Georg Barkas(they/them)

Georg Barkas

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Georg Barkas is an intimacy educator, researcher, and rope bondage performer based in Vancouver, Canada. Their focus lies in the deconstruction of established norms and approaches to kink, intimacy, and sexuality. Their background in academics (physics, mathematics, history, and philosophy) is used to approach historically psychological aspects from different perspectives. Author of “Archaeology of personalities – a linguistic approach to erotic rope bondage”, as well as several articles in international magazines.

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    Reinterpreting Shibari – Floor Work

    7:00 pm – 10:00 pm CEST · Facilitator: Georg Barkas
    Virtual Event

    It has been 10 years since the passing of Yukimura Haruki, who is still regarded as the main instance when it comes to tying on the floor. His style of tying, often called aibunawa or caressing rope, followed a very distinct approach to rope and the goal of a scene and his followers mostly adhere...

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    Kink is Political: Suffering

    7:00 pm – 9:00 pm CEST · Facilitator: Addie, Georg Barkas, Andrea Rimon
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    This Easter month, we’ll interrogate the Christian underpinnings of kink and BDSM aesthetics by turning towards the concept of “suffering.” We will read Emannuel Levinas’ essay “Useless Suffering” alongside discussions of seme in Japanese rope bondage. We’ll ask: what are the political implications of connecting beauty, meaning, and suffering? What would a tying, kink, or...

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    Stormy Tying – Ranboo Style Series

    7:00 pm – 10:00 pm CEST · Facilitator: Georg Barkas

    Ranboo, literally translated means stormy, overwhelming, wild. About 10 years ago, Barkas developed Ranboo as a way of rejecting a static and often seemingly boring practice of rope bondage. A wild dance while tying with each other is the result. Ranboo is characterized by a large amplitude of variation of distance, speed, and intensity, paired...

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    First Aid for Kink & Rope

    7:00 pm – 10:00 pm CEST · Facilitator: Addie, Georg Barkas
    Virtual Event

    This class covers first aid fundamentals for the most common situations kinksters might encounter, as well as worst-case scenarios. We will also discuss specific information and considerations for professionals doing paid session work with clients. What we will cover legalities basic anatomy (circulation, oxygen, sugar, nerves, etc) and conditions that can affect these (bleeding/clotting disorders,...

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    Kink is Political: Work

    7:00 pm – 9:00 pm CEST · Facilitator: Andrea Rimon, Georg Barkas, Addie
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    In recognition of International Workers' Day, our May session will be about the concept of “work.” Pushing against cultural norms within BDSM and kink scenes that have historically been structured to distance BDSM and kink from sex work, we’ll inquire what it means to understand what we do within the context of work. Along the...

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    Kink is Political: Accountability

    7:00 pm – 9:00 pm CEST · Facilitator: Andrea Rimon, Georg Barkas, Addie
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    In our last session before a short summer break, we’ll turn towards the concept of “accountability.”  In conversation with Pinko’s published volume After Accountability: A Critical Genealogy of a Concept, we’ll trace the history and limitations of a value commonly professed by kink educators and organizations. We’ll work to understand the terms widespread popularization and...

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