The Skin Deep Collective

The Skin Deep Collective (SDC) is a female-led performance arts collective dedicated to sensual performance arts, providing a platform for performers such as pole dancers, shibari artists, and showgirls. Established to bring new perceptions of feminine sensuality into the Amsterdam cultural scene, SDC aims to legitimize these arts by integrating them into contemporary theater with well-directed, regulated, and compensated opportunities. Their shows are not only a visual spectacle, but also touch deeper emotional layers, taking the audience on an intense journey. By using sensuality as a form of empowerment, they challenge the boundaries of the art world and give a voice to often undervalued forms of expression.

Besides designing shows and performing, SDC fosters a community encouraging women and allies to connect with each other on shared topics of sensuality and self discovery. Through the Erotic Arts Weekend and regular podcast episodes, SDC shares their knowledge and philosophy and hopes to inspire women from all walks of life to dive deeper into the hidden, most sensual parts of themselves.

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