It’s mid-August, and an eerie electronic whine fills the auditorium at Charlotte’s Visual and Performing Arts Center. A dancer dressed in white walks across the stage, stretches and lies down. She’s about to perform a dreamlike dance, organized by local artist Sweat Transfer.
It’s Cohobafest, an event that’s part educational summit, part festival, and all about psychedelics.
Laura Camilo Apgar co-founded the Charlotte-based nonprofit Cohoba. In September, the organization will start offering ketamine-assisted therapy…