Sensory Jam is life with all of your six senses. It’s a jam with the senses including taste, smell, touch, movement in space and everything else you can possibly imagine.

It’s a cocktail of immersive theatre and sensory play. It combines guided parts with plenty of space for your own agency.

It's a s * * * * * ity positive and touch positive event. We will agree on hard boundaries together at the beginning of the jam.

In the beginning of the jam we are blindfolded when experiencing, but you're free to remove the blindfold later in the jam. We provide blindfolds for everyone.

If you have particular materials you'd like to play with, please bring those with you.

When you sign up for the jam, you receive a short piece of instructions on how to prepare for the jam. This is aimed to help with the arrival and orientation. However, you can also just arrive on the spot – we have everything ready, both the blindfolds and materials for the senses. Do take with you clothes you feel good moving about.

The structure of the session is:

19 - 19.15 Arrival. Please arrive the latest at 19.15. We close the doors promptly at 19.15.

19.15 - 19.45 Beginning. Going through the main instructions of the jam, including safety.

19.45 - 20.15 Tuning-in. Guided warm-up for the jam.

20.15 - 21.45 Jam. During the free flow, there will also be more guided parts for those who prefer it.

21.45 - 22.00 Harvesting. Closing the experience.

Beyond the shared safety session in the very beginning, you can come and go as you like during the session (provided you have arrived by 19.15). We ask everyone to arrive for the beginning so everyone shares the same information about safety. We recommend staying until the end as it strengthens the experience of the jam.

Jam place and time:

Sat 18. 1. 2025 at 19 - 22

Kunstquartier Bethanien, Studio 2 (in the 2nd floor)

Address: Mariannenplatz 2, Kreuzberg, 10997 Berlin.

Facilitator:

Samee Haapa (they/them) is an actor, dancer and a dj, who has over 20 years of experience in organising alternative clubs and raves on top of teaching and making radical contemporary performance. They are currently finalising their artistic doctorate focusing on consent in immersive and game performances.

They have researched safety practices as part of a leadership training, gone through harassment contact person training and training for facilitating s*x positive spaces.

They are also the artistic director of The Center for Everything.

Some special notes

Letting go of the control of the sight changes your perception of others, space, boundaries and intimacy. There might be nudity in the event and forms of s * * * * * * y. Please consider whether this is something you’re ready for. There are multiple safety precautions in place to keep everyone safe, but the ability to recognise and articulate your boundaries to others, and respect the boundaries of others is essential.

There will be a safety person at hand throughout the whole session.

There will be no penetrative s*x at this event.

For this jam we sell tickets beforehand so we can anticipate the amount of people attending. This has to do with safety and so we can prepare the blindfolds beforehand. If Holvi proves tricky for you, we also have PayPal. If you wish to use PayPal, send us a message at the address below.

Please ask for further information about our safety precautions - or anything else - by sending a message to centerforeverything at gmail dot com. You can also use this same e-mail for any feedback afterwards.

The Sensory Jam is committed to the principles of safer space. This means respect for all genders, sexualities, backgrounds, bodies and abilities. Racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic, other oppressive behaviour or harassment is not allowed. We strive to make the space as safe as we possibly can, but we cannot guarantee a space that is totally free from triggers or feelings of insecurity.