INTENSIVES

 
An Intensive Class is taught most every morning of the retreat.

Each participant signs up for only one.
Although we will try, we can not ensure you will be part of you first choice.
Intensive offerings run parallel so you will be part of only one group.

The Grow Up Movement & Pleasure Journey
By Li Tadaa

Touch Me Maybe
By Rosalind Holgate Smith 

Rituals of Intimacy
By Jamus Wood

Speed Dating for 3-year-olds

Inge Veldscholten

The aim is for people to get into a state of innocent curiosity about others – to drop the usual politeness around approaching people and awaken the 3 year old that has a bunch of questions for anyone.
What happens when we start to make connections from that space?

We will use exercises from conscious speed dating, authentic relating and radical honesty as well as some embodied exercises from contamporary dance / improv theater.

It could help people to make some connections that might be the starting point for further conversations and playful exchanges in the rest of the event. and start to make connections from that space.

Getting playful with ropes

Julia “Jukka” Slukina

Here we are: me, my partner(s) and rope.
What do I want now? What arises in our contact?
Shibari, art of tying that originated in Japan and received new forms and interpretations internationally, has lots of elements: knots, frictions, harnesses. So many that sometimes we forget that rope is just a tool to connect with our partner(s) and do something we like. In this class we will put aside technical considerations and get curious and playful.
We’ll feel a lot and observe a lot, watching our partner(s) and ourselves – and realising the small desires that arise within us using rope. This class has a flexible approach to skill levels: if you already can tie something or are fluent in it, it could be a great platform for your creativity.
However, no worries if you haven’t touched rope before: all you need is being present and ready to get a little creative.
See you and let’s get playful!

Kinky Fusion
Skye von Nordheim

Bore Me Roughly

Tom Segal

We often think of boredom as a problem to be solved, an uncomfortable void to fill with distractions.
But what if we approached boredom differently?
What happens if we embraced our inner sloth and let boredom guide us instead?
Could we dare to be openly bored and boring in front of others?
Can we appreciate boredom for its own qualities, rather than viewing it as a lack of something else?
Could boredom relax us, connect us, or even inspire us?

In this workshop, we will get to know our inner sloth through a blend of kink, BDSM and authentic relating tools.
We will explore pain, pleasure, submission and dominance while stripping away the pressure to be interesting or entertained.
What happens when you try to be the most boring person in the room?
Have you ever fallen asleep on a couch made of other people?
Yawned while being spanked?
Or had a boring smalltalk conversation while slapping each other?

This is an invitation to experiment with the unexpected joys of boredom.
Some very boring kinky tools will be provided.
Please come tired and leave your curiosity at the door.

From Dirty Talk to Sensual Story-Telling:
The power of embodied and authentic language
in creating intimacy.

Skye von Nordheim

Does the prospect of “dirty talk” make you freeze up with performance anxiety or melt you into a yummy puddle of anticipation? Using our words and bodies to express our inner most desires can be daunting – and deeply empowering.
This workshops is here to give you pure and unapologetic permission to be silly, sexy, powerful – and to get it all wrong.

Through a series of embodiment, listening and speaking exercises, we will expand our verbal and physical repertoire from dirty talk to sensual story-telling and develop ways to make you tingle with excitement from the words pouring out of your very own mouth.

Shadow Dance

Inge Veldscholten

How would we breathe, shape our faces and move our bodies when allowing a shadow or subbody to take over for a while?
In this practice we start with some Butoh exercises to open up new possibilities of movement and expression.
A small Systemic Constellation then helps us to see the dynamics between our identity and our shadow.
Through a contained practice of Authentic Movement, we then give space to express, embody and integrate what is alive after witnessing a glimpse of that most intimate space inside.
Maybe we can get an idea of when these parts of ourselves were banned to the shadow, whether they are personal, transgenerational, gender-related or universal trauma/themes.

Tea Meditation

Julia “Jukka” Slukina

A quiet time to come back to yourself during the intensity of Touch & Play.
We’ll sit together enjoying some Chinese tea brewed with a Pin cha method: poring hot water through tea leaves in a small tea pot or a gaiwan, which enables the tea to open up it’s taste and aroma.
What do we see?
What do we hear?
How do we feel?
What movement arises from this state?

Community Offerings

Offered by participants

Everyone can step into leadership with an afternoon dedicated to community offers. Proposals will be selected based on the groups interests and motivations.

Evening with Eros and Kink

Daniel Hayes + Anne Popanda

By delving into the dark world of Rope, Role, Power and Sensation Play we choose a path of liberation. Confronting and embracing our shadows we hope to dispel shame , build confidence and find integrity in our boundaries and desires. This evening fusion explores the tools, terminology, and nuances of setting up scenes and/or experiences through the nuanced approaches & lenses of BDSM, Kink & Eros. Beginning with a short performance and demo, followed by Q&A with experienced players, and then flowing into self guided exploration.

