28 - 31 Jan 2027
near Venlo/Krefeld
PANDORA is for the haptic & sensual, for lovers & enjoyers, for the weird & wild, those researching & questioning, who want to adventure, fail & surrender.
A place for encounters in deep winter, to vibrate, feel, move & learn.
Gathering people who refuse to close their eyes about the world's difficulties. Who care. We invite confusion, awareness, courage. We invite art, queerness, touch, feelings, beating hearts in the mysteries of PANDORA... 💓
A microcosm of 4 days, with about 120 people, with a playful & artsy approach - we want to break with normative stereotypes of behaviour, gender, appearance, social roles, ethnicity - get rid of conventional ideas of how we should be. We want to dance and sing, feel and discover. We want to give less unnecessary and more useful and beautiful fucks!
Practising ways of living in a body-oriented winter getaway group experience. ❄️
Workshops, playspaces, dances, morning movement, sauna, beautiful nature for walks, hanging out, singing, chatting, massages, resting... ✨🦦
Our daily gatherings with the whole group help to bring a beautiful common ground to the experience as a short-term community. 🐒
LANGUAGE: This event will be held in English. All participants should understand English. (Yet, the majority of people is usually German-speaking.)
🫶🏾 30% of our tickets are reserved for BIPoC, until 4 weeks before the event
(BIPoC = Black, Indigenous, Asian & People of Colour; an umbrella term for the non-white global majority of people)
OUR VENUE:
Leuther Mühle
in the West of Germany near Venlo (Netherlands), about 1h by car from Cologne:
Hinsbecker Str. 34, 41334 Nettetal
leuther-muehle.de
Closest bus stop: Nettetal Heronger Str. (13min walking distance)
Closest train stations: Kaldenkirchen (Germany) or Venlo (Netherlands)
The house will serve us delicious vegan food with glutenfree options.
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TIME:
Arrival time: Thursday
between 2.00 - 3.30pm
(= 14:00-15:30h),
earlier than the last years!
Please don’t arrive later!
Ending on Sunday around 4pm (=16.00).
We like everyone to be there for the whole time, especially for our opening (Thursday afternoon) as it builds an important common ground for the whole event.
We usually don’t allow people to arrive after that, but speak to us if necessary. :)
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ACCESSIBILITY:
We want to adapt to your needs as much as possible.
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Several of our rooms & spaces as well as several sleeping rooms are wheel-chair accessible. Some rooms are reachable by stairs. There is no lift. We are happy to help carry people up, if that is an option.
Please also contact us for any other support, e.g. for people with limited eye-sight or hearing.
We would love to receive your requests, questions, tips & feedback!
Children or animals cannot join, unfortunately.
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WHAT TO BRING
INNER THINGS
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appetite for feeling, self-exploration and encounters with other people
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interest in questioning societal norms, harmful structures and a wish to learn
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willingness to step out of any activity or experience that you don’t want to be in
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willingness to accept people not wanting what you want with them, and deal with how you feel about it
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openness for reflective conversations after encounters or situations that you were part of
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openness for feedback, be it critical or enthusiastic
PHYSICAL THINGS
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oil-proof sheet/towel/blanket to put under your body for massages/nakedness (every person needs one - pro tip: get an incontinence bed sheet!)
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water bottle for the seminar rooms
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your event fee in cash
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if your sleeping option is a tent or car: don't forget towels! (we also have the sauna)
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if your sleeping option is the seminar room: bring your sleeping bag/blanket, pillow, sheet & towels! (there are mattresses for you)
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clothes:
anything is welcome, think crazy, sexy, funny, costumes, outfits, disguises... Also, feel free to just wear cozy jogging pants or pyjamas
OPTIONAL
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TOYS & CREATIVE STUFF: music instruments, juggling balls, hoola hoops, floggers, ropes, sex toys, massage oils, condoms, oral dams, drawing or painting equipment, crafting stuff… all welcome!
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ART: If you have art that you would like to exhibit (paintings, fotos, objects, text...) bring it! It can be silently presented in our spaces during the event days
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blindfold for workshops and/or sleeping
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ear plugs for loud workshops and/or sleeping
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cuddly blanket, sitting pillow - anything that makes it more comfy for you
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your journal for discoveries, experiences, breathtaking revelations…
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snacks (the house is selling some, mostly non-vegan)
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indoor shoes or socks
WHAT NOT TO BRING
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pressure on yourself to be cool, funny &
open-minded
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alcohol & drugs (we are a sober event)
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bed sheets & towels if you booked a bed - they are included
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children or animals (sorry!)
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phones, laptops & work: not forbidden, but we invite you into a non-digital deep dive as a present group 🫧️️️️️️
CONTACT
Questions about registration & practicalities of participation:
Kuem (he/they) 🐻
- registration organiser -
kontakt[at]kuem.org
+491779783027 (preferably write via telegram)
speaks German & English
Questions, feedback, requests in general:
Liisa Fatuma (they/she) 🦊
- main organizer, initiator & facilitator -
liisa[at]mail.de
+4915758835386
speaks German & English
MORE OF US
We offer many events, some are by Liisa or Mona alone, some are ours together as MonaLiisa. Most of them are in German.
PANDORA is our winter festival with Liisa as the main orgainzer.
LOVE RYOT is the summer festival of MonaLiisa:
Find more by me, the main organizer Liisa Fatuma (they/she):
my events & offerings (mostly in or near Cologne, Germany, where I am based),
links for Telegram, Signal, Instagram, Spotify playlists, the trailer of my documentary… :
