Soft arrival
12:00 Enter the Parallel Universe & explore the Spitzmühle
Our Program
Please scroll down to read the detailed workshop descriptions. The Announcements and Workshops will be in English. All our workshops are for all bodies, gender identities, sexual orientations and we try to be as wheelchair accessible as possible. Please get in touch if you have specific accessibility needs.
Saturday
19th of September
Sunday
20th of September
In order to create an intimate and safer space we want to know or get to know everyone who is attending the parallel universe. After a successful application, you become a member of the association and you get the possibility to buy a ticket. Please read these FAQs before applying.
Detailed Program description
Saturday
19th of September
Saturday 12:00 Soft Arrival of Guests – Food & Drinks
When you enter the location please first check in with the team waiting for you, we will then check your temperature and let you fill out the Boarding pass. During the whole onboarding process, remember the mandatory 1.5 m safety distance, and please wear your mask.
Saturday 13:00 Opening the Universe Sound journey by Ben Pavlidis
. Ben Pavlidis is a songwriter, producer, and also known as the frontman of the Berlin band Ohrbooten. On his musical path he developed a deep passion for bass music and in his DJ-Sets, he is defiantly paying homage to the beloved bass frequency. The half Greek half German grew up in west Berlin and the city has always fed him with an eclectic mix of urban, world, and electronic music. The essence of all his genre is a super danceable mix of global bass music. Since 3 years he dedicated his passion for music and DJing to ecstatic dance. He loves to create a wave with different emotional islands and will always serve a mixture of classics tracks and underground music soaked in a great bass-shower. Anything that allows you to move comfortably. No shoes required. Bring a water bottle, towel and cloth to change. Ecstatic Dance is a barefoot practice. If you need to wear shoes due to health reasons, dance-specific shoes are allowed, but only shoes that have never been worn on the street.
Saturday 13:00 We Feast Workshop by Alina and Pietro
These two food & sex enthusiast can’t eat without getting dirty. And why would they? Pietro has been mixing these two primal elements for over 10 years and is still surprised by their infinite combinations. Alina got her first taste of sexual desire when red-faced grandmother interrupted a prepubescent foodgasm. They think ‘don’t play with food’ is pretty bad advice and invite you to rethink your table manners through conscious play and expressive pleasure.
https://berlin.wefeast.life
Saturday 15:45 Drag King Performance by HP LoveShaft
Drag king astrophysicist HP Loveshaft is bringing his singular mix of nerdy & dirty entertainment to Parallel Universe. This lipstick thespian began performing in 2012 & has since appeared alongside some of Berlin’s top names in drag as well as in solo shows across Europe. HP Loveshaft is a soviet-born drag king powerhouse who has brought his act to venues around the world. He is the founder of the California-based queer cabaret Pangaea, and is known for his quirky, outgoing style & energetically crass performances that bash the border between entertainment & activism. Having now performed in 20 cities across 8 countries, he is on the way to becoming one of the more well-traveled kings living today. A finalist for the 2018 Sexual Freedom Performer of the Year Award, he hopes to serve as a bridge between queer communities world-wide.
Saturday 16:00 Opening circle for everybody to get to know each other & an Introduction to the Parallel Universe:
The Parallel Universe starts with a warm welcome and an introduction to the safer space that we will create together. You will hear about the program, the practicalities and we will explain the specialties due to the COVID-19 safety measures for this edition of the Parallel Universe. We will welcome in the Parallel Universe and explain you all about the safer space that we will create together, agree to the 4 CCCs, explain the program, the practicalities as well as what makes this edition a Covid special.
No exceptions – doors closed after 16:00
17:00 Consent & Boundaries & COVID care
To provide all of our guests with a Covid-CARE communication tool, inspired by MD Evelin Dacker. This useful acronym can help us opening up again to bigger groups of people while taking care of the boundaries and safety of yourself as well as those around you during these new situation we’re all confronted with. We’ll reflect on how it’s been and how we can move forward: here, as well as outside of the Parallel Universe.
