Presenters

Each year we bring an amazing educational team for Dark Odyssey: Surrender. Top notch educators rarely seen outside of their home communities, as well as internationally renowned sexuality, kink, BDSM and spirituality educators, all converge on the Bay Area for an unparalleled weekend of learning!

Our 2024 Presenter Lineup is taking shape. More to be announced soon!


Marcia Baczynski

Educator. Writer. Instigator. Wild Permission-Giver. Generator of Joy.
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Carter Brûlée

Submissive, sadistic, service boy. Pansexual polyamorous queer passionate about dessert.
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Mr O

A creative sadist with a penchant for violent grappling and medical play
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ropeybunny

An energetic and experimental masochist with a love for all things scary
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Miss Marla

Marla Renee Stewart, MA (she/her) is a sexologist, author, and sexual strategist
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Torque

Torque is just a guy who enjoys playing!
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Melee

Unabashed instigator and matchmaking aficionado who enjoys folding bodies like laundry.
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Shay

Dynamic self-suspender and vivacious femme switch
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Insignia

Athletic rope performer and educator known for unique, energetic shows and classes
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Billy

Billy is a dynamic semenawa-influenced rope switch inspired by vulnerability.
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Danarama

Two Knotty Boys Co-founder and Director of Kink University.
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JD (RopeRigger)

Author, bondage and restraint educator. Innovative and entertaining approach to teaching.
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Reid Mihalko

Internationally known sex and relationship geek
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Princess Kali

Pervert Extraordinaire, Kinktrepreneur, and Internationally Known Humiliatrix
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Dancehalldyke & Sluttyhands

Dancehalldyke & Sluttyhands present tools for vulnerable, emotional, and violent rope scenes.
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Trish Wright

Feisty, sensual, conscious dom empowering authentic expression through erotic embodiment
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Evie Vane

Evie Vane is an author, performer, and community nurturer.
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Stefanos

An energetic, engaging, exuberant, exhibitionist, storyteller 
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Martika

Martika, full-time circus entertainer and self suspension rope artist.
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NotYourAnything

Masochist rope bottom finding joy and connection in suffering.
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Mir

Full-time kink educator and coach Miriam Green owns Wicked Grounds.
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Lief Bound & icky

Lief Bound (He/They) and Icky (He/They) are queer Bay Area rope educators with a decade of experience that have taught rope internationally. 
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Mayhem

Mayhem is an ambidextrous pro-dom and kink educator from San Francisco.
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Califly

Cali is a kinky, queer, polyamorous, gender-questioning ball of anxiety.
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Master Robert

Exploring the principles of power/exchange relationships and sensual expression.
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Zee

A queer switch teaching for tops and bottoms alike.
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Psychokitty

Ryan “Psychokitty” is a performance artist and player of games
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Sejay/sejay

Smiley, pansexual, genderqueer, biracial, poly, switchtastic Boy
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Hosted by Dark Odyssey

Hosted by one of our staff or amazing friends
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