Ritual, Sound, and Collective Energy
Using music, movement, theatrical interaction, and ritual structures, Stone Orgy investigates how collective physical experience can function as a transformative and symbolic force.
The performance invites participants into ecstatic moshpit-like environments where dancing, rhythm, repetition, and bodily movement become forms of energetic alignment and shared release. Positioned somewhere between concert, ritual, contemporary performance art, and collective ceremony, the work explores how bodies communicate emotionally and symbolically beyond language.
Themes of paganism, embodiment, collective consciousness, ecstatic movement, sensuality, ritual gathering, and energetic transformation move throughout the performance as recurring motifs.
Pagan Ritual and Embodied Transformation
Stone Orgy emerged from Jasper Griepinkβs long-term research into matriarchy, paganism, language, ritual, power structures, and collective experience.
The project approaches performance not simply as spectacle, but as participatory ritual β creating temporary spaces where emotional boundaries dissolve and new forms of collective relation become possible.
Rather than reconstructing historical ritual traditions directly, the work translates symbolic and pagan structures into a contemporary performative environment shaped by sound, movement, repetition, intimacy, chaos, and shared physical intensity.
The atmosphere moves between familiarity and estrangement: something simultaneously ancient, futuristic, playful, and emotionally raw.
Collaboration and Performances
Stone Orgy was developed by Jasper Griepink in collaboration with Stephanie Smit (Giek).
The project has been presented at Garage Rotterdam, Impakt festival and MU Eindhoven. The first music video, Dirty, was shown during EARTHSHRINE at MU Eindhoven.
Across its different presentations, Stone Orgy continues to evolve as an interdisciplinary performance project moving between ritual, music performance, installation, collective embodiment, and experimental contemporary art practice.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Stone Orgy?
Stone Orgy is a ritual-based music and performance project by Jasper Griepink and Stephanie Smit (Giek) exploring collective energy, ecstatic movement, ritual, embodiment, and transformation through sound and performance.
Is Stone Orgy a concert or a performance artwork?
The work exists between music performance, ritual gathering, contemporary art, collective ceremony, and interdisciplinary performance art.
What themes are explored throughout the project?
Themes throughout the work include paganism, embodiment, collective consciousness, sensuality, ritual, ecstatic movement, energetic transformation, intimacy, and shared physical experience.
Where has Stone Orgy been presented?
Stone Orgy has been presented at Garage Rotterdam, Impakt Festival, and MU Eindhoven. The music video Dirty was shown during EARTHSHRINE at MU Eindhoven.
Who developed Stone Orgy?
The project was created by artist Jasper Griepink in collaboration with Stephanie Smit (Giek).
What is Reality Cult?
Reality Cult is an artistic research platform founded by Stephanie Smit (Giek), exploring reincarnation, symbolic identity, mythology, spirituality, consciousness, ritual, and interdisciplinary artistic practice through performance, visual art, writing, astrology, audiovisual work, and symbolic research.
