Sexy Imperfections

Sexy Imperfections – A Performing Arts Workshop on Embracing Vulnerability & Playfulness

🗓️ 30 April – 4 May 2026 | Thursday afternoon to Monday noon
@SerVivo, Palmela, Portugal
a 4-day residential workshop blending:
✦ Theatre
✦ Dance
✦ Clowning
✦ Burlesque
✦ Somatic Intimacy

Join Us For The Third Edition of Sexy Imperfections: Awakening the Wild & Tender Body

During the workshop, we will:

• Create an intentional and supportive space, guided by SOMATICS and EMODIED INTIMACY
• Play with the elements of burlesque to empower and rewild your seductive self
• Explore SELF-LOVE and WITNESSING each other through this practice
• Through a legendary CLOWNING SEXY SCHOOL, we’ll playfully deconstruct stereotypes of seduction
• Craft DIY NEW GENITALIA to expand imagination through absurdity
• Experience the power of PSYCHOMAGIC in the context of consent
• Present a performative act in a final grandiose CABARET SHOW

What Makes This Workshop So Special?
We believe this unique intersection of performing arts sparks creativity and self-discovery, while a focus on intimacy and sensuality invites deep personal transformation. The methodology offered is a distinctive, authored approach.
Working with a small group and three facilitators, we offer attentive care and presence, creating space for personal processes and creation, one-to-one support, safety, and genuine connection with the group.

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More information about the facilitators & practices:
Justi Tutti Gusti (she/her) is an educator, community artist, and performer with a BA in Fine Arts and a Master’s in Adult Education for Social Change. With over a decade of experience in community arts, in her creative work, she draws inspiration from burlesque, clowning, butoh, ballroom culture, theatre improvisation, and the work of Bill Plotkin.
Her methodology, Burlesco Wacko, has been presented at gatherings and festivals in Germany, Cyprus, and Portugal. It invites participants to explore seductive self-expression through playful dance, theatre, and performance.
In a daring space where weirdness and failure are celebrated, you are invited to discover your “seductive wacko”. By exploring the performative nature of sexuality, we will delve into our (un)conscious desires and fears, unlocking new possibilities for artistic inspiration. By shedding the skin of learned habits, we can witness each other in an utterly silly, yet deeply meaningful, creative process.

Riccardo Russomanno (he/him) With over 11 years in the creative industry, Riccardo combines art direction and visual arts with the playful spontaneity of clowning. His work focuses on reconnecting people with their innate creativity, inviting them to embrace the joy of artistic expression. From street performances to animated collages, he explores the beauty of imperfection and the magic of collective creation.
Have you ever wanted to connect more deeply with yourself, transforming flaws and vulnerabilities into powerful resources? The clown offers a unique perspective—a non-conventional master who shows us how to live life as a comedy, filled with authenticity and joy.
In his workshop, participants will explore through the clown's methodology, how to access a state of creative presence. By resourcing from the emotional body the participants will learn the magic power of failures as tools for growth. The clown's honesty in expressing feelings transforms difficulties into opportunities, turning life into a joyful performance.

Dani Kassif (she/her) is a facilitator of Contact Improvisation workshops and retreats, with a rich background in contemporary dance and choreography. Her work explores improvisation, the power of pleasure, and relational healing. In September 2025, she graduated as a SOMA Intimacy Practitioner after a two-year intensive training in embodied sexuality.
Rooted in a somatic approach, Dani shares tools for regulation and creates a soft space that holds the workshop together with care and supports personal processes to unfold.

Participants will be invited to explore the practice of self-love and the potency of witnessing others, moving between authentic gestures and the experience of being seen to tap into a deeper quality of presence.
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Schedule Outline:
Thursday
15:30-17:30 - Arrival and check-in
17.30-19.00 - Connect and arrive in your body
19.30-21.00 - Special dinner

Friday, Saturday, Sunday
10:00- 21:30 Workshop sessions and evening activities
Sunday
20:00-21:30 - Cabaret Show! & party
Monday
10:00- 12:00 - Closing circle
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Where:
SerVivo, Palmela, Portugal more info about the venue: www.servivo.earth/

Prices:
Prices include 4 nights accommodation in dorms/tent/own van and 11 meals.
Please note: All private accommodations are now fully booked*. Remaining options are shared dormitory spaces or personal van/camper setups.*

370 - 470 E Early bird until 30 March 2026
410 - 510 E Normal price
For other needs or adjustments, please contact us. Private rooms are available.
A discounted volunteer spot is available for someone financially strained.
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