Somatic Grief & Prayer Ritual

Daniel Hayes + Anne Popanda

Collectively embracing our pain and sorrows allows us to digest and transform them. Being seen and held in our grief supports genuine connection.
This ritual is centered around a simple, embodied practice inspired by the teachings of Sobonfu Somé. It invites grief, love, prayer, and presence to flow through the body, releasing what no longer serves us and cultivating more spaciousness in and around the heart.

Liquid Love

Daniel Hayes  

An Immersive Sensual Experience of Communion. The Liquid Love Ritual is a collective journey of the senses. It is an exploration of sensuality in its purest form and can invoke a strong feeling of love for oneself, one’s community and for life itself.

Exploratorium

Tom Segal

A space to explore the different possibilities of sensuality, play and touch. Areas to explore with a Guardian or a pair of guardians that can be replaced thru the evening. The areas would vary depending on the emergent offerings.

Classical, original and World Music on classical guitar

Dr. Dror Arussi

As a guitarist and musician deeply connected to movement, I create live soundscapes that support and enhance the fluid nature of contact improvisation. Drawing from classical, contemporary, and world music influences, my playing is rooted in rhythm, texture, and dynamic responsiveness to the dancers in the space.

Music as Partner: Sound in Contact Improvisation

Dr. Dror Arussi

This masterclass explores the deep connection between live music and movement in contact improvisation. As a guitarist and musician with a background in classical and improvisational performance, I guide participants in discovering how sound shapes, supports, and responds to dance.
Through live demonstrations and interactive exercises, we will explore rhythm, texture, and dynamic responsiveness, investigating how music influences timing, energy, and connection between dancers. Participants will experience how subtle shifts in sound can inspire movement choices, deepen presence, and create new pathways for exploration.
Whether you are a dancer seeking a deeper understanding of musicality or a musician looking to engage with movement in a new way, this session offers a unique space to experience the interplay of sound and motion. Join me in co-creating a spontaneous dialogue between music and dance.

Instrumented Contact Jam

Richie Parella  

I’m here to weave magic into your CI jams with a tapestry of instruments—flutes, drums, guitar, handpan, and voice. I offer guidance in song circles and sound healings, creating a soulful, vibrant space where music flows and healing energy blooms in harmony

ConnecTion Dance: A journey to yourself and others

Lê Hutí- Hutan

Step into the world of “ConnecTion Dance” – a guided dance journey that invites you to explore connection through breath, movement, touch, and music.

 We move through three phases:
– connecting with yourself
– conscious contact with others
– surrendering into free, ecstatic dance

 Through presence, intuition, and embodied awareness, we create a safe space for expression, connection, and transformation.

 An experience of depth, joy, and ecstasy awaits you.

Poetic Clips

David & Flor • ñuvia

Curiosity is “la volonté de savoir”—the will to knowledge. It is the unprejudiced force that drives investigation, the impulse that leads to wisdom. 
Curiosity means adventure, possibilities, new worlds. It means stepping into the darkness of the unknown, looking beyond the comfort of the known.

Our project invites you to create art—a poetic film, an immersive experience where participants engage in guided explorations combined with elements of theatre to delve into the qualities of curiosity and how it manifests in the body. How does it shape our impulses, interactions, and emotions?
The project serves as both a research space and a creative process, culminating in the production of an aesthetic art film. Together, we will craft a visual and sensory journey that captures the raw essence of curiosity—its playfulness, vulnerability, and transformation.

In a span of six days we’ll be offering the space and frame to play and discover within the foundations of the Touch&Play Project.

We will be collectively cultivating the space to dance, discover and connect within the framework of this off the beat micro culture.

There will be a variety of facilitated classes around (the edges of) Contact Improvisation, Movement, Consent & Communication, Self-Exploration, Sensuality & Sexuality, BDSM, Nature&Wilderness, Community and Spirituality.

Also we’ll make sure there are free slots which allow time to breath, integrate, connect further or which might be space for some voluntary community offerings.

We like to keep a certain flexibility in structure for needs that arise out of the group process, such as discussions, rituals, singing circles, jams and additional creative content.

Our time together begins with an opening circle ritual and cultivating a community of care through our consent framework.

After starting together in a daily morning ritual, each morning we will have the opportunity to take one intensive and going deep with the same facilitator and group.

The afternoons will hold single classes, community offerings, ritual, and spaciousness to rest, play and integrate.

Evenings are full of dance, play and exploration.

Touch&Play is alive. The organisers reserve the right to change or make adjustments to the schedule or teaching team at any given time and with short notice.
Thank you for your understanding.

Founded in 2010 the Touch&Play Project has a rich background in facilitating and creating different fusions/compositions of learning spaces around the exploration of the “Relational Body“. Through it’s community care structures (e.g. soothe&care, peace council) it offers a safer container to invite our emotions, sexualities, body politics and power dynamics into dance and relating. Core values are inclusivity, authenticity, physicality, embodied consent, post-positive sexuality, bdsm-friendliness and community building.