QuIRKS
QuIRKS – Queer International Rope & Kink Symposium
This page is where you can find all the information about the symposium, from presenters and their classes to program, useful resources and links, to publications after the conference.
Presenters
Mamana
Berlin
Co-daddy & programmer of @karada_house & @ohyesplz_, licensed therapist, queer, non-binary, neurospicy.
Jilian Christmas
Vancouver
Writer. Seeker. Travelling Circus. Books: The Gospel of Breaking. The Magic Shell.
Renée de Sans
Berlin
Visual Artist; Rope Practice & Teaching; Trans Woman, Co-Founder of karada_house.
Soya
Vancouver
eroticism is in the body; ecosexual & queering rope 繩縛舞動 @flowflow_space
Sophia Rose
London
Curator of sensory experiences & tactile learning.
Andrea Rimon
Chicago
FKA ApikorosRope. Queer. Latine. Jewish. Family Abolition. Movement Culture & Kinbaku.
Amnesia Jane
Vancouver
Chief Muppet. Entropic heart. Good at bad ideas.
Dusty Rhodes
Vancouver
queer, trans, leather | he/him (not a man) teaching & torturing in yvr.
Timetable
Classes
CNC: Pushing Boundaries on Purpose
Many of us are familiar with the concept of consensual nonconsent (CNC): a scenario where the folks involved agree to play that may appear nonconsensual. This can look like anything from using a safeword so “no” doesn’t mean “stop,” to roleplaying being made to do things you “don’t want,” to scenes with enacted violence like forced entry or kidnapping.
With such a wide range of things that can fall under CNC, individual approaches may vary wildly. In this class we will discuss how to negotiate for CNC and create the container for play. We will also cover what it can look like to push boundaries on purpose, and how that can feel as either a top or a bottom, as well as risk mitigation and managing self image as folks oriented towards this kind of play.
Resources
External Reading & Links- Studio Allegory Discord Discussions, questions, resources, community in and around Studio Allegory
- Karada House Karada House is a queer collaborative art space that researches the boundaries, intersectionalities and politics of body, art and the multitude of interactions between them.
- Deviations – Bookclub Kink does not exist in a vacuum. In Deviations, hosted by Karada House, Addie, Apikoros & Barkas will discuss historical and contemporary texts that have shaped kink, sexuality, and our understandings of ourselves.
- Symposium Playlist Some of the music played at the parties
