The most satisfying music festivals have a larger intention than just entertainment: they seek to feed the mind, body and soul through programs centered around health and wellness, art, and good ol’ fashioned physical activity.
Year after year, Elements Lakewood Music & Arts Festival embodies this concept, creating transformational festivals that bring cutting-edge musical talents complemented by a nuanced lineup of wellness workshops, invigorating lectures, immersive art installations, and classic summer camp activities.
This year, Elements Lakewood, or BangOn!NYC’s annual Memorial Day Weekend getaway, takes it up a notch with a fully stacked lineup of wellness and art programming.
At the ‘Wellnest,’ patrons can indulge in a series of soul and body-based lectures, and workshops focused on connection and curiosity.
All senses will be activated when exploring activities and spaces including the ‘Rhythm Flow Couples Thai Massage’ and Camp Softtouch, a sensation touch workshop.
A spectrum of yoga styles will also be on offer including Silent Disco Yoga presented by Sputnik Yoga, Open Flow Heart Yoga by Hacienda and Breathwork Stimulation presented by Yoga Space and Atypicalyogini.
Also held in the Wellnest are lectures on ‘Glitter and Sustainability, ‘How to Green Your Wardrobe’ presented by EcoCult, ‘the Importance of Sleep’, and a NSFW Consent Workshop.
Encouraging creativity, attendees can participate in Drink and Draw sessions presented by The Graham Bar, a parkour workshop, Party Braids 101, and Twerkshop and Vogueshop. Outside the Wellnest hub, festival-goers will be able to enter the House of Heart teepee healing center hosted by Seer and Sage, learn the colorful dance art form of ancient Indians, and how to express different types of human emotions through one’s body from Spirituality in Motion: An Intro to Indian Classical Dance.
For patrons looking for some old-school summer fun, Elements has no shortage of classic camp activities including beach ball dodgeball, professionally assisted rock climbing and zip lining, mini golf, basketball, tether ball, and volleyball. For those that are daring enough, fans will have the opportunity to face a ceremonial fire walk.
Additional summer camp games will also be led by Elements’ seasoned activities coordinator and “funtender” Rawb Lane including a costume parade, a vinyl record hunt with special prizes and a no cash, no limit, barter-only Frick Frack Blackjack, where the odder the item the better the trade.
Getting lost in interactive art is a right of passage to any Elements event, and this year’s art installations curated by Elements Music & Arts Festival art director Julianne Irene will tickle the mind and keep patrons looking for more. Spread throughout the festival grounds, art enthusiasts will find live art galleries, sculptures and paintings, beautifully blacklight-designed cuddle puddles, an interactive group art show featuring local artists curated by the local Wayne County Arts Alliance, plus a blend of tech and performance art from live experience curators NON de GEN.
Interactive performers from Brooklyn’s leading performance space House of Yes will lead the lakeside dancefloor, while the Fire Stage will feature a custom-made steel build designed by Soul Oceans with pyrotechnics by fire-bending specialists Incendia.
New York City-based design group Rhizome will also bring back their elaborate stage facades and custom-made animations for the Earth, Fire, and Theater stages with the Air Stage to be constructed and designed with recycled lumber by Australian artist Chia Jen. Also on-site will be Heavy Meta Dragon, a fire-breathing dragon art car.
And, oh yeah, the music. This year’s edition of Elements Lakewood brings top talent from the likes of Disclosure, FISHER, Big Gigantic, Seth Troxler, Shiba San, Justin Martin, Liquid Stranger, Francesca Lombardo and special sunrise sets from Damian Lazarus, Atish, and David Hohme.
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