FEB

Open and Closed: an exercise for creativity and pleasure

13. February 2025, 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm

This warm up session offers guided exercises to experiment with the feelings and subtleties of positioning, emotions, and movements of being opened and closed. Find new possibilities, play with curiosity and be inspired by one another. We will explore the interplay between restriction and freedom, compression and expansion, and the feelings that come with them.

Details:

Format: Hands-on & discussion

Minimum Knowledge Level: –

What to Bring: One or two ropes

Solo or Partnered: Both works

Class recording: Yes

This class will be recorded (only the facilitator, not the participants) and is available for ticket holders for 30 days after the event.

Facilitator

Renée de Sans (she/her)

Renée is a visual artist whose work focuses on the body as a site of narrative, emotion, and presence. She explores identity, gender, and vulnerability, drawing on her experience as a trans femme. Her practice combines aesthetic precision with attunement to sensation and emotional nuance, transforming personal and shared vulnerability into moments of connection and resonance. In her rope work, she...

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http://www.renedesans.net

Sophia Rose (she/her)

Sophia is a London-based BDSM professional and educator, holding inviting spaces for exploring desire and self-discovery through rope and kink. She blends offering practical hands-on skills with a thoughtful understanding of power dynamics and communication, helping others explore with curiosity and playfulness. Practising rope since 2013, her approach is shaped by diverse professional and persona...

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https://www.venushour.co.uk/