Sonic Shaman Festival Links Taipei and Switzerland for Synchronized Dance Flashmob on Nov. 14
Sonic Shaman Festival will hold an international dance flashmob called Critical Ass (Critical Ass - International Dance Flashmob) at JUT RS289 in Taipei on Saturday, November 14, 2026. At the same time, Out in the Loop Festival in Lucerne, Switzerland will run a parallel session at its venue, Neubad, linking the two cities in a cross-border, synchronized dance event. The project is organized through the Instagram account @criticalass_org.
Event details
- Date: Saturday, November 14, 2026
- Taipei venue: JUT RS289
- Taipei schedule: 11:15pm warm-up and dance tutorial / 11:45pm flashmob
- Switzerland venue: Neubad, Lucerne (Out in the Loop Festival)
- Switzerland schedule: 4:15pm warm-up and dance tutorial / 4:45pm flashmob
- Online participation: open to anyone worldwide who wants to form a small group and join remotely
- Eligibility: open to all genders, all ages
Five-part dance tutorial being released
Organizers have already posted the first installment of a five-part dance tutorial on Instagram. According to the official description, the remaining parts include two more choreographed sections and two improvisation segments, and the difficulty will not increase further after the first video.
What the project is about
The flashmob is built around the idea of "No borders, no gates," with participants at both physical venues and online joining together on the same day to perform the same choreography. Tutorial videos and further announcements can be found on the organizer's Instagram account @criticalass_org.