There are a few closed story circles to come soon, more info will be shared here.
More to come…
Closed Story Circle #6 - Eindhoven, The Netherlands
17th of February 2020 for the feminist association for master students in Eindhoven Design Academy.
Closed story circle for women and female identifying people.
Is this indecent? (Ice. Er þetta dónalegt?) / Radio theatre, Iceland
Rás 1, RÚV / Channel 1, The National Radio broadcast station
Premiered in January/February 2020
IS THIS INDECENT? is a documentary radio theatre on the romance and sex life of the oldest generation in Iceland. The work is based on Iris’s research on women’s masturbation.
Closed Story Circle #5 - Oslo, Norway
16th of November 2019 @17.00-18.00ish
Closed story circle for women and female identifying people. This circle is a part of the NYT festival in Oslo.
For further information send to whenimasturbate@gmail.com
When I Masturbate - seminar
Litteraturhuset i Oslo, Wergelandsveien 29
16th of November 2019 @14.00-14.40
As part of the NYT Festival in Oslo Iris will have a seminar about her project When I Masturbate. She will share with the audience her insights to the world of female masturbation and her method of collecting and sharing stories as well as play a masturbation song that was made for her show When I Masturbate, the story circles.
When I Masturbate - seminar
University of Iceland, Sæmundargata 2 Reykjavík
11th of November 2019 @11.45-12.25
Iris will have a seminar about her project When I Masturbate for students in creative writing at The University of Iceland. She will share with the students her insights to the world of female masturbation and her method of collecting and sharing stories.
The seminar is closed and only for students in creative writing at the University.
Closed Story Circle #4 - Oslo, Norway
3rd of November 2019 @17.00-18.00ish
Closed story circle for women and female identifying people. Invites only.
For further information send to whenimasturbate@gmail.com
Sequences / off venue program, Reykjavik
FLÆÐI art venue, Grettisgata 3, 101 Reykjavik
18th of October 2019 @17.00-20.00
WHEN WE MASTURBATE is a performance where Iris invites people to talk about their own masturbation. All genders are welcome to come and listen to the stories being shared.
Guests, as well as members of the circle, are free to come and go as they please during the three hours of the performance.
Queer Ladies Night
Miami Bar, Reykjavik
16th of October 2019
Reading from the book “When I Masturbate” and songs by A Band Called Eva.
A! Performance Festival / Performing Arts festival in Akureyri:
Closed story circle #3 - Akureyri, Iceland
12th of October 2019 @17.00 (closed)
Closed story circle #3 for women and female identifying people only.
Open story circle
12th of October 2019 @21.30 (open)
Open masturbation story circle for the public.
LÓKAL / Performing Arts festival in Reykjavik
Tjarnarbíó
21st of September 2019 @20.00
Work in progress THE SEWING CLUB is a documentary radio theatre on the romance and sex life of the oldest generation in Iceland. The work is based on Iris’s research on women’s masturbation. She opens her research process and invites us to witness a women’s club meeting.
Celestial Bodies / Performing Arts festival in Reykjavik
Iceland University of the Arts
19th-23rd of August 2019
Open story circles.
Closed Story Circle #2 - Reykjavík, Iceland
19th of August 2019 @17.00-18.00
Closed story circle for women and female identifying people only, at IUA (Iceland University of the Arts) in Reykjavik, Room - Kubburinn.
For further information send to whenimasturbate@gmail.com
Closed Story Circle #1 - Reykjavík, Iceland
6th of August 2019
Closed story circle for women and female identifying people only, in Reykjavik.
The story circle lasted for 6 hours!
Queer Ladies Night
Miami Bar, Reykjavik
12th of June 2019
Reading from the book “When I Masturbate”.
Vulva Days held by The Feminist Association of The University of Iceland
The Student Cellar at The University of Iceland
26th of March 2019
Reading from the book “When I Masturbate”.
The “When I Masturbate” Publication Party
Gallery Port, Reykjavik
24th of November 2018
Exhibition, signing and reading from the book “When I Masturbate - thirty something masturbation stories from women”.