About the facilitator:
Janina Vivianne is working in Europe to spread sex-positivity and awareness regarding safer sex and sex-positity. She is also the creator of The Parallel Universe – An Adult Playground and founded Sex-Aware /a Safer Sex Association to promote sexual health, tests and disease prevention. She co-created The Intimate Revolution festival, a sex-positive, kink-loving festival. She also is the driving force behind The Sex-positive Community Europe project and sex-positive.com, a platform for information about sex-positivity in all of Europe.
Olivier Dieleman
Olivier is an event organizer and Sex-Positive activist. For the last 10 years he created different kinds of events ranging from debates and lectures to orgies and workshops that allow people to explore different aspects of Sex-Positivity in safer spaces. He founded the Sex-Positive Belgium community and is now board member of Sex-Positive World.
Saturday 18:00 – TENDER POWER lab by Melissa Tofton
A playful sensuality lab for building chemistry, creatively.
Come & explore partner-based, creative exercises for cultivating sensual foreplay & subtle kinky chemistry with someone :
Expect a hell of a lot of vulnerability, silliness & sensuality that need not include touch
Yet guarantees to turn you on from the inside-out.
A space to explore how to build polarity & find more creative ways of connecting,
Beyond pairing, genitals or friction – & by tuning-in to our sensual imagination, through+with the body.
Let this be a playground to gather resources for the rest of the evening; for un-dogmatic ways of getting to know another sensually.
About the facilitator:
Melissa is an Empowerment & Erotic Leadership Coach with the intention to empower people in creating tools for self expression and to reclaim agency in their relationships.
“My work is the integration of my experience crossing a rich tapestry of different, intersectional terrains – having been a queer performance artist, creative director, tantric dominatrix & now an empowerment mentor.
– It is my mission to guide those I work with through those terrains and back home to themselves; into deep communion with their wild truth; and alchemists of their internal shadow.”
https://www.elemental-eros.com/
18:00 Playfight
About the workshop:
Play Fight is connection without words, but through the movement of our bodies. Every encounter in a playfight workshop is different – some are playful, some more soft and sensual, some are a primal test of power and dominance. But it is always YOU who decides how deep you are willing to surrender, how much you want to stay in control, how much you are open to laugh and play – together.
It can lead to self- and body- awareness, and may well bring to light some unexpected qualities of ourselves and new interactions with new faces as well as with existing connections. Together, we will create a safer space to have fun, but also where feelings and emotions can be experienced and exchanged that have rarely place in the normal daily routine.
The group size is limited to 20 participants. Further details on site.
About the Facilitators
Lian
Lian grew up on a permaculture farm in Ecuador and travelled from an early age on through the Americas, Europe and Asia. This has planted in her an inherent curiosity to explore the growth and cultivation of sustainable living, consciousness and self awareness, especially through movement and embodiment. She studied agricultural sciences and physiotherapy in Vienna and undertook her yoga teacher trainings in Costa Rica and Italy. She is currently active in the organization of feminist, dance, theatre, body as well as sex-positive projects and events.
Marek
Marek is a sound nomad, poet, upbeat scientist and lover of letting go. He is currently finishing his master’s thesis in peace and conflict studies. According to his bachelor’s degree, he works as a music and movement therapist to promote perception and relaxation, social interaction and creativity. He loves to provoke people to encounter themselves and find their own expression. The basis of his work is an ethics of care, which is based on mindfulness and honest self-expression.
18:00 The Wheel of Fantasy Fulfillment by Lindsey
Saturday 21:00 Hysterical Cabaret moderated by HP LoveShaft
Seated at a table concealing their lower half, the performer introduces themselves, and begins performing. Under the table, outside of their control, an unseen assistant of their choice will distract them with powerful vibrations. Hilarity and sexiness ensues.
Inspired by the Hysterical Literature series. Audience on one side, stage on other side of fungeon, good distance between audience and performers. The subjects stop reading when they’re too distracted or fatigued or orgasmic to continue, at which point they restate their name, and what they’ve just performed. We will provide 2-3 “assistants” of any gender or performer may bring their own assistant and/or vibrator.
