DETAILED PROGRAM AND PARTICIPATION FORM
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εδώWe want to create spaces of free expression and communication for the freaks, the sluts, the perverts, the asexuals, the hypersexuals, the heterosexuals, the lesbians, the pansexuals, the neuro-diverse, the polyamorous, the weirdos, the tantrics, the introverts, the extroverts, the weirdos, the urban rebels. We want to create places of meeting, mutual understanding and ecstasy to flourish together.
This is why we seek to create a Sex Positive Festival this autumn in Athens, full of lectures, discussions, screenings and experiential workshops around the whole spectrum of human sexuality and relationships. A festival built with community spirit and love, based on the collaborative work of all participants, without profit. Admission will be by free contribution so that all people can participate regardless of income.
Such a project has a lot of expenses, so we invite you to support it with as much money as you can! Ideally, we would like as many people as possible to be present for the whole three days.
We understand the difficulties, so we invite you to indicate which workshops you would like to participate in. Many workshops will run parallel, so it is advisable to register for a 1st and a 2nd choice in case places for your 1st choice are filled. The Consent and Boundaries workshop on Saturday 05/10 at 11am is compulsory for participation in any other workshop containing physical contact. To participate in the festival, you must complete the form and receive a positive response from the organization. People not on the list will not be allowed the entry.
The venue is not wheelchair accessible.
The consent and boundaries workshop is mandatory for participation in any other workshop that involves physical contact. Workshops that involve physical contact have an asterisk next to the title (*).
Friday, October 3
7:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.-Roof
Opening ceremony with cacao and ecstatic dance -DJ Samadhi
Through cacao, we open our hearts, activate our connection and create a field where truth, love and collective intention become a force for life, peace and justice. Ecstatic Dance is a free movement where you dance in whatever way feels best for you. In this dance, there is no structure or steps to follow, nor do you have to dance in a specific way. It is a safe space with a free atmosphere, a vessel of acceptance and courage that allows people of all ages and professions to express themselves freely through dance.
Saturday, October 4
11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m-Upper Hall
Consent and Boundaries with Sisyphus George, Maria Soorya Beant Tomprou, and Rosa Oikonomou.
“Yes,” “No,” and “I would like to…” are the pillars of healthy relationships, but they can often seem confusing and complicated. How do we distinguish between the desire to give and the need to take? How do we politely say “no” without feeling guilty? How do we ask for what we really want without feeling anxious?
This workshop is a safe space to explore these questions. It is neither a theoretical lecture nor therapy, but an interactive journey of self-awareness through simple and easy, non-erotic exercises involving touch (e.g., on the hand, on the back) or simple communication, with full respect for each participant’s choice to participate or not.
2:00-3:30 p.m. -Lower Hall
Erotic Tarot Reading Circle by Beyla
Step into a sacred, playful, and transformative space where tarot meets erotism, intimacy, and self-discovery. In this group session, we invite you to explore the language of desire, the flow of the body, and the mysteries of attraction through tarot, Amor & Psyche symbolism, and relationship dynamics.
Themes we’ll explore together:
Erotism: unveiling hidden desires, fantasies, and the magnetic pull of attraction.
Self-Discovery : connecting with your body, boundaries, and the celebration of pleasure.
Journey :honoring how sexuality evolves with time, experiences, and inner growth.
Relationships :exploring the dynamics of love, power, vulnerability, and deep connection.
This is a space of openness, curiosity, and empowerment, where eroticism is celebrated as a path of freedom, intimacy, and spiritual exploration. Through cards, guided reflection, and group dynamics, we create an environment that honors both playfulness and depth.
4:00-5:30 p.m. -Lower Hall
Anthropological-perceptions-of-gender_Alexandros
In this short presentation, we will look back in time and study the human species in relation to the social changes brought about by technological progress. Starting from the food-gathering period reaching today. We will explore how the concept of gender changes, mutates, offers new possibilities for individuals and society as a whole, but at the same time oppresses and marginalizes. The aim is to gain a more holistic image of the influence of science and technology. We will see how they behave as non neutral social agents; always influential, regulatory, shaping the perceptions of gender for society and individuals.
