🗓️ Sunday, 6th September 2026 - 10:00 - 20:00
Playground - A Full Day Workshop
Amsterdam, at Common Ground
Sexy Imperfections is landing in Amsterdam at Common Ground for a juicy full day workshop of embodiment, performance, and delicious imperfection.
Rooted in somatic practice and embodied intimacy, this workshop mixes:
- Theatre
- Dance
- Clowning
- Burlesque
- Somatics
This unique methodology aims to awake playfulness, pleasure, vulnerability, and bold self-expression.
Together we create a consent-based, gently held space where awkwardness becomes magic, failure becomes fuel, and imperfection turns into creative power.
Performers and non-performers welcome. Shy strawberries, curious humans, and unapologetic weirdos especially invited!
What to expect?
- Somatic exercises to reconnect with your body
- Theatre and burlesque elements (dress-up chaos, explosive seduction and trashing your gender)
- Clowning games that celebrate failure
- Being seen, and witnessing others step into their power and vulnerability
- Meeting kindred creatures in a playful, supportive space
- Extraordinary Cabaret Show shared only among participants (not open to the public)
This is a taster of the Sexy Imperfections methodology — a unique approach blending performing arts and embodied awareness to spark creativity, intimacy, and self-discovery.
What makes this workshop so special?
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.
Costs and other infos
💸 Price
Sliding scale: €55–100
🥗 Food
We’ll share a potluck lunch together. Please bring something vegetarian (or vegan) to share with the group.
❤️ Solidarity Spots
We offer 2 solidarity spots at €20 for those who would love to join but for whom the regular price would be a barrier.
👥 Maximum Participants
Limited to 20 participants to create an intimate, playful, and supportive atmosphere.
Schedule Outline:Sunday 6th September
*The schedule is approximate and may vary slightly throughout the weekend.
9:30-10:00
Arrival
10:00 – 13:00
Morning session (Consent & Agreements, Somatic practices, Burlesco Wacko)
13:00- 14:00
Lunch break potluck style
14:00-18:00
Afternoon session (Somatic practices, Clowning & Mini Cabaret preparation)
18:00 – 18:30
Short break
18:30 – 19:30
Cabaret (not open to public)
19:30 – 20:00
Closing Circle
As part of our European Tour, we are bringing Sexy Imperfections to Amsterdam.
This full immersion will take place in Amsterdam, hosted by Common Ground, a space for connection, awareness, movement and transformation in Amsterdam Oost.
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.
Payment and Deposit
Total price (sliding scale): €55–100Deposit to reserve your place: €30
To reserve your place, simply pay the €30 deposit. The remaining balance can be paid before or on the day of the workshop, according to the sliding scale that feels right for you.
We also offer 2 solidarity spots for €20 for those who would genuinely love to join but cannot afford the regular contribution. If this would make your participation possible, please send us an email at sexyimperfections@gmail.com.
If you have any questions before booking or would like to get a feel for whether this workshop is right for you, we’re happy to connect. Feel free to email us 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.
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