About the Facilitator:
Drag king astrophysicist HP Loveshaft is bringing his singular mix of nerdy & dirty entertainment to Parallel Universe. This lipstick thespian began performing in 2012 & has since appeared alongside some of Berlin’s top names in drag as well as in solo shows across Europe. HP Loveshaft is a soviet-born drag king powerhouse who has brought his act to venues around the world. He is the founder of the California-based queer cabaret Pangaea, and is known for his quirky, outgoing style & energetically crass performances that bash the border between entertainment & activism. Having now performed in 20 cities across 8 countries, he is on the way to becoming one of the more well-traveled kings living today. A finalist for the 2018 Sexual Freedom Performer of the Year Award, he hopes to serve as a bridge between queer communities world-wide.
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22:30 Intimate Silent Play Space by The Intimate Revolution with Soft Tunes from
Strange behaviour 22:30 – 00:30
Strange Behaviour aka tmpl and part of yelagua is a berlin based music producer, multi-instrumentalist, singer & dj. His sound spreads from souly low bpm, weird world riddims to interesting experimentals, dubby waves and synthesizer music.He played and jammed his live arrangements and sets at venues around the world such as Voodoohop (Sao Paulo), Katerblau (Berlin), Gruta (Rio de Janeiro) or Kauz (Zürich) to name a few.Expect the unexpected – a psychedellic trip outside boxes – sneaky changes in all directions.
Alma Linda 00:00 – 2:00
Born between the good-natured mountains and the far-reaching seas of Chile, raised in Italy, England, France and Germany, music is and has always been the greatest companion, best friend and trusted love of the multi-faceted Alma Linda. With an open heart and sharing soul, she wants to break down borders and built castles of hope and love. For her, in a world where our insecurities are turned into money, loving yourself becomes a political act.
The rhythms of different landscapes are her biggest inspiration: Andean music, hip hop, Arabic drums and jazz, united with the heart of electronic beats. In her powerful downbeat-sets she blends these worlds, rhythms, cultures, melodies and musical memories into her most personal stories, delivered right from her bare soul. In doing so, fear, vulnerability and mistakes turn into creatures she’s trying to become friends with instead of running away from. So don’t run – just dance!
21:00 Kinky Fire Show by Mika & Anja FeuerRot
& Entourage.berlin aka Anja Lotta
Mika and Anja FeuerRot met a year ago with a clear desire, playing together and enjoying the potential of this strong connection. After months of learning from each other and feeding this playful vibe who connects them, they decide to go a step further and create a show together on stage.
To be able to fully express themselves, nothing better than the kinky and sex positive community !
They are excited to play together, for you and this beautiful event.
About the performer:
MikaHell spent the last 7 years travelling the world to learn and discover everything he could around his passion for Flow Arts and Fire Spinning. An Art who changed his life completely and since he kept spreading playfulness everywhere he goes and share it with everyone who wants to.
By Spending time in Berlin and around the sex positive community he discover new ways of playing and source of pleasure. Now, he has the desire to mix it all together on a hot and juicy cocktail!
Instagram: Mikahell42
21:30 Live Concert by Daniel Avi Schneider & Ahmed Eid أحمد عيد
Avi & Ahmed got to know each other 10 years ago during their Jazz studies in Cologne. Since then they have been touring all over Europe with their band BUKAHARA – mainly dance music in clubs and at festivals. Their journeys inspired them for this duo project – a place of longing for a more serious music in which they can dive deeply, get lost and find themselves again.
23:00 – 01:00h Kotoe
1:00 – 2:20h Joax Col Live Set
2:30-4:30h Wiebe Roose
About Kotoe:
https://soundcloud.com/kotoek/
About Joax Col :
Joax always ends up trying out new unexplored paths while maintaining some constants which are the vanguardist approach, Tribal and Exotic sounds and little polyrhythm sections.
