ROTHBURY, MI - A female DJ and an Indian dance duo are among the performers scheduled to perform during Electric Forest's new curated events focused on femine contributions to art.

The announced lineup of performers, which was made Monday by Electric Forest, provides a framework for the new "Her Forest" initiative, called the most comprehensive of its kind of any music festival by organizers.

The debut of the "Her Forest" curated event will be hosted during the first weekend of Electric Forest 2017, the first year the seven-year music and camping festival has expanded to two weekends. Electric Forest is scheduled for June 22-25 and June 29-July 2 at Double JJ Resort in Rothbury, a small rural community located north of Muskegon in Oceana County.

Performers for the "Her Forest" curated event were selected from hundreds of fan submissions auditioning to be part of the unique celebration of women.

The winning performers selected to perform at the Electric Forest event are:

Alfiya Glow, a solo female DJ/producer and violinist

The Dance of Anarkali, an Indian dance duo

Heartwurkz, an uplifting California pair

M.O.B., a female DJ

Frankie Taminal, an unconventional dance and soundscape artist

Melody Monroe, a female singer/piano/looping talent

The others also set to perform during "Her Forest" are Lynx & The Servants of Song and Monarch Rachel & Royal Court Drag Show.

"It is inspiring to be expanding Electric Forest's Her Forest program to include a curated event," said Alicia Karlin, Electric Forest talent buyer. "It allows us to host an even more diverse and unique lineup of performers at the festival. It's important to us that Electric Forest continues to offer opportunities for new and distinct talent to share their art."

The festival's women's-themed panel discussion in 2016 spurred the idea to launch a "Her Forest" curated event.

In addition to the curated event, the "Her Forest" activities will include a women's group camp, an artist panel, a meet and greet with Electric Forest production women and meetups. Connection, inspiration and comfort are listed by organizers as the three pillars for the "Her Forest" initiative.