Soft arrival
12:00 Enter the Parallel Universe & explore the Lucid Garden (Come a bit earlier if you are new to sex-positive Spaces)
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 accessible to wheelchair users.
12:00
Soft arrival
Explore the Lucid Garden
Art Workshop by Lisa in the Garden
13:30
Opening of the Parallel Universe
Intro the parallel universe team & facilitator // Garden
Opening circle – All guests – Door closes in order to create a safeR space
13:30
14:00
Consent ,Boundaries & the Covid care talk
Workshop 1 – Consent & Boundaries and COVID care talk by Oliver & Janina (for everybody) // Garden
15:30
Workshopslot 1
Self-exploration circle by Marek & Lian // Garden
Butoh Dance Workshop by Miriam // Hall
15:30
16:30
Workshopslot 2
Creative Body Love Lab by Sara Ablinger // Hall
Sensual fantasy journey by Lilia & Fly // Garden
18:30
Ecstatic Dance
Ecstatic Dance by Dj Native Mind // Hall
Campfire & Grill your Food // Garden
18:30
20:00
Hysterical Cabaret
Hysterical Literature performance by Andrea //Garden Stage
Bring a partner and perform. We will have several books available.
20:30
Alma Linda
A Sound experience by Alma linda
20:30
21:00
Melissa maHoney
Concert by Melissa maHoney //Garden Stage
22:00
Performance & LED Show
A Butoh performance by Miriam
& a led show
22:00
23:00
Closing of the Parallel Universe
Final words & Closing Ritual
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.
All our workshops are for all bodies, gender identities, sexual orientations and accessible to wheelchair users.
Saturday 14:00 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. After that we will start the afternoon with introductory games so we get to know each other a little bit and can start this journey all together! We will welcome in the Parallel Universe and explain you all about the safer space that we will create together, the program, the practicalities as well as what makes this edition a Covid special.
After this we will invite every guest to share their name, and one sound or word. And then start this Journey all together !
No exceptions – doors closed after 14
15:00 COVID care, Consent & Boundaries
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.
16:30 Saturday 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
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.
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.
16:30 Fokkink&Social-(dis)-Dancing Workshop by Simon Mayer
Volkstanz&Conscious Kink, Walzing Tantra, Nackt& Dressed-Schuhplattler, Berühren&Berührt sein, Bewegen&Bewegt werden, Boundaries&Consent, Voicing Emotions & Celebrating Pleasure Dance.
About the Facilitator:
Simon Mayer is performer, choreographer and musician. He was born in Austria in 1984 and studied at the Vienna State Opera Ballet School, at the Performing Arts and Research Studios in Brussels (P.A.R.T.S.) and was a member of the Vienna State Opera Ballet.
He was singer and played the bass in the heavy metal band C.O.P and founded his band Rising Halfmoon as a singer, songwriter and guitarist in 2009. In 2014 Simon Mayer released his music album Monkeymind. followed by SunBengSitting and Sons of Sissy.
As a dancer, choreographer and musician he worked amongst others for Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker / Rosas (The Song), Wim Vandekeybus (Frisking) and Zita Swoon. He choreographed several solos, duos and group performances which are internationally presented (O feather of lead, Dancing with the soundhobbyist/zita swoon, Kopf hoch, Monkeymind, SunBengSitting, Sons of Sissy, Oh Magic etc.).
He received the outstanding artist award from the Austrain Chancellery in 2017 and the Annerkennungspreis des Lande Oberösterreich in 2018. Simon was artist in residence at Théâtre de L’L in Brussels and together with his association spiel he organizes the international artfestival SPIEL.
Simon Mayer teaches contemporary dance, community dance, traditional dance and voicetechniques (ImPulsTanz Vienna, steirischer herbst, and other international festivals, …) and is a guest teacher at Music and Arts University of Vienna.
http://www.simonmayer.at
19:00 Safer Sex Info Talk Opening of the Love* Waggons & the Cuddle Space
Everything you need to know about the STARS talk, Safer sex & STIs ! A Safer Sex Workshop where we will explore the ways how to make safer sex sexy and share tools how to communicate more empowerd about your wishes & desires. We create safeR taboo-free spaces in which the safer sex topic is placed in the center and can be addressed openly. We inform, advise, and educate about sexual health in a playful way. We show safer sex tools on fruits like Dental dams, Condom Flavours, the Femidom, gloves, & different Lubes. While the pandemic we also introduce the CARE from Evelin Dacker a tool to communicate more clearly the Etiquette of the Festival and everyone individually. www.sex-aware.org
Concert & Performance Saturday 20:00
by Simon Mayer
Simon Mayer is performer, choreographer and musician. He was born in Austria in 1984 and studied at the Vienna State Opera Ballet School, at the Performing Arts and Research Studios in Brussels (P.A.R.T.S.) and was a member of the Vienna State Opera Ballet.
He was singer and played the bass in the heavy metal band C.O.P and founded his band Rising Halfmoon as a singer, songwriter and guitarist in 2009. In 2014 Simon Mayer released his music album Monkeymind. followed by SunBengSitting and Sons of Sissy.
As a dancer, choreographer and musician he worked amongst others for Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker / Rosas (The Song), Wim Vandekeybus (Frisking) and Zita Swoon. He choreographed several solos, duos and group performances which are internationally presented (O feather of lead, Dancing with the soundhobbyist/zita swoon, Kopf hoch, Monkeymind, SunBengSitting, Sons of Sissy, Oh Magic etc.).
