Anna Natt (Berlin), Juliette Caryl Morgan, Torienne Bands (Manchester), Serene Chaos (Manchester)
Playing Times: Friday 11:00 – 21:00
Location: Speicher (Kachelhaus, attic)
All proposals within this space will emphasize different kinds of group play. Together we will dissolve the boundaries of the individual and slip into a collective body of imperfect, vulnerable, possibly loud, possibly smelly humans. Bodies that sweat, play, breathe, laugh, fail, and try again.
The focus in Bitches on Top is on being together in the mess of it.
The day is conceived not as a collection of separate workshops, but as one unfolding journey. An arc that begins the moment the festival opens, with the simple rhythm of the in-breath and the out-breath. From there the collective body forms, dissolves, reforms. Voices overlap. Energy circulates through the room. Intensity builds. Connection, absurdity, and tenderness are shared.
It ends when the collective body can no longer contain itself in a shared, unapologetic orgasmic roar.
Anna Natt is a performing artist and dominatrix whose multimedia work explores the intersection of dance, performance, and visual arts. Her video works, stage performances, and interactive pieces have been shown internationally in theaters as well as galleries and alternative spaces. Her background includes dance, BDSM, Body Weather, hypnosis, tantra massage, among other practices, and she draws from these experiences in her artistic work.
Although originally trained as a flamenco dancer, she incorporates somatic and contemporary practices to abstract the body. Through this process, she seeks to explore the textures and qualities of movement, cultivating a deeper understanding of the body and its nuances.
A connection to trance and dream states is also a central theme in her work. She was raised a charismatic Christian, a branch of evangelical Christianity that uses techniques such as speaking in tongues and receiving visions. Early contact with these mystical practices led her to experiment with secular methods that reach similar states, such as Vipassana and Osho Dynamic Meditation, Holotropic breathing, and experimental bodywork. This has fostered an interest in metamorphosis and transformation, and in how subtle, often unspoken forms of intimacy and embodied communication manifest in everyday life.
She has created interactive spaces, curated the 3 day role-play performance space at the Berlin Xplore Festival, and offers immersive workshops in both on and offline contexts.
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