About this Event
BEYOND THE MASKS. BACK TO WHAT IS REAL.
We all wear masks.
The professional one. The confident one. The strong one. The one that says, "I'm fine."
Some protect us. Some help us belong. And some, over time, become so familiar that we forget what sits underneath.
UNMASKED is an invitation to put them down for an evening.
Set within the extraordinary atmosphere of St Stephen's Church, Hampstead, Vivid Vibe invites you into a five-hour immersive journey designed to take you out of the noise of everyday life and back into your body, your senses and genuine human connection.
This is not a traditional masquerade party.
But this is more than a masquerade.
Your mask is part of the journey.
You will arrive wearing it.
You will meet others behind it.
You will move, dance and experience the first part of the evening without revealing the face beneath.
There is something powerful about that anonymity - the freedom to move without being watched in quite the same way, to loosen the identity we normally present to the world, and simply experience what is happening.
And then, when the moment comes, we unmask.
Together.
THE JOURNEY
ARRIVE - BEHIND THE MASK
Enter a candlelit St Stephen's and step out of the ordinary. From the moment you arrive, your mask becomes part of the experience.
MOVE - WITHOUT BEING SEEN
Journey into conscious movement and dance while remaining masked - an invitation to move with less self-consciousness, less performance and more freedom.
OPEN
Through cacao, music and guided experience, the energy begins to shift from the external world towards something more personal.
UNMASK
Then comes the turning point of the evening.
In a shared ritual, we remove our masks.
Not simply from our faces, but symbolically from the versions of ourselves we carry into everyday life.
RECEIVE
From movement into stillness. Live music and an immersive sound journey invite the body to soften, settle and deeply rest.
CONNECT - FACE TO FACE
And now we meet again.
The same room. The same people. But without the masks.
We close the journey together over nourishing food, conversation and genuine human connection.
Beyond the masks. Back to what is real.
Event venue & nearby stays
St Stephen's Church, Pond Street, London, United Kingdom
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