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DANIELA REINA TÉLLEZ: THE POLITICS OF SELF-PLEASURE – PLEASURE AND DECOLONIALITY


  • serrat(u)s bodywork – Zurich 40 Zwinglistrasse Zurich, ZH, 8004 Switzerland (Map)

Photo: Oumou Aidara


For two days, I invite us to be earth and to be human; to use our imagination as a source of joy. Since we are earth, we have no choice but to be matter. As matter, we have no choice but to be bodies. And since we are bodies, we have no choice but to lie down, sit, and dance in order to be human.

As cuenterxs (storytellers), we recall the origins of self-care and the communal practices that have been devalued and even forgotten in today’s systems. In a closed container, we explore questions surrounding bodily and sexual shame, while encountering our bodies as territories and as sites where (de-)coloniality takes place. We draw our own maps and explore our own landscapes. We neither engage in genital contact with one another nor explore “self-pleasure” as what dominant Western culture knows as “masturbation,” but rather queer, expand, and open up our understanding of (self-)pleasure as a space in which we remember our birthright to enjoy and be (in) bliss.

A WORKSHOP BY >> DANIELA REINA TÉLLEZ

This workshop is spread over two days and consists of a combination of bodywork, brujería (witchcraft), and storytelling (cuentería).

You can participate in either Day 1 or both days. Day 2 cannot be booked separately.

DAY 1
— Introduction to Cuentería: Storytelling as a Method for Reclaiming Stories
— Radical Body Positivity: Grounding in Matter
— Self-Care & Decoloniality
— Mapping Pleasure & Mapping Land

DAY 2
— Anger & Pleasure
— Voice, Poetry & Magic
— Body-Territory: Being Soma- & Ecosexual
— Craft as Witchcraft

 

SCHEDULE
Sat, 11/12/2022 - 10am-9pm
Sun, 11/13/2022 - 10am-6pm

LANGUAGES
German, English

Choose your ticket price based on your own assessment.

With our Low(er) Income Tickets, we want to give low-income individuals the opportunity to attend our events.

We cordially invite high earners to make it with a higher contribution possible for us to make this offer.

With that in mind, we would like to thank you in advance for your support.

For people with very low incomes, there are usually additional options available for even lower prices.

Please don't hesitate to contact us with any questions. We'd love to have you join us!

 

SATURDAY
PRICE PER PERSON
CHF 230.00

Low(er) Income Tickets
I – CHF 190.00
II – CHF 150.00


I Supporter Tickets – CHF 270.00
II – CHF 310.00

SATURDAY & SUNDAY
PRICE PER PERSON
CHF 370.00

Low(er) Income Tickets
I – CHF 310.00
II – CHF 250.00


I Supporter Tickets – CHF 430.00
II – CHF 490.00

Please also read all further info below, too.


 

Further informations

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE EVENT

The goals of our events are collaborative learning within the group, supporting shared processes, and personal development. Couples and all other types of partnerships or group dynamics are welcome, but you should be aware and open to the fact that the courses are not designed as partnership experiences and that we address each person as an individual. For example: To involve all participants equally, we usually work with random partner combinations during the exercises. This means that both same-sex and opposite-sex combinations will occur. Participants should generally be open to working with every person and every body. Exceptions can be discussed on a case-by-case basis.

Gender identity, sexual orientation, age or membership of often marginalized groups such as BBIPoC, migrants, refugees, LGBTQIA*, disabled people, etc. are not criteria when registering and selecting participants. This means that, in principle, everyone is equally welcome and we endeavor to do justice to the respective constellation and different needs, but our resources are limited. If you have any questions in this regard, please contact us.

We expect you to act with care, be communicative, prioritize consent, and be mindful, and we encourage you to respect your own boundaries and take personal responsibility.
Hate speech will not be tolerated. Please bring "Candy Speech."
We reserve the right to ask participants to leave the workshop if their behavior is hurtful or problematic, and we reserve the right to do so without explanation—though we will likely try to explain. Workshop fees would then be refunded in full. Any further claims are excluded.

You can read more about this topic here.

PRICES AND IF SOLD OUT

With our Low(er) Income Tickets, we want to give low-income individuals the opportunity to attend our events. We warmly invite those with higher incomes to help us make this offer possible by contributing a larger amount. With this in mind, we thank you in advance for your solidarity.

For PEOPLE WITH VERY LOW INCOMES, there are usually even more affordable options available. Please don’t hesitate to contact us and ask. We’d love to have you join us!

Is the event sold out on the ticketing platform? Contact us! There may be a waiting list or another way for you to attend after all.

CANCELLATION POLICY

Cancellations are free of charge up to eight weeks before the start of the course, up to four weeks before the start of the course a cancellation fee of 20% of the course fee is due, up to two weeks before the start of the course a cancellation fee of 50% is due. Later cancellations and refunds of participant fees are not possible. However, participants can find substitute participants who will take the booked places. In case of cancellation by the organizer, the course fee will be refunded in full. Further claims are excluded.

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