Learn Shibari in Berlin
A dedicated rope studio with regular classes and a welcoming community. We offer structured courses for complete beginners through to suspension.
Welcome to Daruma
Daruma is a Berlin-based shibari space offering regular classes, workshops, and community events. We aim to foster a high level of technical skill in an approachable, supportive learning atmosphere - a place to build real rope ability and to find the community to practise it with.
Our studio is open to all bodies, backgrounds, and orientations.
What’s On?
Upcoming workshops and performances from guest teachers - new perspectives, distinct styles, and topics beyond our regular program.
with Mie Neko
Let’s bring more surprise and dynamism into your transition practice. In this workshop, we will explore concepts that allow for sudden, visually striking transitions from one shape to another.
with Mie Neko
A predicament in Shibari describes a situation in which the tied person can choose between several body positions, each of which brings its own challenges or forms of strain. The goal is not necessarily pain, but rather to create a playful balance between different options and their consequences.
with William
Let’s open up the space of verbal interaction, using words, our language and our tone to create deeper impact within our scenes.
with William
The nervous system loves a cocktail of sensations, not to be left in a monotone drone of play. In this workshop, we will be exploring sensational pathways to light up the neurons and elevate the blood flow.
with William
Every great story contains a complex set of circumstances and a not so complicated arch, a rise and fall (Descent), or fall and rise (Ascent). This workshop is a space in which to explore our own self identity, our desires, our perceived and true challenges and to face them bravely head on, to go into the darkness fearfully but willingly.
3 day workshop | with Kirigami & Tenshiko
This workshop is designed for those who have been stuck at intermediate for a while and are struggling to break free from recreating the ties they’ve been taught. We will reflect on the concept of kata, trying to grasp the difference between "saigen" and "hanpuku" in order to help each participant find their voice.
with Gestalta
Let's take a break from workshops and all the usual activities and simply enjoy each other's company. Join us for a cozy Christmas gathering at Daruma: a chance to catch up with familiar faces, meet new people, share food, hang out, chat, laugh, and spend some unhurried time together.
with Joan von Brook & Nikoleta Ginger
In this workshop, we will explore active bottoming through a combination of floorwork and suspension. We will look at body mechanics, positioning, weight shifts, and tension management, exploring how to influence the tying while remaining responsive and allowing the interaction to unfold naturally. In suspension, we will focus on how to work with the support the rope provides, recognize unnecessary tension, and find more sustainable and responsive positions.
with Joan von Brook & Nikoleta Ginger
The floor is not merely a place to start before suspension, and a partial is not simply a step towards something bigger. Both can become a playground for movement, interaction, and creative rope practice.
with Peter Soptik & Sansei
Tension ropes is a very simple concept that’s usually only mastered by the most advanced riggers. They shape the body and create unique movements. The ropes pull the model in different directions, removing all possibilities of movement. This resembles the broken shapes of ikebana.
with Peter Soptik & Sansei
Semenawa is not just about pain, nor simply about sadomasochism. There is something deeper in it: a way of experiencing the connection between two people through rope, intensity and vulnerability. In demanding, uncomfortable, and sometimes painful positions, we touch not only the body but also the soul.