Against the alienation and fragmentation of contemporary life, Future Ritual creates and holds spaces for curious publics to gather, to think and to feel through place, desire, belief, loss and mystery.
We are based in Peckham (London) and work from STUDIO: Future Ritual.
get in touch
producing@futureritual.co.uk or join our mailing list
News
Intensive Workshop with Ron Athey & Michele Occelli
Deep dive into the practices of hypnosis, trance movement, mortification of the flesh and pageantry that have informed Ron Athey’s legendary works.
11 - 15 November, Peckham
> more info
Intensive Workshop with gustaf broms
Explore London’s hidden stories, restless energies and feral undersides through performance art action.
11 - 15 November, Peckham
> more info
join our STUDIO as a Resident
Join our community of practice at STUDIO: Future Ritual, a new space for gathering, performance and embodied practice in Peckham.
> full call out
> about STUDIO
Watch Our Work
Some of the performances, projects and events we have worked on are available to watch online
> watch
Ron Athey & Michele Occelli, Constructing Phenomena [II], Future Ritual, 2025. Photo by Manu Valcarce.
Ron Athey & Michele Occelli
Constructing Phenomena [II]
an intensive workshop at Battersea Arts Centre 17.02 - 21.02.2025,
Ron Athey and Michele Occelli invite you to join an intensive 5 day workshop process exploring automatistic modes of performing through hypnosis, trance movement, mortification of the flesh and pageantry.
This will be a deep-dive into the practices of automatic writing, somatics, hypnosis and procession that Athey has used in performance making since 1995. We’ll explore the modular sacred theatre, talismanic signatures and the place of bodily fluids in contemporary performance. There will be lectures on lighting and video making, and the practice of hypnosis.
Come with a performance concept - the final day will be support participants to develop and realise their (solo or collaborative) projects.
Constructing Phenomena [II] is intended for performers, body artists, experimental artists and researchers with experience in performance art, live art, dance, theatre, choreography, and body-based performance practices.
This intensive workshop was offered as part of CEREMONY, a year-long programme of performances, exhibitions, artist labs and workshops exploring the function of performance as a modality for gathering, ritual and ceremony amidst the fragmentation of contemporary life. The CEREMONY programme was supported with public funds by Arts Council England.
Artist Index: Ron Athey
Artist Index: Michele Occelli