He received the outstanding artist award from the Austrain Chancellery in 2017 and the Annerkennungspreis des Lande Oberösterreich in 2018. Simon was artist in residence at Théâtre de L’L in Brussels and together with his association spiel he organizes the international artfestival SPIEL.
Simon Mayer teaches contemporary dance, community dance, traditional dance and voicetechniques (ImPulsTanz Vienna, steirischer herbst, and other international festivals, …) and is a guest teacher at Music and Arts University of Vienna.
http://www.simonmayer.at
Saturday 21:00 Hysterical Cabaret
moderated by Andrea & Fly
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:
Andrea, after studying physics and education, started his professional life as a research physicist followed by work in international organizations and later as a security professional. Not being confused enough by his choices he decided to add bodywork to the mix and has studied Shiatsu and Tantric massage until suddenly deciding to create his own strain of bodywork focused on balancing pain and pleasure. Since 2013, body- and sex-positivity have been at the core of Andrea’s activism. He is now focusing on organizing low-threshold events offering non-judgemental spaces and wider access to deep emotional and sexual bodywork. A specific interest lies in how the body is a key element in how we connect (or disconnect) with emotions and thoughts; our own as well as our partners’.
About the Facilitators:
Fly
Fly supports people on their way to an authentic and loving connection with themselves. Sensing all facets of the mind and parts of the body to learn to embody it as a whole is the key element. Fly loves to hold space where personal boundaries are explored and made visible. It’s all part of emphasizing a culture of consensus.
She’s a Thai Bodyworker, Somatic Movement Coach, Sustainability Scientist, Playfight Teacher, Dancer.
21:00 Sound journey by Murmel
About Murmel
Murmel is a dj based in vienna. She usually plays slowed house, deephouse, techno and sometimes something diffrent. This time she will be playing a dj set : somewhere around 104 bpm → ☻
Sunday – Good Morning
9:00 Breakfast
10:00 Yoga by Lian
10:00 Self love circle by Janina
Sunday 11:00 Sexy Life Drawing by Lisa de la Punz // Lucid Garden
Unleash your inner artist and/or exhibitionist in this sexy life drawing workshop. Perfectionism is a highly praised good these days, well… fuck that! Let´s be imperfect together and celebrate giving it a go anyway. This workshop combines body-positivity, sex-positive and creativity. We will enjoy the intimacy and eroticism of drawing (and being drawn if we choose to pose) and celebrate each other in all our naked, kinky glory. All bodies, artistic capabilities and confidence levels welcome! No experience needed, just curiosity!
To bring: something to draw on and something to draw with, maybe a robe/towel if you want to pose and/or some sexy/kinky accessories you feel good/hot in.
About the facilitator:
Lisa de la Punz studied costume design and used to work in film and media before discovering her love for self-awareness and personal growth. She is a passionate dancer and one of the founders of the Vienna Blues Dance Scene where she still teaches and is involved in creating safer spaces for the community and their events. She truly believes that all bodies are beautiful, and that consent and boundaries make the world a better place. She likes to incorporate both in her workshops which she teaches in different communities and fields.
11:00 Pleasure & Pain by Andrea
A hands-on exploration of pain as a functional element in massages and other types of bodywork; Pain as a chosen medium to bring about specific sensations or reactions leading to pleasure, deep relaxation, or emotional release. The workshop explores several techniques, safe and vulnerable zones, pressure points, ideation and implementation of a session including negotiation and consent. All steps are accompanied by the possibility to practice on other workshop participants through short exercises.
About the Facilitator:
Andrea, after studying physics and education, started his professional life as a research physicist followed by work in international organizations and later as a security professional. Not being confused enough by his choices he decided to add bodywork to the mix and has studied Shiatsu and Tantric massage until suddenly deciding to create his own strain of bodywork focused on balancing pain and pleasure. Since 2013, body- and sex-positivity have been at the core of Andrea’s activism. He is now focusing on organizing low-threshold events offering non-judgemental spaces and wider access to deep emotional and sexual bodywork. A specific interest lies in how the body is a key element in how we connect (or disconnect) with emotions and thoughts; our own as well as our partners’.
Sunday 14:00 Sexual Monoculture: the social & individual benefits of queerness, polyamory & kink 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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16:30 Sunday Ecstatic Dance by Dj Native Mind // Lucid Hall
facebook.com/jakubcerulik.nativemind
Jakub Cerulik – Native Mind is an Ecstatic Dance DJ, dance performer and lecturer of Intuitive Dance Improvisation.
While his studies of Dance Theatre and Performance Art he is focusing on the use of the performative arts and expressive therapies in the field of personal growth. Influenced by this practice he creates sugesstive musical journeys which make opportunity for integrative experience of self by activating physical, emotional and imaginative functions of personality.
During his Ecstatic Dance set you will have an opportunity to dance playfuly and freely through a wave of contrasting emotions composed into a complex storyline, which will bring you into a brightful ecstasy.
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.
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.
His orientations are: Music physiology – integrative breathing, voice and movement training; healing rhythm in neurological and psychiatric disorders; peace education; sexual and domestic violence prevention; emancipatory theatre; music and dance theatre.
The basis of his work is an ethics of care, which is based on mindfulness and honest self-expression.
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.
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