If you can imagine someone who studied music, sound, production, metaphysics, shamanism, was a playing and singing in rock and electronic music bands, then was a raver going into LSD and MDMA trips to finally becoming a professional DJ and a SwáSthya Yoga practitioner, almost 20 years ago, you might start to get an idea what Joax is about. He uses this synergic combination of skills and experiences to facilitate the journey of listeners into a different reality of relax, sensuality and sense of togetherness with other fellow humans. A dance-floor with Joax’s sounds becomes filled with people moving freely, hugging, kissing each other playing like children, good old friends or lovers.
https://soundcloud.com/joaxcol
About Wiebe Roose:
A day in the open, your mind and soul open, as well…
Let me take you a musical trip, an adventure and a spell.
We start slow and together we will feel where the energy takes us…
A two hour musical blessing for your entire body! Get coloured during this set and shine all over the dance floor.
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/wieberoose
Mixcloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/drdoubleu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wieberlin
Sunday
20th of September
Sunday – Good Morning
9:00 Breakfast
Workshop slot 1 – description coming soon
9:00h Yoga with Lake View
09:30 – 10:00 Tantric Tooth brush Workshop by Coen Aerts
Workshop slot 2 – description coming soon
10:00 – 11:00 Self-love Circle by Janina Vivianne
10:00 – 11:30 Sharing Circle by Lea *
11:30 Juicy Jungle Game Test Play by Ollie & Janina
Come join us for an early test play of our new Sex-Positive cardgame ‘Juicy Jungle’!
Come with your pod or make a playgroup on the spot! Everything is consent-based, and you can participate with distance.We’ll help facilitate the beginning and let you play a couple of rounds. Afterward, we’d love your feedback 🙂
Maximum participants workshop: 20
Here the Link to see our first Testplay pictured by Benny Rost for the SWR https://vimeo.com/434124762
PSW: Universe_2020
https://www.swrfernsehen.de/dokumentarfilm/the-parallel-universe-100.html?fbclid=IwAR2U_HqFXzn6dUgBmyHPmfIjYyC180JHw-Vo93IqLO5vX6kd_CoGwpAedzI
Sunday 11:30 Sex Ed: queer, kinky & polyamorous by Hp Loveshaft
Sex positivity is an idea we can all get behind (ahem) but what are some of the ways it has manifested in other times & places? What can we learn from this? HP Loveshaft argues for why we could all benefit from gender & sexual exploration. He likes to hear himself talk & has inflicted himself for over a decade upon the fetish & polyamory communities.
About the Facilitator:
Drag king astrophysicist HP Loveshaft is bringing his singular mix of nerdy & dirty entertainment to Parallel Universe. This lipstick thespian began performing in 2012 & has since appeared alongside some of Berlin’s top names in drag as well as in solo shows across Europe. HP Loveshaft is a soviet-born drag king powerhouse who has brought his act to venues around the world. He is the founder of the California-based queer cabaret Pangaea, and is known for his quirky, outgoing style & energetically crass performances that bash the border between entertainment & activism. Having now performed in 20 cities across 8 countries, he is on the way to becoming one of the more well-traveled kings living today. A finalist for the 2018 Sexual Freedom Performer of the Year Award, he hopes to serve as a bridge between queer communities world-wide.
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Sunday 11:30 Shine! How to Unpack your Rainbow through Wrapping by Melanie Bonajo & Linnea Sjoberg
This is a package play workshop!
Live out your immobilisation fantasies.
Package play – a type bondage – is extremely playful and simple for anyone to get into – you don’t need to learn knots, and since it doesn’t press on nerve joints with pinpoint pressure, you don’t need to worry so much about nerve issues. Package play might be more commonly found in the kitchen, the post-office, or your local storage space than in the playroom. But this is a great addition to your bondage kit! Ufff, surrender, completely give up control to someone else, let yourself be bathed in a womb-like environment where you can feel safe and relaxed, give up sexual control, be playfully humiliated and enjoy the sensory deprivation of not knowing where we will deliver you and what will be unwrapped.