4:00-5:30 p.m. -Upper Hall
Touch and Sound – a social sculpture-Bettina*
In order to use expressive sounds to communicate pain, pleasure and consent or dissent, we need our voices, but not always words.
With these sounds and our bodies, we will create a sculpture, being in touch, being one.
6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.-Roof
“Sculpting Sexuality: Femininities, Masculinities and Nothing in Between” -Facilitators (she/her): Stamatina Barbagianni, Eleni Orfanioti, Anastasia Stokou
An experiential workshop of physical and symbolic exploration of femininity, masculinity, non-binary identities, and sexuality in general through ceramics. Interacting with clay, the creation and destruction of a work, a common ground for processing desire and memory opens up using relational encounters and embodied storytelling as its tools.
5:30-7:00 p.m. -Upper Hall
Tied to Desire, an interactive game of wish-fulfillment–Bettina*
Basic knots are taught, followed by an exchange on your desires connected with bondage, both for the rigger and the bunny, in order to create each other’s experience to the optimum. Exploration and switching roles is key!
9:00 p.m. to midnight -Upper Hall
Communal Sexuality-Bettina & Sisyphus George*
How can we practice sexuality beyond the couple? How can we create a communal place for celebrating all the aspects of sexuality with safety and freedom? With a little bit of theory plus practical exercises, the workshop digs deeper into the intimate play of more than two bodies.
The workshop will include insights from Berlin as well as the ancient Greek Symposium. Free flow will follow.
Sunday, October 5
11:00-11:30 a.m. Upper Hall
Blindness and sexuality: when society is the one closing its eyes! with Christina Sarri, which will also be streamed live online for those who cannot access the venue.
Society tends to view disabled people as asexual. Psychologist and author Christina Sarri will focus on blindness and share her personal experiences, and those of others, experiences regarding stereotypes, discrimination in relationships, and lack of access to sexual content, demanding visibility and the right to desire.
12:30 –2 p.m. -Lower Hall
Introduction to the magical world of Kink & BDSM
by Knight
Myths and truths, exaggerations and limits.
Basic elements based on the speaker’s experience.
A discussion will follow.
12:30 –2 p.m. -Lower Hall
The Awakening of the Senses-Emma da Luna*
Getting to know each other, Respect, Boundaries, Expression, Testing boundaries, Playing, Discovering, Touching, Revealing, Being touched, Sharing, Allowing, Distributing, I am love, I am joy, I am You. We will try to work on all of these together and individually in Sunday’s workshop, in a game of communication with our bodies and our senses.
2:00-3:30 p.m. -Lower Hall
Erotic Tarot Readings -Beyla
Individual readings of erotic Tarot cards (Priority will be given on a first-come, first-served basis).
4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. – Lower Hall
«talking about sex and vulvas: a jewelry workshop» by Xtina
Description: “Even though we are in the 21st century, female sexuality is still a taboo that no one touches. However, in this feminist workshop, we will shed all our inhibitions about sex and female pleasure! Starting with some experiential exercises, we will create a safe space for discussion about the sexual issues that concern us and continue by making colorful clay vulva jewelry full of magic and love!”
4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. – Upper Hall
love and freedom: Mapping non-monogamy-George Sisyphus.
An interactive workshop on the spectrum of consensual non-monogamous relationships, definitions, obstacles, and possibilities through a community approach.
7:00-9:00 p.m. Upper Hall
Polygamy, matriarchy, art, and the sacred
Lecture with Dr. Sotiris Lycourgiotis
7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Roof
Be open, honest, relaxed, and caring
Sexuality!!! Sexuality???
