DESCENT #I - Ritual Submission (360 kr members, 450 kr non-members)

DESCENT I — Ritual Submission A Guided Group BDSM Ritual The Descent series is dedicated to exploring group submission. This workshop explores the erotic charge of collectively releasing control, and the thrill of shared presence in witnessing and revealing our own and each other’s willingness to step into perversity and pain together as a group - slowly, consciously, with beauty and vulnerability.. Ritualisation forms the core of this workshop. As a participant, you enter a highly visual space that will set the scene for a journey into descent through the powerful experience of conscious suffering. We focus on the beauty of slow, sustained intensity, using pressure, restriction, positioning, and physical manipulation to hold the body in sensation over time, allowing the nervous system to open through stillness, repetition, and guided action. In this space, the individual subject softens, as participants enter into a collective body. Alongside this, we work visually and compositionally. We create living BDSM tableaus, arranging and shaping bodies into images that explore: - control and restriction - beauty and discomfort - dominance and submission - being seen in vulnerability, and seeing others - the power of a staged, sensorial space - the shift from individual body to collective presence Using materials such as sling film, video projections, rope, and physical holding, we bind, position, and structure bodies as collective forms of restraint and composition. Strong attention is given to consent. You are supported with clear methods and frameworks that allow you to engage as deeply as you feel safe, and without compromising your boundaries. The DESCENT series invites participants into a two-part journey — moving from this very structured ritual (DESCENT I - Ritual Submission) into a group exploration and co-creation (DESCENT II — Collective Suffering on June 18). You can buy the tickets together or apart. WHAT WILL YOU EXPERIENCE? - How to surrender while staying present - How to navigate power and hierarchy within a guided group setting - How to remain connected while being directed, exposed, or repositioned - How to hold intensity over time through stillness and repetition - How to become part of a collective composition and shared ritual field WHO IS THIS FOR? For those curious about: - Entering more structured, ritualised BDSM experiences - Exploring submission, control, and hierarchy in a group setting - The intersection of BDSM, performance, and collective creation - Working with the body as both sensory and artistic material - Advanced practitioners to newcomers. You don’t need experience, but you should feel open to following guidance, engaging with structure, and exploring intensity in connection with others. CAN I JOIN AS A BEGINNER? To participate, we recommend that you have some prior experience with boundaries and consent, both your own and other’s. You don’t need prior experience with BDSM, but please note the subjects we will be focusing on and that this is something you want to explore, including states of surrender and suffering. You will be guided through consent, structure, and exercises step by step. DO I NEED A PARTNER? You can come alone, in pairs or as a group. The exercises are often practical, physical, and hands-on. You’ll be invited to work with different people in various combinations throughout the workshop, giving you the chance to co-create in a fluid, collective experience. DRESSCODE Wear something comfortable that you can move around freely in. We encourage you to dress in a way that makes you feel powerful, exposed, or expressive. No street or office wear. WHAT TO BRING Optional: items that support your expression (e.g. harness, restraints, textures) Water bottle with a lid TIMES You can arrive from 18:30 to land in the space The doors close and we start at 19:00. Please note, you can’t enter after this time. We end at 23:00 TICKETS 360 kr for members 450 kr for non-members Tickets are non-refundable. We offer a 20% discount to students and low income. Discounts cannot be used on top of other discounts. Please reach out to info@houseofplay.dk Be sure to read our cancellation policy and no-show fee here: https://www.houseofplay.dk/terms-and-conditions CODE OF CONDUCT Before showing up to any of our activities, please make sure to read and follow the House of Play Code of Conduct: https://www.houseofplay.dk/code-of-conduct 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ (4/4) Read more about our chili system here: https://www.houseofplay.dk/chili-system ABOUT THE FACILITATORS Anso’s (she/her) current artistic work develops spaces where power, intimacy and desire can be explored with awareness and intention. She creates immersive formats where BDSM practice becomes both artistic material and relational inquiry. Alongside this, her curatorial work operates across larger cultural frameworks, shaping international collaborations and platforms that examine how art and culture can influence perception, contribute to structural change, and foster connectedness in a fragmented world. Jac Fabian (he/him) is an experienced rope bondage and kink practitioner who’s been teaching and facilitating for more than a decade. His focus is the meeting point of perversion, power dynamics, aesthetics, group facilitation and co-creation processes, artistic experimentation, and consciousness. Jac is the founder and director of House of Play. He has performed in Tokyo, at The Danish Royal Theatre and many other kink and art venues.