Punking Diaries - K.S.Q is a series of site-spesific performances by duet Gaudibert & Nieminen from the Punking Diaries collective.
The immersive, participatory performances open up the potent queerness of Finnish maritime herstory.

First edition K.S.Q at Slurps Festival, Kotkan Meripäivät 23.7.2026
Second edition Nautical Twilight upcoming October 2026 at Synergy Art Fest at the Museum of Technology, Helsinki.
Performance, costumes, stage design: Jérémy Gaudibert & Kaisa Nieminen
Music: soundtrack of maritime songs, Attraction in motion track by Drama Tiikka
photos: Punking Diaries archive (Nadja Leham, Miika Sibelius)
performance photos: Tuija Lappalainen, SLURPS - A stage for contemporary art

K.S.Q One-on-one performance (duration app.35-40min)
You are invited to join the KSQ – as in Kotka Sea Queen – fleet enrollment ceremony. Straighten your collar and tighten up the ropes, we’re setting sail! Somewhere in the harbor is a bit of the lost gay history, let’s dig it out and bathe in its mysterious flirtyness, its secret codes and dramatic performances. Ahoy captain! The immersive one-audience at the time performance weaves together the homoerotic motifs of sailor life found in Punking, in french & german avant garde and Finnish art and life. The KSQ performance is designed for one participant at a time. It is participatory but requires no prior knowledge or special skills from the audience member. The performance takes place on a pier that is not wheelchair accessible, but could be adapted to different type of venues. Age limit: 18 years.

Punking Diaries - Nautical Twilight (duration 60-120min)
K.S.Q saga will continue in Helsinki in October 6. & 7th 2026 as a 2 hour long immersive, participatory performance.
Autumn is here and Kotka Sea Queens have landed at Tekniikan museo premises in Helsinki. We are preparing our ship and fleet for the upcoming winter and reminiscing about hot and sweaty summer nights while tensions and cold north wind are rising. It feels quite safe inside the ship but life on the harbour has more dangers. We wish to live the gay fleet fantasy a bit longer, come help us! Join the autumn ship maintenance ceremonies & celebration! Premier at Synergy Art Fest at the Museum of Technology, stay tuned for more infos.

The Punking Diaries collective explores creatively the heritage of Punking expression in queer dance culture. Punking is a dance created by a group of gay BIPOC men in Los Angeles US in the 1970’s. The style embodies their lived experiences through technique like posing, whacking arms, expressive behavior, music, outfits and different nuances of performativity.

Other Punking Diaries projects: https://punkingdiaries.myportfolio.com/08112025