We are cunningly considering throwing a "How to prepare your own bondage rope" workshop.
During the last months of our teaching, we have been striving to keep the access to our workshops payable for folks with all kinds of economic backgrounds (using the self evaluation principle), and we noticed that the price of good quality bondage rope might be an issue for some people. Aditionally, we have seen that, independent of economic considerations, some people rather prepare their own bondage rope, either out of wanting to build a special relationship to the rope, allergy considerations, wanting to tune up the behaviour of rope to its final details, or even because even paying a lot of money, some, not all, retailers don't offer a quality consistent with the price they charge, or any other reason not covered here.
As some of you know, we use self prepared rope, and we feel, after many successes and fumbles, that we came to the point where we can show what we have learnt, and because we have to prepare some sets of ropes in the next couple of weeks anyway, we would throw a workshop on this.
Interested? Curious? Throw us a line (studiesforthunder [at] gmail [dot] com), as we are still carefully researching how many people would be interested and the resourses and planning involved.
Workshop would be in English/German, in a place in central Berlin to be disclosed further on.
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Workshop: prepare your own bondage rope
We are cunningly considering throwing a "How to prepare your own bondage rope" workshop.
During the last months of our teaching, we have been striving to keep the access to our workshops payable for folks with all kinds of economic backgrounds (using the self evaluation principle), and we noticed that the price of good quality bondage rope might be an issue for some people. Aditionally, we have seen that, independent of economic considerations, some people rather prepare their own bondage rope, either out of wanting to build a special relationship to the rope, allergy considerations, wanting to tune up the behaviour of rope to its final details, or even because even paying a lot of money, some, not all, retailers don't offer a quality consistent with the price they charge, or any other reason not covered here.
As some of you know, we use self prepared rope, and we feel, after many successes and fumbles, that we came to the point where we can show what we have learnt, and because we have to prepare some sets of ropes in the next couple of weeks anyway, we would throw a workshop on this.
Interested? Curious? Throw us a line (studiesforthunder [at] gmail [dot] com), as we are still carefully researching how many people would be interested and the resourses and planning involved.
Workshop would be in English/German, in a place in central Berlin to be disclosed further on.
performance: Gay Love Story goes Tacheles
I am sorry to break the surprise, but for those of you following faithfully the performance Gay Love Story, *that* is the surprise performance announced for the next Queer Riot Club, at Tacheles, 14.1! "A macho gay guy is sitting in a bar, waiting for his next victim...His lucky number seems to be this cute shy guy coming in... But things might not be what they seem."
In this 8' performance, in which a determinist interpretation is purposedly left impossible, themes are suggested like the role and space transgender people have (or not) in mainstream gay communities, date rape, gender clichées within the queer community, consent, danger associated with sex work, discrimination(s), guilt, fear, lust and ultimately, love.
The two performers, Lun Ário, Kay Garnellen and filmmakers Ann Antidote are queer sex-positive DIY performer artists based in Berlin.
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Film: remember Gay Love Story
The documentary "Remember Gay Love Story" (Ann Antidote) is reaching the end phase of its post production, after a very much needed "cool down day" of only about 3 weeks for feedback collection, sleeping and lucidity recovery.
In this short film (aprox 7') we document the very first rehearsal and very first staging of the performance "Gay Love Story", by Lun Ário and Kay Garnellen, for the "Hurenball" (lit. Ball of the Whores), the party celebrating 30 years of Hydra e.V., an association for the defense of the rights and interests of sex workers in Berlin.
"A macho gay guy is sitting in a bar, waiting for his next victim...His lucky number seems to be this cute shy guy coming in... But things might not be what they seem."
In this 8' performance, in which a determinist interpretation is purposedly left impossible, themes are suggested like the role and space transgender people have (or not) in mainstream gay communities, date rape, gender clichées within the queer community, consent, danger associated with sex work, discrimination(s), guilt, fear, lust and ultimately, love.
The two performers, Lun Ário, Kay Garnellen and filmmakers Ann Antidote are queer sex-positive DIY performer artists based in Berlin, and Ann followed from quite near all preparations and settings for this performance and ultimately decided to document them.
For more information on the film and events related to it, please contact studiesforthunder [at] gmail [dot] com
On facebook:
Remember Gay Love Story (on Facebook)
Screenings:
12.05.2012 Kinky Night of the Shorts, Berlin
20.6.2012 Exibition "I am this also", Lisbon
3.07.2012 Wotever Pride Film Festival, London
28.09.2012 5. Fetisch Film Festival, Kiel
15.10.2012 Reality Show Festival, Leipzig
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In this short film (aprox 7') we document the very first rehearsal and very first staging of the performance "Gay Love Story", by Lun Ário and Kay Garnellen, for the "Hurenball" (lit. Ball of the Whores), the party celebrating 30 years of Hydra e.V., an association for the defense of the rights and interests of sex workers in Berlin."A macho gay guy is sitting in a bar, waiting for his next victim...His lucky number seems to be this cute shy guy coming in... But things might not be what they seem."
In this 8' performance, in which a determinist interpretation is purposedly left impossible, themes are suggested like the role and space transgender people have (or not) in mainstream gay communities, date rape, gender clichées within the queer community, consent, danger associated with sex work, discrimination(s), guilt, fear, lust and ultimately, love.
The two performers, Lun Ário, Kay Garnellen and filmmakers Ann Antidote are queer sex-positive DIY performer artists based in Berlin, and Ann followed from quite near all preparations and settings for this performance and ultimately decided to document them.
For more information on the film and events related to it, please contact studiesforthunder [at] gmail [dot] com
On facebook:
Remember Gay Love Story (on Facebook)
Screenings:
12.05.2012 Kinky Night of the Shorts, Berlin
20.6.2012 Exibition "I am this also", Lisbon
3.07.2012 Wotever Pride Film Festival, London
28.09.2012 5. Fetisch Film Festival, Kiel
15.10.2012 Reality Show Festival, Leipzig
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