A weekend non-residential workshop blending:
✦ Theatre & Dance
✦ Burlesque
✦ Clowning
✦ Somatic Intimacy
Join Us For The Sexy Imperfections Weekend: “The Cabaret Within”
A weekend of creation, pleasure, and lots of laughter at the beautiful and cosy ‘Paradiso’. Gathering as a community, we will celebrate the final days of summer through somatic practices, shared meals, and playful performance exploration, culminating in a cabaret show!
To play is to loosen the borders of the self.To become dramatic, sensual, absurd, emotional, theatrical.
Through clowning, burlesque, movement, and somatic practices, we will explore the meeting point between sensuality and play. The journey culminates in The Cabaret: a joyful public celebration where imperfection becomes art.
Whether you’re an experienced performer, a shy strawberry, or an unapologetic weirdo, there’s a place for you here.
What makes this workshop so special?
We believe this unique intersection of performing arts sparks creativity and self-discovery, while a focus on intimacy and sensuality invites deep personal transformation. The methodology offered is a distinctive, authored approach.
Working with a small group and three facilitators, we offer attentive care and presence, creating space for personal processes and creation, one-to-one support, safety, and genuine connection with the group.
Whether you have experience in theatre or dance, or are completely new to both, we’re here to ensure you will feel supported enough to step onto the stage with confidence. Beginners and professional artists alike are warmly welcome!
As part of our European Tour, we are bringing Sexy Imperfections to Belgium.
This edition will take place in Bassevelde, hosted by Paradiso, a beautiful community space nestled in nature near the Belgian-Dutch border.
Created with love and care over many years, Paradiso is a colourful and inspiring place where creativity, embodiment, community, and meaningful human connection come together. Surrounded by lush gardens, flowers, trees, and open spaces, it offers a welcoming environment where curiosity, playfulness, and authentic encounters can naturally unfold.
A hidden little paradise where everyone is invited to simply be themselves.
A taste of what we explore:
- Create an intentional and supportive space, guided by SOMATICS and EMBODIED INTIMACY
- Play with the elements of burlesque to empower and rewild your seductive self
- Present a performative act in a final grandiose CABARET SHOW
- Explore SELF-LOVE and WITNESSING each other through this practice
- Experience the power of PSYCHOMAGIC
- Through a legendary CLOWNING SEXY SCHOOL, we’ll playfully deconstruct stereotypes of seduction
- Craft DIY NEW GENITALIA to expand imagination through absurdity
Schedule Outline:
*The schedule is approximate and may vary slightly throughout the weekend.
Saturday:
9:00-10:00
Arrival
10:00 – 13:30
Morning session (Consent & Agreements, Burlesco Wacko)
13:30- 15:30
Lunch break
15:30-19:00
Afternoon session (Clowning Sexy School, Closing Circle)
19:00-20:00
Dinner
20:00-21:00
Evening flow
Sunday:
10:00 – 13:30
Morning session (Witnessing Self Love/ Somatics, Intro to Cabaret)
13:30- 15:30
Lunch break
15:30-18:00
Afternoon session (Psychomagic, Cabaret Preparations)
18:00-19:00
Light dinner
19:30- 21:30
Cabaret Show and Party!
Workshop Location
Paradiso
Beekstraat 8,
9968 Assenede, Belgium
Accomodation
Accommodation is included in the workshop price.
You can stay on a mattress in the workshop space, in your own tent, or in your own campervan.
A limited number of beds in the house are available for an additional €20.
Food & Meals
The workshop includes 2 lunches and 2 dinners, lovingly prepared by the Sexy Imperfections team.
All meals are vegetarian and shared together as part of the retreat experience.
Prices
240 - 340 euro (Sliding scale)
The price includes:
- 2 lunches and 2 dinners (All vegetarian) pre-cooked by the team and served together with the support of the participants during the workshop
- Use of the venue and all necessary facilities
- Accommodation is included in the price (mattress in the studio, your own tent, or your own van).
- A bed in the house can be booked for an additional €20.
- Workshop facilitation
- Production and organizational costs
For other needs or adjustments, please contact us.
More information about the facilitators & practices:
she/her
Educator • Community Artist • Performer
Justi is an educator, community artist, and performer with a BA in Fine Arts and a Master’s in Adult Education for Social Change. With over a decade of experience in community arts, in her creative work, she draws inspiration from burlesque, clowning, butoh, ballroom culture, theatre improvisation, and the work of Bill Plotkin.
Her methodology, Burlesco Wacko, has been presented at gatherings and festivals in Germany, Cyprus, and Portugal. It invites participants to explore seductive self-expression through playful dance, theatre, and performance.
In a daring space where weirdness and failure are celebrated, you are invited to discover your “seductive wacko”. By exploring the performative nature of sexuality, we will delve into our (un)conscious desires and fears, unlocking new possibilities for artistic inspiration. By shedding the skin of learned habits, we can witness each other in an utterly silly, yet deeply meaningful, creative process.
she/her
Somatic Practitioner • Dancer and Choreographer • Performer
Dani is a facilitator of Contact Improvisation workshops and retreats, with a rich background in contemporary dance and choreography. Her work explores improvisation, the power of pleasure, and relational healing. In September 2025, she graduated as a SOMA Intimacy Practitioner after a two-year intensive training in embodied sexuality.
Rooted in a somatic approach, Dani shares tools for regulation and creates a soft space that holds the workshop together with care and supports personal processes to unfold.
Participants will be invited to explore the practice of self-love and the potency of witnessing others, moving between authentic gestures and the experience of being seen to tap into a deeper quality of presence.
he/him
Clown • Visual Artist • Art Director
With over 11 years in the creative industry, Riccardo combines art direction and visual arts with the playful spontaneity of clowning. His work focuses on reconnecting people with their innate creativity, inviting them to embrace the joy of artistic expression. From street performances to animated collages, he explores the beauty of imperfection and the magic of collective creation.
Have you ever wanted to connect more deeply with yourself, transforming flaws and vulnerabilities into powerful resources? The clown offers a unique perspective—a non-conventional master who shows us how to live life as a comedy, filled with authenticity and joy.
In his workshop, participants will explore through the clown’s methodology, how to access a state of creative presence. By resourcing from the emotional body the participants will learn the magic power of failures as tools for growth. The clown’s honesty in expressing feelings transforms difficulties into opportunities, turning life into a joyful performance.
Workshop Price
Total price (sliding scale): €240-€340Deposit to reserve your place: €120
Once we receive your deposit, we will send you a registration form to make sure the workshop is a good fit for everyone involved. We are also available for a short phone call if you would like to ask questions, clarify practical details, or connect with us before the workshop.
If you’re interested but still unsure whether this experience is right for you, feel free to contact us. You can reach us by email at sexyimperfections@gmail.com or send us a WhatsApp message using the green button next to this section.
For full booking, payment, and cancellation details, please see our Booking & Payment page.