welcome to
WORSHIPPER
IMMERSIVE RITUAL THEATRE
Where you are the prayer and the temple.
Come Home to Your Erotic Self
Our events are truly unlike any other.
Weaving eroticism, ancient myth, and immersive ritual, our experiences aim to amplify the sacred nature of love and sensuality.
These prayerformances centre around the retelling of ancient myths and legends. These stories have shaped our understanding of love and sexuality, but not always in ways we would like. When we reclaim these teachings and retell the ancient stories from the lens of empowered eroticism, we can heal the original wounds of the individual and collective sensual soul.
Far from passive experiences, our audience members play integral parts in Worshipper events, with invitations to become immersed in rituals of love, healing, and reclamation. Our rituals draw on neo-tantra, somatic expression, breath and movement practices, European witchcraft traditions, and more. The rituals allow our participants to transcend the typical workshop climate and step into an environment of visceral healing around intimacy, love, and erotic expression.
As always, your consent and desires will shape how you take part in this journey.
EXPERIENCE YOUR INNER LOVER and liberate your Eros IN THESE IMMERSIVE EROTIC CEREMONIES.
Upcoming Worshipper Shows
The Passion
Our next show will be a sensual take on the Bible. Unlock a new vision of Mary the Sacred Mother, Jesus the Divine Lover, and Mary Magdalene the Ecstatic. Be prepared for a passion you’ve never experienced before.
We’ll unlock the dates for this performance in the coming months. Select tickets will be available for the public. Be the first on the list by joining the Holy Eros Community.
Fall in Love with Your Inner Lover
At Worshipper we want to reunite you with a long lost lover.
But the lover you’ve been waiting for doesn’t live outside of you. It’s not your latest crush or the ex you pine for.
The lover you seek waits for you in the rich, honeyed fields of your own body. It is your eros you’ve been after.
Here, in the whispers of your soul, you’ll discover your deepest desires around love and sexuality. At Worshipper, you’ll get the chance to bring these to life.
THE STORY OF YOUR LIBERATION
As you’re immersed in an evening of storytelling, immersive performance, and group ritual, you’ll attune to your inner lover. You’ll find out what your lover likes, craves, and aches for, and what they will no longer allow into their realm.
You’ll learn how to dress wounds of heartbreak and walk in the world proud of everything you did in the name of love. And you’ll learn how to more safely explore your edges in the company of fellow love warriors who are committed to elevating the power of sacred intimacy.
Worshipper will open you, fill you, and leave you more capable of giving and receiving the love that is meant for you.
Join us at our next show.
Holy Eros Community members get steep discounts and early release. General public tickets are released in limited supply.
Immerse yourself in a Community of Lovers
Worshipper is a community experience in celebration of love, eroticism, and intimacy.
Worshipper guests come to us at all points in their exploration. Some are partnered and looking to bring more sizzle into their life. Some are looking to heal from heartbreak or meet new friends. Some come as a first-time dip into the world of embodied eroticism. Some are seasoned players.
All of us share one thing – a desire to live in a world that values intimacy and sacred erotic expression.
The growth of the Worshipper community is what inspired us to create the HOLY EROS COMMUNITY, and it's why our members receive deep discounts to our shows. It’s our way to bring into real life what we are learning online.
But don’t worry if you’re not a Holy Eros Community member yet – we make a select number of tickets available for the public. But why not join the Community and make some friends before our next show?
What Happens at a Worshipper Show
Our best asset at Worshipper is the element of surprise. So while we can’t share everything that happens at our events, here’s a simple outline to tantalize you to join us at our next show.
1-2 hours before the show: Doors open. Guests put finishing touches on costumes, enjoy light bites, and meet other Worshipper guests with opening games and conversation starters.
2-3 hours: Prayerformance commences. We begin with an opening ceremony followed by a short consent talk. Guests are then led through an experience of storytelling, improvisational performance, and collective ritual centered around themes of intimacy, love, and relationships.
2-3 hours after the show: Optional afterparty for guests wanting to integrate the experience of the performance.
The details of our shows stay under wraps for our guests, but what we can tell you is that everything that we offer is an invitation. Any calls to participate come with different levels of engagement so you can move at your own pace.
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PREVIOUS WORSHIPPERS
PAST WORSHIPPER SHOWS
The Descent
The timeless tale of Persephone’s move from maiden to Queen of the Underworld, but this time the story is on her terms.
PAST WORSHIPPER SHOWS
Redemption
A cloth woven of three myths – Adam and Eve, Inanna and Ereshkigal, and Isis and Osiris. The thread that binds them: a journey to release our sensual selves from the shadow of shame.
a teaser from Redemption
PAST WORSHIPPER SHOWS
Devour
The legendary love of Cleopatra and Marc Antony, framed as a tale of love’s triumph over war.
Eros
Eros & Psyche, one of the greatest love stories of all time, rewritten as a testament to the power of love and the depths it asks us to go to rise to great heights.
GALLERY COMING SOON…
WHAT PEOPLE HAVE LOVED ABOUT WORSHIPPER
Everything was perfect. Honestly. I’m a Virgo so usually everything doesn't live up to my standards. Highlights were the performance, the authenticity, the integrity, the tasty dinner and brekky, the openness of everyone, and the biggest highlight for me was being in the kink room with another couple and witnessing / being witnessed / exploring.
The power of the pre-show really helped me ground into the energy of mythos and drop into the energy of the event. On a side note the music was perfectly scored to the show. Just being in a space of such free and loving beings was really liberating and gave me a chance to explore my sexuality in different ways. I could see that the more I explored these types of containers the more I could tap into different parts of myself and become more comfortable with expressing myself in different ways through the filter of devotion and love.
Exceeded expectations!! The acting was phenomenal and very professional. I loved the story and how it opened up the rest of the evening so well.
