Daniela Reina Téllez On The Power Of Workshops And Circles
Daniela moves "in the fields of experimental art and somatic work" and explores "the political, ecological, activist possibilities of workshops and body practices as artistic practices". What happiness and joy to meet this beautiful person at the Touch & Play festival! I was touched by her post on social media, where the script of her talk below was shared, with the words: "(...) Fellow and dear facilitaros and circle-holders: Thank you for the work you do ❤ Let's keep gatherings and circles alive, especially now; being virtual, outside, with distance, with safe(r) measures... Let's keep them and us alive!" And thank YOU for the work you do, Daniela! I hope that reading about her artistic career and her homage to workshops, gatherings, sessions and circles reaches and enriches many people. Because course and body work is immensely important, strangely enough sometimes ridiculed, yet it is one of the most meaningful events and creations that I have been able to experience and create in this life. Therefore - here we go...
Testimonial for our workshop "Trial & Eros" by Claire
This time we wish to share with you a longer reflection by a participant of one of our workshops. During the wonderful week-long gathering "Touch & Play" in south Germany, Beata facilitated an intensive she called "Trial & Eros - Engineering Fantasies and Navigating Playspaces" which was all about figuring out what erotic fantasies you have, how to make them come true, to seize the group and atmospheric container to actually make it happen, to reflect with others how it was and to then do it again - but better! Basically it wanted to motivate participants to not only float around in a playspace like a jellyfish and see where they land (chances are it will just be a cuddle puddle...), but rather approach it like an architect or a bunch of savvy researchers who want to harvest the good stuff and proactively build their dreams.
And here is what Claire experienced...
INDEX
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August 2023
- Aug. 22, 2023 Devouring, digestion and cocoreç Aug. 22, 2023
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Juli 2023
- July 3, 2023 "I do ask myself: Why am I turning people in?" July 3, 2023
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April 2023
- Apr 22, 2023 Workshopsexuality. Part I Apr. 22, 2023
- Apr. 21, 2023 Workshopsexuality. Part II Apr. 21, 2023
- Apr. 20, 2023 Workshopsexuality. Part III Apr. 20, 2023
- Apr. 19, 2023 Workshopsexuality. Part IV Apr. 19, 2023
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August 2022
- Aug. 23, 2022 Tantric massage: Decluttering, Recluttering & Beyond - A TWAPOS experience Aug. 23, 2022
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July 2022
- July 30, 2022 Salt With A Pinch Of Tantra July 30, 2022
- July 21, 2022 On Being Unenthusiastic About Enthusiastic Consent - New Zine by Beata July 21, 2022
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January 2022
- Jan. 11, 2022 Calling A Sex-Positive Community, Group or Event a "Family" - And Why It Is A Red Flag - New Zine by Beata Jan 11, 2022
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December 2021
- Dec. 1, 2021 But I'm a Creep. A lab report. Dec. 1, 2021
- October 2021
- September 2021
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April 2021
- Apr 10, 2021 Cookie Consent Apr 10, 2021
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January 2021
- Jan. 2, 2021 Selfhelp zine for the time AFTER an exciting workshop Jan. 2, 2021
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December 2020
- Dec. 31, 2020 Intimate Interviews Part II Dec. 31, 2020
- Dec. 22, 2020 Video interview by the Goethe-Institut China with Beata on "Pornography & Society" Dec 22, 2020
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November 2020
- Nov. 11, 2020 The inner playground. An audio journey by Tim Holland Nov. 11, 2020
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October 2020
- Oct. 29, 2020 Daniela Reina Téllez On The Power Of Workshops And Circles Oct. 29, 2020
- Oct. 20, 2020 Sex /vs./&/?/ violence. Attempt at a conceptual delimitation based on demarcation Oct. 20, 2020
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September 2020
- Sept. 18, 2020 Testimonial for our workshop "Trial & Eros" by Claire Sept. 18, 2020
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August 2020
- Aug. 6, 2020 "Sex & Food" - Beata in a podcast talk with Nicole Siller Aug. 6, 2020
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June 2020
- June 23, 2020 Intimate Interviews Part I - The connection between art and desire and a workshop request concert June 23, 2020
- June 15, 2020 Lonely surfaces - sexual enhancement on the touchscreen June 15, 2020
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May 2020
- May 3, 2020 Sexmoralism - Compulsory Sex - Sexpositivity - Sexnegativity May 3, 2020
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March 2020
- March 18, 2020 Inspiring restriction - not only in Japanese. Cultural and historical links to bondage March 18, 2020
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February 2020
- Feb. 24, 2020 Clauses. A self-reflection Feb. 24, 2020
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January 2020
- Jan. 15, 2020 Beyond 'sex-positive' and 'sex-negative' Jan 15, 2020
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November 2019
- Nov. 27, 2019 Deguiltification - Experiential Essay By Chris Ifso Nov 27, 2019
- Nov. 10, 2019 Forensic Sexualities. Some thoughts on shame Nov. 10, 2019
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September 2019
- Sept. 25, 2019 'Look what marketing's done to my body' - On the compulsion of (not so) creative self-marketing Sept. 25, 2019
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July 2019
- July 9, 2019 Eclectic experiment on un/security (work in process) July 9, 2019
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June 2019
- June 24, 2019 Wellness and exorcism. An attempt to answer the question of what makes a session valuable June 24, 2019
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April 2019
- Apr 28, 2019 The Ropes That Mean The World. Reflections on the EURIX - Rope Artist Intl. Performances Spring 2019 Apr. 28, 2019
- Apr 6, 2019 "Always this disgusting sex". To read the reviews of Jan Bonny's 'Winter's Tale' Apr 6, 2019
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March 2019
- March 27, 2019 A mixed bag, please! Definition difficulties March 27, 2019
- March 20, 2019 Enduring the weird. Reflections after a workshop March 20, 2019
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July 2018
- July 10, 2018 Some Thoughts On The Empowering Sensual Objectifications In Contact Improvisation July 10, 2018
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