Sexuality…
Expectations, beliefs, questions, accusations, separation, unification… phew, it’s a lot to take in, and since we’re at the end of this three-day weekend, instead of escalating things, I’m going to choose to relax… Let’s try a practice to be open, honest, relaxed, and caring, using kundalini yoga as our main tool. The flow will bring the rest of the tools.
9:00 p.m.to 10:00 p.m. Roof
Kaliarda
Paola Revenioti and her film crew Paola Team Documentaries present their first feature-length documentary, Kaliarda, which explores the secret dialect used by homosexuals in Greece from the 1940s until the transition to democracy in the early 1970s. in the early 1970s. Paola came into contact with Kaliarda during the 1980s, shortly before its use disappeared. Although the initial goal was to document the use and history of kaliarda, it soon became apparent that the material highlighted the history of the gay community in Greece as a whole, outlining the gradual change in conditions and reaching the present day. During filming, themes and motifs emerged such as love, sexuality, the various hangouts of the time, and the problems faced by gay people at the time. In the documentary, we talk to academics and everyday people who tell the story of the gay community, having experienced its evolution firsthand.
10:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m. Upper Hall
Closing ceremony: Meet your goddesses (she, he, they) – the power of devotion (kinky is welcome).*
Interactive performance by Greta and Jochen
Bettina is a visual artist and facilitator from Berlin.
Sotiris Lycourgiotis is a civil engineer with a master’s degree and a PhD in geography and the environment. He has taught for several years at the Technological Educational Institute of Western Greece and the University of the Peloponnese. He is also a graduate of the Department of Early Childhood Education. He has published four collections of poetry. His essays and poems have been published in anthologies, conference proceedings, and Greek and international journals.
Christina G.M. (artist name Xtina) is a feminist artist and psychologist who is not afraid to take up space. She expresses herself through art, creating large-scale works inspired by female nature, as well as jewelry. She has begun her master’s degree in sexology and conducts workshops that combine female sexuality and art in Athens and abroad. 
Stamatina Barbagianni (BA, PgD, MSc) is a Psychologist and Relational Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist. She is a Probationary Full Member of the Institute of Relational and Group Psychotherapy (ISOP) and a Trainee Group Therapist according to Irvin Yalom at ISOP. She is a co-founder of “Sirens of Relations” and was a Psychologist (IDAX) at EOPAE (Harm Reduction). Lastly, she has contributed to the 2nd ISOPS Collective Volume.
Eleni Orfanioti is a Kindergarten Teacher (BA), certified Play Therapist at “Erma,” and founder of “Cor.a Ceramics”. She uses freehand ceramics technique.
Christina Sarri is a psychologist, trained in counseling for chronic illness and disability and in integrative psychotherapy, author, speaker, and content creator on topics related to blindness
George Sisyphus is a polyamorous, pleasure activist, and neo tantra practitioner. He is a graduate student in body psychotherapy at the Wilhelm Reich Institute and a doctoral candidate in Sociology at the University of Crete. He is the man behind sex-positive.gr, a website dedicated to the sex-positive movement. He has coordinated neo tantra seminars in Athens and Crete, men’s circles, etc. He participates in the cooperative project for the coordination of body workshops, retreats, etc. “Fireflies of Bliss”.
Anastasia Stokou is a Psychologist – Relational Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist and Trainee Group Psychotherapist according to Irvin Yalom at ISOPS. She has been trained in Sex Therapy at the Buehler Institute. She is also a co-founder of “Sirens of Relations” and and a collaborator of EKISYP. Finally, she is Podcast Producer & host at “Cherry Psy Talks”.
Maria Soorya Beant Tobrou, is a professional in the field of electronic page layout. In 2014 she moved from the island of Phaeacians to Athens and after a break for about a year and a half from any professional – work activity she started walking the path of the union of the self and her new love became the experience and the study of self-cognitive tools. “She is studying” what helps her to improve the quality of her life.
Greta and Jochen Performers from Berlin
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