Angewandte Vienna, Tanzfabrik Berlin, Lake Studios Berlin, and more
description
A workshop for precarious cultural workers to reflect, reorganize, and laugh about the paradoxes of the field. Across one week—mornings for self-care and critical care, afternoons for collective critique—we slowed down together, tried queer body-hacks, practiced consent through dance, and mapped ways to build sustainable working conditions. The focus: how care, boundaries, and consent are not just personal practices—but also workers’ rights.
Morning sessions centered on queer coping strategies, humor, and moving with consent. Afternoon sessions dug into institutional critique, drawing from my own practice and favorite artists, writers, and activists. Participants discussed the failures and contradictions of cultural labor, shared their own experiences, and drafted realistic boundaries for future projects.
At its core, the workshop asked: How can we make a body and a world on new terms, where care and cooperation replace burnout and competition?
Quotes from the field:
Morning sessions centered on queer coping strategies, humor, and moving with consent. Afternoon sessions dug into institutional critique, drawing from my own practice and favorite artists, writers, and activists. Participants discussed the failures and contradictions of cultural labor, shared their own experiences, and drafted realistic boundaries for future projects.
At its core, the workshop asked: How can we make a body and a world on new terms, where care and cooperation replace burnout and competition?
Quotes from the field:
- “Success usually depends on burnout… Whatever you do don’t win, it’s not worth it. Just give them 20%.” – Puddles the Pelican
- “I try not to use the term artist anymore. I’m a worker in the cultural field, not a flower. Labor rights should apply here too.” – Jeremy Wade
- “If you want to be an artist, think twice. You’ll be dealing with more shit than a plumber.” – The Battlefield Nurse