Major highlight was having a D/s scene with someone I just met that night. It felt amazing to negotiate a scene and have both our boundaries and needs met. I also loved the BDSM sticky note exercise, even though I was nervous to be SEEN it helped me with knowing my desires and leaning into them throughout the night. Dancing was amazing and the whole night felt so JUICY.
The flow of the evening was really well done. The play introductions leading into chill and chatty negotiation time, to performance, to food, to DESSERT, to performance, to music, to play. Just wonderfully scheduled from an excitement perspective.
I was keeping my expectations to "dinner and a show" with an erotic theme. For me the biggest challenge was going to be the usual issues I face at social events as a very introverted person who hardly knows anyone in attendance. That is to say, I was expecting I'd need to move out of my comfort zone, approach people, be open, stay up later than I would normally. Given that a consent workshop was kicking off the event, I felt safe and knew I wouldn't be going along with anything I didn't 100% feel like doing at any point so that was great.
Worshipper
An Event Like No Other
A place to explore your sensual self
Rather than focusing on sex, our shows offer erotic artistry for the purpose of healing and connection. The prayerformances are deep and creative ways to explore what eroticism means to you, and reimagine intimacy on your terms.
Worshipper guests are vetted to create an experience of consent, pleasure, and intimate expansion. Our team of trauma-informed, pleasure-focused guides and teachers leads the group through a transformative and magical experience.
Bring Worshipper to Your City
Worshipper was born and raised in Vancouver, but we’d love to share the gift of prayerformance with you, wherever you are.
Desiring a memorable birthday or special occasion befitting a God or Goddess? Ready for your community to become Worshippers?
If you want to see Worshipper where you live, contact us to learn about how to commission a show in your area. We also offer full or partial performances for parties, clubs, and individuals looking for a new way to revive eros. Whether it’s a previous iteration or a new scripted experience for your event, festival or special occasion - give us your reason and we’ll create something that will blow your heart and mind wide open.
email: holyerosinstitute@gmail.com
a teaser from the Descent
Consent, Safety, and Your Experience
We carefully craft a container that creates an opportunity for each participant to choose how they want to engage in their sensual/sexual exploration. This begins with an ethics document (sent upon signup), an optional pre-event call to meet other Worshippers, an opening consent workshop to grow your familiarity with your desires and limits, and dedicated afterparty spaces for naughty or nice play.
Participate as little or as much as you like (sometimes being in the environment is enough for some). There is no wrong way to be here.
MORE DETAILS | FAQS
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You can find our full consent + ethics guidelines here.
We are very enthusiastic about keeping our spaces CONSENT focused, and as such, everyone attending will be brought through a fun & educational overview of consent and our group agreement fields.
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We consider this to be an erotic ritual theatre experience, where participants are encouraged to explore their erotic expression and sensuality. We’re here to play with sensuality and expression - evoke seduction, flirty playfulness, and creating an environment for your erotic siren, graceful goddess, or commanding heathen to come online.
This is an erotic adventure of exploration with the primary intention being to create a space of sensual expression and liberation with focus on sensuality, romanticism, and playful fun (and not so focused on sex). We believe that healthy sexuality emerges when the right conditions are created + sex-focused spaces can actually contribute to expectation and pressure without proper education.
We recommend those new to these spaces to anticipate being in an environment not unlike Burning Man, where you’re invited to creatively express yourself…through your clothing and adornments, your persona, and your sensual energy.
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No. This is for people of all genders/orientations/and sexual preferences - we do strive for a balance of gender expression as well as orientation to keep a diverse group of people. All participants are vetted - meaning they are friends or friends of friends - and in the rare case, recommended. We do vet all new to us attendees with a general phone chat to go over our consent + ethics guidelines to ensure resonance.
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Please Signup for our Newsletter first. When we release details on our next event, you’ll be sent an application to submit your info + details, and a member of our team will send you relevant details on how to secure your spot (all green lights willing). There are very limited tickets - to a) keep this an intimate and highly curated experience, and b) because of venue - so we have around 20-30 tickets released to the general public. Tickets are released and are first-come first serve with either full payment or deposit. Tickets are non-refundable, however if we can find a vetted and aligned participant to take your spot, you can be refunded through a personal transfer.
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A preparation outline will be sent to confirmed participants.
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Of course. We’re inclusive of orientations and those partnered/unpartnered/open relating folk and monogamous peeps. We do strive for a gender/orientation balance - so we’re not hetero-dude heavy…so apply early to ensure you can be welcomed, as our applicants list is already larger than tickets available.
Current & Former Cast
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Phoenix Amara
Co-organizer | Performer | Creative Director, Phoenix has travelled around the world sharing Erotic Immersive Theatre Rituals and Prayerformances for intimate gatherings, as well as gracing international stages and events.
Co-founder of the Holy Eros Institute, you can find more about her here www.phoenixamara.com
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Sonja Semyonova
Co-organizer | Writer | Director, Sonja Semyonova is a writer, healer, and erotic being whose life and work centers around honoring the body as the temple of the divine. With her diverse training as an intuitive witch, somatic sex educator, yoga, and ancient mythology, she is the pillar in bringing the stories of Worshipper to life.
You can find more about her here at: https://yourbodystory.com/
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Aubrey Aurora
Embodiment Facilitator | Performer | Collaborator
Aubrey is an Erotic Ritualist with a gift of deep attention to ambience and atmosphere, her work is often described as a portal into the depths of your most sensual fantasies.
Find here here: www.aubreyaurora.com
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Devaiya Ra
Performer | Collaborator
Devaiya is a Somatic Leadership Coach who supports people and leadership teams to level up their life and business by clarifying what they want, embodying who they are, and building focus and consistency to achieve their goals.
You can find more about him here: https://devaiya.com/