Daruma is a Berlin based shibari space that offers shibari classes and community events, and aims to foster a high level of technical skill in an approachable learning atmosphere.
Daruma is a Berlin based shibari space that offers shibari classes and community events, and aims to foster a high level of technical skill in an approachable learning atmosphere.
with Mie Neko & Catherine
In this workshop, we will deconstruct the booty and half booty basket ties to understand how to secure them in sustainable ways for our models in various positions and situations. We will explore these strong patterns and experiment with different shapes in the air.
RopuNawa & FreyaHellesdim will present their non-dogmatic approach to hashira, tying floor based, partial and suspended hashira. The weekend will include static semenawa ties on the hashira, as hashira ties with our twisted approach.
Stefano Taiuti is a performance artist, Butoh dancer and body worker.
Throughout over 30 years Stefano explored the body in motion as an expressive tool, studying with internationally renowned Mime teachers and Butoh masters and thus developing his own methodology. “The Spiritual Mechanism” is a unique approach to dance and self discovery that integrates western movement analyses focusing on the visible, and Butoh to explore the invisible, the subtle, what is behind the movement and generates it.
with hua hua
In this workshop I will share my perspective of creating performances and my experience bringing Shibari to the stage. The workshop will begin with a presentation and discussion looking at my approach to performance and how this can influence our Shibari practice overall, so that we can face our partners with creativity and presence each tie.
with hua hua
The floor offers a greater range of possibilities that can arise when not limited by the restrictions of suspension. Playing on the floor allows us to make each rope added, each change of position or even every decision based on the emotions and reactions of both top and bottom. In this sense, floor play allows us to tie from the heart and not only from the head.
Stefano Taiuti is a performance artist, Butoh dancer and body worker.
Throughout over 30 years Stefano explored the body in motion as an expressive tool, studying with internationally renowned Mime teachers and Butoh masters and thus developing his own methodology. “The Spiritual Mechanism” is a unique approach to dance and self discovery that integrates western movement analyses focusing on the visible, and Butoh to explore the invisible, the subtle, what is behind the movement and generates it.
with Braxas & Nëya
Everyone approaches rope in a different way, some like more playful rope, some enjoy exploring shame and others prefer tormenting rope. Whatever your approach, this workshop will explore different techniques that you can adapt to your individual intention.
How can we communicate that with our partners without talking? This workshop will give you the tools, and the know-how, to build your session from the ground up.
with Braxas & Nëya
Partials can be more challenging than full suspensions and sometimes offer more versatility. This gives us the options to use both our ropes and also the ground to create different sensations and a variety of emotional responses from our model. The ground can be your friend, but it can also be the enemy.
with Kirigami & Tenshiko
Traditional semenawa is nowadays very linked with the TK harness. Among the traditional harnesses, it is probably the most practical for semenawa suspension sessions. However, if we open ourselves to the possibilities of floor based predicaments and partial suspensions, we actually see many other options were popular in the early stages of the development of Japanese bondage.
Approaching traditional Semenawa from a practical and theoretical point of view, understanding the fundamentals of body mechanics and the general principles of Japanese Aesthetics.
with Natasha NawaTaNeko & Alexander MA
In this Weekend Intensive, we will take a different look at the philosophy and toolbox of “Semenawa”—the style we tie. Essential, it brings together Alexander's kink—erotic impact play with ropes—with Natasha's research of somatic transformations.
