Workshops & Lectures

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This year’s xplore will always feature four parallel workshops.

This year’s program has a focus on physical awareness, emotional experiences and creative skills. We will try to make the sexpositive explore environment more subtle, deep and rich and to expand from the private to the public and political. Somatic and artistic practices, performances and happenings, reflections and experiences play a major role. 

The academic-critical symposium will take place in a play space this time.  more at: PLAY SPACES

Two new rooms are dedicated to costume & styling and for your expression in front of a camera.  more at: PLAY SPACES

We also decided to produce a film documentary on xplore this year. Micha Stella has selected a very special crew to film and photograph xplore Berlin 2017.

Of course we accept, that not everyone is ready to come out. Therefore filming will be restricted to certain hours and certain spaces in order to protect and respect those, who don’t wish to appear in the film. These workshops are highlighted in PINK on the schedule.

For the others, those who have already revealed their faces to the world, and those who might hesitate but wish to do so – this is your chance to express yourself and support our festival and its values.  More about the filmproject: XPLORE COMES OUT

IMPORTANT:  Please read the notes at the end of this page carefully!  We would also like to ask every participant to bring an own large (sauna) towel with as a pad! Thanks a lot!

 

CAKE

   
MIND AND BODY AWAKENING, WITH GRACE Shadow & Ysel  
NUDE PARTNER YOGA Jorgos Periklis  
A TOUCH OF CHARMING CONSCIOUSNESS Jorgos Periklis  
SEXOBATICS Sarka & Jonno  
RITUAL FEET WASHING delta®  
CREATIVE FOOT TORTURE delta®  
EXPANSION & EXPLOSION Angela Lamprianidou  
BEAUTIFUL RAGE Atma Pöschl  
SUCH A SLUT: RECLAIMING OUR SEXUALITY THROUGH ARCHETYPES Rosie Enorah Heart  
EMPOWERED SUBMISSION Rosie Enorah Heart  
ANCHOR Sarah-Aleihsa & Philipp  
SHAMANIC SOUL ORGY Zanicca Soledad  
HIPPOHYPNOSIS Claudia & Ysel  
SEXY SELFIES Thomas & Yousef  
     

ICING

   
BEING BAD Peter Banki  
BEING VERY BAD Peter Banki  
REALLY BAD SEX Peter Banki  
INSIDE THE DRAGON (ritual) Juliette Dragon  
LIQUID CHARM Gustavo Frigerio  
ERSILIA DREI (performance) Gustavo Frigerio  
HAMLET (performance) Dasniya Sommer  
BEHIND THE XPLORE DOORS (talk show) Jeremy & Mr. Dream Man  
TOUCH AND SOUND: SOCIAL SCULPTURE Betty  
BODILY SELVES IN TRANSFORMATION Betty  
UNCLE FELIX (performance) Felix Ruckert  
FELIX ASKS FOR FORGIVENESS (performance) Felix Ruckert  
VIOLENTLY HAPPY (film sreening) Paola Calvo  
     

PLAY SPACE SYMPOSIUM: Shifting Backstages and Frontlines of Embodiment

   
Lecture: Pearl Diving: Somaesthetics and art Cand. Psychol. Marius Presterud  
Lecture: Being violently ill Dr. Nathalie Blanc  
Lecture: The Sex-Positive Movement in the Context of Neo-Liberalism Dr. Peter Banki  
Lecture: Die Realisierung des Imaginären und die Irrealisierung des Realen im BDSM als spielender Fiktion (in German) Prof. Dr. Regine Herbrik  
>Lecture: BDSM Sagacity: embodying complexity Dr. Sacha Kagan  
     

 


IMPORTANT ADVICES:

The listed program is subject to change without special notice.

Unless otherwise specified, no workshops require nudity or fetish outfit. For most workshops loose fitting, comfortable clothes are appropriate.

All workshops are learner-centred and for every-body. Even though some workshops may be quite physical, sexual contact as such is in no way required to participate and enjoy.

As the event is designed for adults we must emphasise the importance of consideration and self responsibility. Therefore it is obvious that all interactions should be related to the basic principle of SAFE - SANE - CONSENSUAL and practised by Safer Sex. We will ban anyone immediately from the entire festival who offend against this rule, acts reckless or even gets molesting.

Please note: At some workshops it is asked to bring own material (blankets, towels, wash bowls, yoga mats, meditation pads or cushions etc.) - Please check on the respective workshop pages!