"Led by Robert Hammond, co-founder of the High Line, the fest will be equal parts wellness experience and cultural event, with both ticketed spa sessions - more than 1,000 guided experiences led by Othership, and the Russian & Turkish Baths - as well as free public programming and workshops scheduled throughout the run, including live performance, sound, ritual, and immersive art curated in partnership with Pioneer Works."
""We are excited to partner with Therme's sauna festival at Domino Park to bring talks, rituals, workshops and performances into the bathhouse," says Gabriel Florenz, Founding Artistic & Executive Director at Pioneer Works. "Our joint program, Hot Bodies, creates a space for embodied exploration, using heat as both a medium and metaphor to deepen how we feel, listen, and relate. In this unconventional space, we're exploring how gathering in close proximity can open up forms of presence and connection."
"In case you missed it, it's been pretty freakin' brick outside this week, which very much has us scouring the city's best spas for bubbling hot tubs and boiling steam rooms to offset that awful chill. Helpfully, an entire large-scale sauna festival is soon coming to New York City next month to bring much-needed relaxation and warmth to our frigid city."
Beginning February 12 through March 1, internationally renowned Aufguss World Champions and bathing practitioners will transform Domino Park on the Williamsburg waterfront into an immersive sauna village. The festival aims to be the largest sauna village ever staged in the United States and is led by Robert Hammond, co-founder of the High Line. The program includes more than 1,000 guided, ticketed spa sessions led by Othership, as well as Russian and Turkish baths. Free public programming and workshops will run throughout the festival and include live performance, sound, ritual, and immersive art curated with Pioneer Works. The joint program Hot Bodies uses heat as a medium and metaphor for embodied exploration, connection, and presence.
Read at Time Out New York
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