WORKSHOP AND PRESENTERS
Since its inception, Dark Odyssey events have featured over one hundred different presenters from all over the United States and Canada as well as Germany, Switzerland, and South Korea. We have confirmed our line up of nationally acclaimed authors, award-winning educators, and incredible presenters from all over the United States. We are proud to announce our 2012 presenters.
Brand New Presenters to Winter Fire
We are happy to announce an amazing line-up of first time Winter Fire presenters:
- Carol Queen - Author, entertainer, and sexologist whose focus is to empower and inspire others to discover their own unique sexual self
- Chey and Stefanos - Purveyors of Perversion with a passion for educating and hosting
- kd - short bespectacled artistic butch, and International Ms Bootblack 2011
- Murphy Blue - Bondage Rigger, Kink Artisan, Erotic Performer, Educator, and Nomad's Vagabond
- Luna Bella - Sacred Energy & Ecstasy Artist; Dancer & Yogini; Priestess & Courtesan; Erotic Coach & Educator
- Alex Bettencourt - Queer troublemaker, instigator, and educator
- Jim & Jerith - D/S Couple, BDSM and Kink Educators from the Chicago Leather Scene
- Roma Mafia - An eye-talian ecdysiast with a satirical, fantastically freaky disposition
- Bob F - collector of Femdom history and art
- Artemis Hunter - An artist, BDSM practioner, and student of erotic rope bondage whose enthusiasm is contagious
- Jefferson - Writer, storyteller, orgy-organizer and smutmonger
- Dr Slashblight - Dr SlashBlight is an Evil Hypnotist with a Heart of Gold.
Returning Presenters
- Claire Adams - Extreme bondage model, director, bondage rigger, BDSM educator, fetish model, and flexi-girl
- Del - Your brain monkeys already know Del. Let them introduce you.
- Dr. Ruthie - Sexuality and relationship expert specializing in relational intimacy
- Nayland - Eclectic artist and bon vivant with a passion for pipes and overalls!
- Princess Kali - Headmistress and founder of the Kink Academy
- Strap-on Jo - Non-domme professional ass fucker and former statistician
- Elkor - Passionate Kissers and masterful BDSM technicians
- Graydancer - Ninja Sex Poodle & Ronin of Love
- Lady Hilary - Queer Alpha Femme Top, Visionary, Matriarch and thrill seeker
- Lolita Wolf - Infamous BDSM presenter and "Leather Yenta"
- Marc B - Imrpovisational sadist; 3 parts serial killer, 1 part care bear
- Michelle Balenger - Paranormal expert, psychic vampire community leader and sadoshamanic journeyer
- Om Rupani - NY based Photographer, Writer and Sex Educator
- Klawdya Rothschild - Educating and enticing you to get into rubber!
- Sacred Marks Sanctuary (Captain Gordon, Master Abraham and Family) - Transformation and Sacred body modification and ritual with and for all who would walk the path with them
- Sharrin Spector - Body modification artist, teacher and owner of the body modification studio Pierce Ink
- Sejay - A queer biracial genderqueer switch - oh and also a professional sex(uality) teacher
- Wintersong Tashlin - Shaman, magician, presenter, and writer on spiritual & carnal topics
- and several more still to be confirmed
Workshops
Winter Fire offers over 90 of the most unique, exciting workshops anywhere. We are putting the finishing touches on this years offerings but you can be sure they will encompass the following topics:
- Adaptive Kink: How We Do What We Do With What We've Got Do To It With - Del
- An Examination of Female Domination from the Classical Roman Era to the Year 1900 - Bob F
- An Examination of Female Domination in the 20th Century - Bob F
- Apocalyptakink Workshop - Graydancer
- Are You Ready to Rumble!?!!!: Rough Body Play - Jim & Jerith
- Arts Politic: Expressions of Sexual Outsiders - Alex Bettencourt
- BDSM For Bigger Bodies - Del
- Beating in Tongues: D/s Play with other languages - Graydancer
- Beating the Hell Out of People: Sadoshamanism for Emotional Release - Michelle Balenger
- Becoming a Sexually Dominant Woman - Princess Kali
- Bend Over Boyfriend: Male Anal Play - Carol Queen
- Best Dressed: Femininity for Beginners - Mistress Mei
- Beyond the Veil - Clan Tashlin
- Body Mod Beauty - SMS - Captain Gordon
- Bondage & Movement - Om Rupani
- Boot and Leather Lab - Alex Bettencourt
- Butt Drumming - SMS - Moose B. Almighty
- CBT In A Nutshell - Lolita Wolf
- Caged Heat: the ins and outs of male chastity - Nayland
- Caning - Sharrin Spector
- Chewtoy: Erotic Biting - Jefferson
- CineKink - Kinky Film Festival - Lisa Vandever
- Closing Ritual: Preparing for Emergence - Wintersong Tashlin
- Cloud 9: Flesh In Flight - SMS - Abraham Street
