Two tarot cards of the

Altar to Joy

AJ Venturini

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Information

Time: 3pm

Tickets: Free – booking required

Running Time: 2 hours and 30 minutes (approx.)

Age Recommendation: 18+

This event takes place in person in our New Committee Room

What if joy was about resting, feeling, creating and resisting together? What if joy could be a collective spell for the future? 

Altar to Joy is a participatory ritual-workshop where we come together to create an altar that honours joy in all its complexity, inspired by the tarot card ‘The Sun’: famously representing joy, success and optimism.

Using intuitive art-making, storytelling, and creative materials, we will craft offerings for a shared, sacred altar. We will explore what it means to feel joy, especially when it isn’t always easy or accessible.

From glimmers to bigger joyful moments, we will celebrate joy as resistance, with the wisdom and guidance of The Sun.

 

Two male presenting figures who are performing outdoors. One is a wheelchair user and is leaning far forward and posing on all fours while the wheelchair is still strapped to their waist. The other is behind the wheelchair user and holding onto the wheelchair with one outstretched hand, while crouching down with one leg stretched behind them. There are a group of people of mixed age and gender in the background watching the performers.

PART OF LIBERTY FESTIVAL 2025

Liberty Festival is the Mayor of London’s flagship disability arts festival, platforming some of the most exciting disabled creatives, showcasing bold, innovative work for free that excites, challenges and reframes disability for audiences across the capital and hosted in each London Borough of Culture.

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Biographies

AJ Venturini

AJ Venturini (they/them) is a trans, neurodivergent artist, tarot reader, facilitator, and ritual-maker. AJ’s work reimagines interactive storytelling through immersive rituals and experiential pieces that mix visual, sound, and tactile materials.

Access

PRE EVENT INFORMATION

This event takes place in person in our New Committee Room. This space is on the first floor with step-free access to the space via a lift.

If you have booked a ticket you will receive an email from us before your event detailing important information about your visit.

EVENT INFORMATION

This event will take place in a quiet environment with chilled music.

The event will be BSL Interpreted.
Fidget toys will be available.

Content

  • Audience participation
  • References to depression and mental health issues

Pre-Show Information

The event will be Relaxed. We invite you to make yourself comfortable and move around if you need to, and if you need to leave the workshop at any point you will be allowed to return to the space when you feel ready.

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