with Anna Lysee

Together with a trusted partner, you will explore the textures of fear in rope. You will learn not only how to induce fear, but how to recognize its signs, how to hold it, and how to channel it into creative, connective play. Here, fear is neither spectacle nor cruelty, but an opportunity to touch something real that is trembling just beneath the surface.

with Anna Lysee

This workshop invites you to move beyond static suspensions and discover the possibilities of flow and spatial play around the bamboo. A central focus of the workshop lies in exploring how bodies can be placed and tied in relation to the bamboo in a truly three-dimensional way – not simply parallel along its length, but rotated into striking 90° angles that transform both the visual impact and the physical experience of the suspension.

with Anna Lysee

This hands-on workshop guides you in creating your own chest harness - starting from chaos and evolving into structure. You’ll explore how to work intuitively with tension, wraps, and body mechanics to build stabilizing shapes.

Body handling as a skill is sometimes overshadowed by rope technique, yet it can be what distinguishes a good session from a great one. The ability to move safely and with confidence is more than just the act of "physically relocating" body parts: It can expand your creative options and allows the expression of intent when tying, as the manner in which a person is moved can evoke a wide range of emotional responses and invite engagement.

Performance with A-Nicolas (formerly Yoroï Nicolas)

In this workshop, we focus on fast and effective ways to restrain your partner using minimal rope. The goal is to create ties that can serve both as a foundation for further development within a rope session and, on their own, as the perfect basis for a wide variety of play

Performed by Gestalta and Kat Orcutt, with live music by Alex Hawthorn.

Shibari performance often explores intimate and complex dynamics between two people, shared in front of an audience. In “Mirror Stage”, Gestalta sculpts an ever-shifting relationship to self as something simultaneously familiar and alien: reflected in the rope, the tied body, and the stage itself.

with Anna Lysee

A laboratory for simple yet powerful single-rope techniques and patterns – perfect as standalone moments or as the finishing touch to your scenes. Together we will explore not only versatile ties and playful patterns that are easy to learn, adaptable and full of character, but also discover how one rope can create rhythm, flow and dynamic connection throughout a session.

with Anna Lysee

This 4-hour class opens a door to the world of tying: first knots, first structures, first moments in which rope becomes a connection. In this beginner's class, we combine technique with what happens between the persons involved – physically, emotionally, socially – and give space for creative experimentation. ESSENTIALS provides you with solid tools, an understanding of safety and dynamics as well as the spark that turns technique into play.

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 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. 

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 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.

with Mie Neko & Catherine

The Sensual Force is a tying method that combines eroticism and sadism. How can we be sensual while incorporating pain and discomfort into our sessions? How do we balance eroticism and sadism? What does eroticism/sensuality mean to us in the context of shibari?

with Mie Neko & Catherine

Most of the time, we use our suspension lines to pull or twist the body by going straight to our suspension point. In this workshop, we will explore the possibilities of creating interesting shapes and turns by using our suspension lines directly on the body to manipulate it. This technique not only results in visually captivating poses but also introduces a new, intense sensation on the body, opening up new possibilities for creative rope work.

with Saara Rei

There are many workshops where the discussion and exercises focus on how the rigger can practice semenawa. In this workshop, the discussion and exercises focus on how the bottom can practice semenawa. We will combine somatic bodywork practices with practical, hands-on tying exercises, where the rigger and the bottom will work together to reach a "semenawa state of mind." While every exercise will focus on the experience of the bottom (with the aid of the rigger), there will still be a lot to learn for the rigger as well, as kinbaku is a practice of relating to and understanding each other - when one half grows, the whole will grow...

Hosted by Asimira!

Artists of all levels—and anyone who is curious about trying it out or witnessing shibari in a relaxed context—are invited to join us for two slow rope performances with poses held between 1 and 15 minutes.

Hosted by Asimira!

Artists of all levels—and anyone who is curious about trying it out or witnessing shibari in a relaxed context—are invited to join us for two slow rope performances with poses held between 1 and 15 minutes.

Hosted by Asimira!

Artists of all levels—and anyone who is curious about trying it out or witnessing shibari in a relaxed context—are invited to join us for two slow rope performances with poses held between 1 and 15 minutes.