- Cocksucking - Dr. Ruthie
- Communication for Dating and Scoring - Wintersong Tashlin
- Cram your strawberries! Food play from nibbles to the edge - Nayland
- Creative Humiliation - Princess Kali
- DO101 - Sejay
- Dancing in the Lap of Lustery - Luna Bella
- Dirty Talk Speed Dating - Dr. Ruthie
- Drag Performance - Johnny Blazes
- Energy Play for SM - Luna Bella
- Erotic Writing and Journaling - Carol Queen
- Exhibitionism circle (dress hot --or be naked -- and talk about what that's like) - Carol Queen
- Exploring the Dark Goddess, Embracing your Sacred Whore - SMS - Dangerous Beauty
- Exposure: A DO Family Portrait - Scott Church
- Fashion Show & NCSF Auction - Princess Kali
- Fear Play - Marc B
- Fisting Fiesta - Strap-on Jo
- Fostering and Establishing Leather/Chosen Families - Lady Hilary
- Fun w/Breath & Pain - Luna Bella
- G-Spot and P-Spot, Thrills and Spills - Jefferson
- Gender Blender Party & Show - Sejay
- German for Kinky Play - Rene
- Giving Good Chair - kd
- Guiding and Processing Ritualistic Pain - Claire Adams
- Hooked Up - SMS - Captain Gordon
- How to Handle A Big Dick - Strap-on Jo
- How to Take Better Intimate Photographs at Home - Scott Church
- How to train a service submissive - Princess Kali
- Humor in the Dungeon: Adding Laughter to Our Toy Bags - Jaki
- Hypnosis 101 - Dr Slashblight
- Hypnosis in the Dungeon - Dr Slashblight
- In a Heartbeat: Altering your internal state - Lady Hilary
- Intermediate Latex Clothing Making: Miniskirts and Boxer Briefs - Klawdya Rothschild
- Interrogation Scenes - Jim & Jerith
- Intro to Aerial Arts - Rachel Stewart
- Introduction to Basic Suspension - Shibari Warrior
- Inverted Suspension (Advanced Class) - Shibari Warrior
- Jeopardy - Marc B
- Kinky Wrestling 101 - SMS - Captain Gordon
- Knife Play: Steel’s Sensual Dance - Elkor
- Knot So Fast: Rope as a means, not an end - Graydancer
- Last Call: The Big Bad Nasty After Hours Party - Big Bad Nasty
- Latex Clothing Making: Booty Short Boot Camp - Klawdya Rothschild
- Latex Clothing: Repair and Care - Klawdya Rothschild
- Latex Vac Bed Adventure - Klawdya Rothschild
- Le Cabaret - Roma Mafia
- Let's Talk About Clits - Artemis Hunter
- Little Miss Littles Contest - Lolita Wolf
- Living Kinky After Religious Abuse: From Victims to Survivors - Jaki
- Living Ritual: Transformation Here and Now. - Michelle Balenger
- Lolita's Littlest Birthday Party - Karri & Monica
- Manual Pleasure for Women's Bodies - Om Rupani
- Meet The Presenters - Karri
- Microbranding - Alex Bettencourt
- Mind Fucks: The Tricks to Tricking Your Submissive - Jim & Jerith
- Mix & Mingle w/Pervert Bingo - Karri
- Needle Bondage - Claire Adams
- Notes of a Reluctant Daddy: Ageplay from the "Big" perspective - Nayland
- Odd Man In: Male Bisexuality on the Scene - Jefferson
- On The Spot: Make Play Happen - Lady Hilary
- One Deep Breath - SMS - Aura Shimmering
- Opening Ritual: Summoning Desire - Wintersong Tashlin
- Orgy Etiquette and Organization - Jefferson
- Partial Suspension - Murphy Blue
- Partner Acro for Enhanced Communication - Intimacy
- Playful and Predicament BDSM - Chey and Stefanos
- Playing the Edge: Past Safe Sane Consensual - Sharrin Spector
- PoMosexuality: WAY beyond the binaries - Carol Queen
- Queer Social - Karri
- Remedial Ropes 1: Beginning bondage - Chey and Stefanos
- Rocky Horror - SMS - YourNeighborRi
- Rocky Horror Taught Me Sex Rituals - Del
- Rope Top's Boot Camp - Claire Adams
- Sacred Connections - Luna Bella
- Sadistic Needleplay - Wintersong Tashlin
- Seeing Red: Medical staples and cutting - Chey and Stefanos
- Self Pleasuring Through the 7 Chakras - Om Rupani
- Sex Positive Professionals Networking Hour - Dr. Ruthie
- Sexual Shibari - Murphy Blue
- So you want to be a Kinky Presenter... - Nayland
- Spanking for Pleasure & Catharsis - Om Rupani
- Straight to the Point: Play Piercing 101 - Claire Adams
- Strip Like You Mean It! - Roma
- The Art and Science of Hand Jobs - Strap-on Jo
- The Art of Dry Humping - Artemis Hunter
- The Legality of Sexuality - Alan Esq
- The Safest Sex Party - Strap-on Jo
- The Seat of Identity: Playing with the Face - Jim & Jerith
- The Well Hung Hand - Lolita Wolf
- Tie Up & Fuck Your Man - Artemis Hunter
- Vampires: Come Do Bad Things With Me - Michelle Balenger
- Venipunctures & Bloody D/s: an interactive event - Chey and Stefanos
- Verbal Seduction - Dr. Ruthie
- With Grace: Giving and Receiving Service - Alex Bettencourt
- [De]Constructing Ritual: Crafting Sacred Experiences - Michelle Balenger
For questions regarding this year's workshops and classes please write to Programming@darkodyssey.com.
