The Ritual of Embrace

Join the mystical experience - a participatory performance The Ritual of Embrace. Together we welcome the primal forces of connection through movement, breathing, voicing and touch. The ritual we’ve created doesn’t come from any particular culture, yet it connects to many and enacts human values. The culmination of the ritual is a collective physical and energetic massage of one participant by the rest of the group through soft sculptures. Anyone is welcome to experience it.

Timing

19:00 -19:25 — doors open

19:30 - 21:00 — The Ritual of Embrace

21:00-21:30 — Thee time

Practical: The experience is in socks or bare feet

Marina: "The first word that comes to mind is freedom. Freedom from fears and doubts, freedom from anxiety. Plus, the creators of this ritual possess that rare magical energy, in which those around them, even the most constrained and shy, enter into a silent dialogue, throw off everything earthly and seem to break away from the earth."

Peter: "The performance really gave me a feeling of connection and happiness."

About the artists: DAY Collective is an artist duo consisting of Dorota Radzimirska and Yulia Ratman, based in Amsterdam. Their artistic research involves participatory performances and installations from soft sculptures and intuitive drawings. It manifests the power of consciousness and aims to cultivate spirit. For more info: daycollective.com