"Each celestial body, in fact each and every atom, produces a particular sound on account of its movement, its rhythm or vibration. All these sounds and vibrations form a universal harmony in which each element, while having it's own function and character, contributes to the whole."
- Pythagoras (569-475 BC)
Our movement and emotional state can be deeply affected by sound. I am sure many have experienced music that makes them feel, dance, and act in certain ways depending on the rhythm, tempo, lyrics, tone, and pitch.
As well, sound and music can affect how we interact with each other. How we move, feel, and react to each other when there are different sounds around. Not just from music, but from our own bodies as well. Laughter, humming, screaming, sighing, breathing, and any kind of vocalization made can affect the atmosphere, movements, and reactions from all those present.
If we think of Japanese-inspired rope bondage as a way to interact and move with another person, a way of dancing with them, then we can also look at how sound can affect our way of tying and being tied. How does music affect a session? How does it affect our movements and emotional state? And how do the sounds we make affect the reactions of the person we are tying with? In this workshop, these are the questions we will be looking at. More specifically, we will cover:
- Rope handling (i.e. tips on how to let the rope not get in the way of what you want to do).
- Body handling (i.e. tips on how to manage and move with another body, with and without ropes).
- A set of exploratory exercises involving music and sound, guiding the group in a reflection of the questions asked above.
The intention of this workshop is to bring a greater awareness to how we interact with each other's bodies while tying and to begin building a toolbox for communicating better with our bodies - to complement our words.
SKILLS / REQUIREMENTS
- open for all levels, from beginners to experienced people
- minimum skill: tying a single column tie
- the workshop is designed for switching! read more on this below
- further info & booking below
A WORKSHOP BY >> SAARA REI
SCHEDULE
Sun, 03.07.2022 - 10-13 h
LANGUAGES
English
(Translation into German
may be possible on request)
Booking is per person, not per couple! Read on switching and the general course requirements further below…
PRICE PER PERSON
CHF 90,00
Soli tickets
I - CHF 75,00
II - CHF 60,00
III - CHF 45,00
Supporter tickets
I - CHF 105,00
II - CHF 120,00
III - CHF 135,00
Why so many prizes? Are there offers for people with low-incomes? See below...
Further informations
SWITCHING & PARTNER WORK
Es wird gewechselt, d.h. die Übungen werden überwiegend wiederholt, so dass alle Teilnehmenden sowohl das Fesseln als auch das Gefesselt-Werden erleben und lernen. Wir regen auch an, von Zeit zu Zeit Part’nerinnen zu wechseln. Paare, die nicht wechseln wollen, können natürlich in einer festen Konstellation und Rollenkonfiguration bleiben. Bitte teilen Sie uns dies bei der Anmeldung mit, wenn es für Sie zutrifft.
REQUIREMENTS & WHAT TO BRING
Offen für alle Niveaus, von Anfäng’erinnen bis zu erfahrenen Menschen. Mindestanforderung: Single Column Tie.
Please bring:
- at least 3 jute ropes
NOTES ON THE EVENT
- The goals of our events are to learn together in a group and to support joint processes as well as personal development. Couples and all other types of partnerships or constellations are welcome, but you should be aware and open to the fact that the courses are not designed as partnership experiences and that we address each person as an individual.
- Gender identity, sexual orientation, age etc. are not criteria when registering and selecting participants.
- We expect you to act in a careful, communicative, consensus-oriented and mindful way and we encourage you to respect your own boundaries and self-responsibility.
- Hate Speech will not be tolerated. Please bring "candy speech" with you.
- We reserve the right to ask participants to leave the workshop should their behaviour be hurtful or too problematic, and we reserve the right to do so without explanation - although we will probably try to explain. Workshop fees would then be refunded in full. Further claims are then excluded.
- We do our best to accommodate different needs, but our resources are limited. Contact us if you are in doubt.
You can read more about this topic here.
PRICES & WHEN SOLD OUT
As a result of the Corona crisis, many people had significant financial losses, while others were earning well and could continue to draw their salaries. We would like to give low-income earners the opportunity to continue attending our events with the Soli-TIckets. For the coming events, we cordially invite high earners to support the low earners with a higher contribution and thank you in advance for your understanding and solidarity. We are very much looking forward to future joint courses and events.
For PEOPLE WITH PARTICULARLY LOW INCOME - students, artists etc. - there may also be the possibility of even lower prices on request.
Is the event sold out at eventfrog? Write to us! There might be a waiting list or another possibility to participate.
CANCELLATION POLICY
Cancellations are free of charge up to eight weeks before the start of the course, up to four weeks before the start of the course a cancellation fee of 20% of the course fee is due, up to two weeks before the start of the course a cancellation fee of 50% is due. Later cancellations and refunds of participant fees are not possible. However, participants can find substitute participants who will take the booked places. In case of cancellation by the organizer, the course fee will be refunded in full. Further claims are excluded.