{"id":1024609,"date":"2025-05-07T09:55:06","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T07:55:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centre-francais.de\/events\/its-my-pleasure-3-day-workshop-about-pleasure-and-self-censorship-at-cfb\/"},"modified":"2025-05-12T09:26:43","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T07:26:43","slug":"its-my-pleasure-3-day-workshop-about-pleasure-and-self-censorship-at-cfb","status":"publish","type":"ajde_events","link":"https:\/\/centre-francais.de\/de\/events\/its-my-pleasure-3-day-workshop-about-pleasure-and-self-censorship-at-cfb\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00ab it\u2019s my pleasure \u00bb – 3-day workshop about pleasure and self-censorship at CFB"},"content":{"rendered":"

it\u2019s my pleasure<\/span><\/em>\u00a0is a 3-day workshop about pleasure and self-censorship. Blending theory and practice, we explore the political dimensions of pleasure \u2014 and the internalized, cultural, and societal norms that constrain it, distort it, or make it difficult to access at all.<\/p>\n

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Photo Credit Aliaksandra Sikorskaya (Sol)<\/p><\/div>\n

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Photo Credit Cristiana\u00a0Geremia<\/p><\/div>\n

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it\u2019s my pleasure<\/em>\u00a0is a facilitated space where we work with somatic movement practices, feminist texts, and visual materials to open up personal and collective reflection \u2014 a space to generate knowledge together, starting from a place of soft awareness, embodiment, and fierce questioning.<\/p>\n

The workshop will be held in English and is open to FLINTA participants.<\/p>\n

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Photo Credit Matilde Vitale<\/p><\/div>\n

\ud83d\uddd3<\/strong>\ufe0f Dates:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Saturday 24 May<\/strong>
\nFace to face with pleasure\u00a0(say yes)<\/b><\/em>
\n14:00\u201319:30 (including a 30 min break)<\/p>\n

Sunday 25 May<\/strong>
\nPleasure within porous boundaries\u00a0(say no)<\/b><\/em>
\n12:00\u201317:00 (including a 30 min break)<\/p>\n

Saturday 31 May<\/strong>
\nPleasure police\u00a0(let them say)<\/b><\/em>
\n14:00\u201319:30 (including a 30 min break)<\/p>\n

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The workshop is designed as a progressive journey\u2014each session builds on the previous one.
\nI warmly encourage participants to commit to the full cycle.
\nThat said, if you\u2019re truly interested but unable to attend all three days, feel free to reach out.<\/p>\n

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\ud83d\udccd<\/strong>\u00a0Centre Fran\u00e7ais de Berlin<\/strong>
\nM\u00fcllerstra\u00dfe 74, 13349 Berlin<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udcb0 Price:\u00a0pay-ay-much-as-you-can starting from 15\u20ac<\/b><\/p>\n

More informations and registration\u00a0:\u00a0<\/span><\/b>mariaelenaseidenari@gmail.com<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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Photo credit Michel Barre<\/p><\/div>\n

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Mela Seidenari, dancemaker and curator<\/b><\/p>\n

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Mela Seidenari<\/strong>\u00a0is a dancer, feminist, and social researcher based between Berlin and Italy. Her interdisciplinary practice moves between somatic movement, critical theory, and participatory formats. She explores themes such as pleasure, censorship, embodiment, and the politics of desire\u2014bringing together physical inquiry and feminist thought.<\/p>\n

Mela has led workshops and artistic labs across Italy, often creating collaborative spaces where bodies, stories, and political questions meet. She has carried out field research in India and Ethiopia on issues related to gender, sexuality, and social justice. Her current project,\u00a0it\u2019s my pleasure<\/em>, is both a performance and a workshop series centered on reclaiming female sexuality and eros through collective exploration.<\/p>\n

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