a place of stability and excitement in equal measure. A structure to be unstructured. He believes our bodies are bodies of wisdom, and when we use them as such we can transform and transcend. To find out more about Tim visit his website or follow him on Instagram

Toby Gillingham is a somatic researcher, facilitator and practitioner. He has studied as many physical art forms as he possibly could: including vinyasa yoga, Capoeira, Brazilian Jiujitsu, physical theatre and improv. He is constantly searching for the deeper truths offered to us by the physical worlds of our bodies. He is the founder of Mana and Wak - a retreat centre in Hertfordshire where he is offering a program of events that push the limits of what people think is possible to discover with their bodies through the power of physicality. To find out more visit: https://www.manaandwak.com/ or follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mana.and.wak/