In an age where gender is fluid, eroticism is censored, and intimacy is increasingly digital —have humans lost their way, or are we simply evolving?
Rosewood Theater Presents: Weaving of the Word
An intimate, once-in-a-lifetime conversation on sexuality with Tukuillapa, an indigenous "young elder”, community leader, and spiritual guide who is visiting New York from his home in Colombia to speak at the United Nations for Earth Day. He will be joined by his wife, a leader in her own right.
Together, they will offer a traditional storytelling circle known as Weaving of the Word, an oral tradition passed down for thousands of years to transmit wisdom. Through stories and dialogue, we will explore conversations around sexuality, creation, and the relationships between men and women—without dogma, but with ancestral wisdom. This is not a lecture. This is a living transmission.
EVENT DETAILS
When: Monday, April 28th | 4:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Where: Flatiron District (23rd St & 5th Ave – address shared upon reservation)
Why: Because you are curious about sexuality, creation, partnership and what it means to be a man and woman in the modern world. Because something is calling you to remember.
What: A traditional ceremonial circle, “Weaving of the Word”. Guests ask questions and stories answer.
Cost: Donations accepted. 100% of proceeds go to the family who are building a “Akllawasi”, an ancient concept from the Andes. It means “house of the chosen women.” A temple. A school. A sanctuary where women learn to work with their natural gifts— to become priestesses, healers, and noble leaders. More information here.
Space is limited to 55 guests.
To reserve your spot, please complete the participation form.
A short film featuring Tukuillapa, his words and teachings.
PRESS
In a bold and beautiful collision of worlds, Rosewood Theater, a conscious cabaret hidden in the heart of New York City, will host an unprecedented private gathering on Monday, April 28th: Weaving of the Word, a sacred storytelling circle on sexuality, relationship, and creation—led by an Indigenous “young elder” visiting from Colombia.
Timed with his appearance at the United Nations Earth Day Assembly, the elder, accompanied by his wife, will guide guests through a traditional oral ceremony practiced for thousands of years in Indigenous communities. This intimate gathering invites attendees to ask real questions—about sex, identity, healing, partnership—and receive answers in the form of ancestral stories, songs, and teachings.
“In a world of consumption and disconnection, we long to remember our truth. Why we are here on Earth in this lifetime.,” says Kalin Moon, Founder of Rosewood Theater. “We created Rosewood Theater not only for expression and celebration, but also for remembrance—for the return to our hearts, our bodies, and each other. It’s an honor to welcome one of my greatest teachers and mentors in hopes that we can come a little closer to our own truths - and remember together.”
With strip clubs declining in cultural relevance, Rosewood is reimagining nightlife as a space for curiosity, connection, and community. Weaving of the Word is a rare opportunity to sit in circle with a family who lives the values they teach, inside a venue that challenges the very boundaries of what a strip club can be.
THE BACK STORY
For the last five years, I’ve been traveling the world learning from Tukuillapa and his family. He has become one of my greatest mentors—and his family, my greatest teachers. For this talk, he’ll be joined by his wife, marking her first time in America.
Tukuillapa knows Rosewood Theater intimately. During the Covid shutdown, when I was considering closing our doors for good, I turned to him for guidance. I told him the business no longer resonated with the life I was trying to live.
He said: “Bring light into the darkness… Bring more consciousness into the dizziness. Bring creation into a place of consumption.”
I asked him how?!
He said, “That’s for you to figure out.”
So I took on the challenge. Four years later—here we are. Still learning. Still figuring it out.
Bringing “light into the dark” has been a slow and uncomfortable process—transforming Rosewood Theater into a more conscious cabaret, or whatever it’s meant to become to be in service to humanity. I continue to wonder: Do the women and men who walk through our doors want to truly connect? To express their authentic selves? Or are we still here to consume each other? Maybe we are onto something big, maybe we continue to repeat history.
I don’t have all the answers. But I’m here, listening.
And I’m calling you in — curious men and women who seek their own truths.
Join the conversation at “Sex & Spirit” and let’s find our own answers together.