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My Favourite Holiday: Rebecca Vasmant

The DJ, producer and label boss shares a mind-expanding experience from a recent club night in Berlin

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My Favourite Holiday: Rebecca Vasmant

I recently had a ground-breaking holiday experience in Berlin. While I’ve visited the city before, I did something outside of my comfort zone by going to the infamous, sex-positive KitKatClub. I have to admit, I was dragged there kicking and screaming by my friend. But now I am so glad that I went. Here are some things I took from the experience, both as a DJ and club-goer.

1) Having phones in a club is so limiting. They keep you from being present. I danced non-stop from 2–7am, which is one of the only times I can remember being so completely immersed in music in that way. I was shocked when they put the lights up at the end of the night!

2) Feeling safe in the club is more important than I realised. Having a diverse range of people who hold no judgment towards others makes for a much safer club environment. Knowing no one has the ability to film or take photos (due to our phones being taken), and a strict no touching rule contributed too.

3) We are brought up in Britain to have a lot of shame and embarrassment around bodies and their sexualisation. Other people's bodies are not for anyone to sexualise unless it’s decided by the person themselves. 

4) Just because you don’t understand someone's reality does not mean you aren’t equal or that you can’t exist in harmony. Always be kind to others, ask for consent and don’t judge: whether you’re in the KitKatClub or not.

Rebecca Vasmant’s new remix of ‘Tio’ by TC & The Groove Family is out now on Worm Discs. Check out Ria Lina's favourite holiday from last month here.

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