13:00 – 16:00 Brunch & Dance
14:00 Playfight by Karol
14:00 Sensual Temple
14:00 Sunday Ecstatic Dance by Ben Pavlidis
Ecstatic Dance is about getting out of your head and into your body. It’s not about the way the movement looks. It’s about how it feels. Ecstatic Dance empowers people of all shapes, sizes, and backgrounds to freely express themselves; the liberating atmosphere creates a melting pot of acceptance and the fearlessness with which others move gives newbies permission and courage to dance without inhibition. All are welcome, including People of Color, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Intersex, and Same-Gender Loving People. Ben Pavlidis is a songwriter, producer, and also known as the frontman of the Berlin band Ohrbooten. On his musical path he developed a deep passion for bass music and in his DJ-Sets, he is defiantly paying homage to the beloved bass frequency. The half Greek half German grew up in west Berlin and the city has always fed him with an eclectic mix of urban, world, and electronic music. The essence of all his genre is a super danceable mix of global bass music. Since 3 years he dedicated his passion for music and DJing to ecstatic dance. He loves to create a wave with different emotional islands and will always serve a mixture of classics tracks and underground music soaked in a great bass-shower. Anything that allows you to move comfortably. No shoes required. Bring a water bottle, towel and cloth to change. Ecstatic Dance is a barefoot practice. If you need to wear shoes due to health reasons, dance-specific shoes are allowed, but only shoes that have never been worn on the street. https://soundcloud.com/ben-pavlidis/sets/ecstatic-dance
About Ben:
Ben Pavlidis ist Songwriter, Producer, und auch bekannt als Frontmann der Ohrbooten. Auf seinem weg als Musiker hat er eine tiefe Leidenschaft für Bassmusik endwickelt, darum frönt er in seinen DJ-Sets den Tiefen Frequenzen. Der halb Grieche, aufgewachsen in Westberlin wurde von der Stadt mit jeglicher art urbaner Musik gefüttert und die Essens dessen vereint er in einem extrem Tanzbarem mix aus Global-Bass Musik Ben Pavlidis is a songwriter, producer, and also know as frontman from the berlin band Ohrbooten. On his way as a musikan he developed a deep passion for bassmusik and in his DJ-Sets his worshiping the deep freequenzys big times. The half greek half german grew up in Westberlin and the citty fed him with all kind of urban musik. The essence of all this generes is a super danceable mix of gloabel bassmusik
Super Covid Safe options ( we are doing our best to offer you Program points that you can experience if you are not in a Pod)
Please note that due the legal situation we can not allow touch between participants outside of existing pods (couples, lovers, polycules, roommates, family)
Team
Janina Vivianne
Janina is working in Europe to spread sex-positivity and awareness regarding safer sex and sex-positity. She is also the creator of The Parallel Universe – An Adult Playground and founded Sex-Aware /a Safer Sex Association to promote sexual health, tests and disease prevention. She co-created The Intimate Revolution festival, a sex-positive, kink-loving festival. She also is the driving force behind The Sex-positive Community Europe project and sex-positive.com, a platform for information about sex-positivity in all of Europe.
Olivier Dieleman
Olivier is an event organizer and Sex-Positive activist. For the last 10 years he created different kinds of events ranging from debates and lectures to orgies and workshops that allow people to explore different aspects of Sex-Positivity in safer spaces. He founded the Sex-Positive Belgium community and is now board member of Sex-Positive World.
Lian
Growing up on a permaculture farm in Ecuador and travelling trhough the Americas, Europe and Asia has planted in her an inherent curiosity to explore the growth and cultivation of sustainable living, consciousness and self awareness, especially through movement and embodiment. She studied agricultural sciences and physiotherapy in Vienna and undertook her yoga teacher trainings in Costa Rica and Italy. She is currently active in the organization of feminist, body as well as sex-positive projects and events.
Marek
Marek is a sound nomad, poet, upbeat scientist and lover of letting go. He is currently finishing his master’s thesis in peace and conflict studies. According to his bachelor’s degree, he works as a music and movement therapist to promote perception and relaxation, social interaction and creativity. He loves to provoke people to encounter themselves and find their own expression. The basis of his work is an ethics of care, which is based on mindfulness and honest self-expression.