EVENTS – ARCHIVE
QUEER BONDAGE JAM ZURICH – Pervertibles: Recycling as a Kink – with a Newbie Intro
Bondage play all too often takes on heteronormative forms—which is fine, but we want to explore how we can get creative and experience something completely different for a change. “Queering”—as a verb—represents the joy of a whole spectrum of activities: questioning, refreshing, making visible, playing, unsettling, celebrating, experimenting, fluidifying, encouraging, expanding, inventing, showing solidarity, blending, being true to oneself, appropriating, becoming, transforming... At the QUEER BONDAGE JAMS, we therefore want to give creativity more space in general by…
BONDAGE JAM ZURICH – SHIBARI AT SERRAT(U)S
serrat(u)s bodywork is opening its doors to the Shibari community. Anyone who’d like to tie others up, exchange ideas, or simply watch and gain some initial experience is warmly invited! The Japanese art of rope bondage is a fascinating physical practice that offers a wide range of physical, mental, and emotional experiences. Shibari shares many similarities with dance, yoga, and meditation, and possesses a performative and deeply moving aesthetic…
OUT OF THE BOX – A SENSORY DELIGHT
In “Sensory Treat” —the second part of the “Out Of The Box” workshop series—we focus entirely on the sensory experiences of our bodies: seeing, hearing, smelling, touching, and tasting. These five senses guide us through the course; in this order, they suggest a process of drawing closer—for while we can see one another from a great distance, we can only taste with extraordinary immediacy. In all of this, we draw inspiration from the concept of shoshin, the beginner’s mind—a term from Zen Buddhism that refers to an inner attitude of openness, curiosity, and the soothing absence of preconceptions or judgments. In this attitude of not knowing and not being familiar with, we rediscover our senses together, as if we were experiencing the astonishing sensory capabilities of our bodies for the very first time.
BONDAGE JAM ZURICH – SHIBARI AT SIHL13
sihl13 is opening its doors to the Shibari community. Anyone who’d like to tie others up, exchange ideas, or simply watch and gain some initial experience is warmly invited! The Japanese art of bondage is a fascinating physical practice that offers a wide range of physical, mental, and emotional experiences. Shibari has much in common with dance, yoga, and meditation; it has a performative and deeply moving aesthetic…
DAVID BLOOM: playSPACE – SEX MAGIC FOR BEGINNERS (and those willing to cultivate a beginner’s mind)
Bring your witch hats, your magic cloaks, and of course your—ahem—magic wand, because we’re going to dive into the world of sex magic and playing with parallel universes! Magic can be defined as the moment when actions on the physical plane influence other planes of existence. And what physical actions have greater potential for transformation than kink? We’ll harness the energy of this very group on this very day to create a ritual and manifest our intentions…
DAVID BLOOM: CHOREOGRAPHY OF DESIRE - EXPLORING THE SPACE BETWEEN
Desire never emerges in a vacuum, but rather intersubjectively, in the space between people, filled with history and complexity. In this workshop, we will bring our attention to the difference between having a particular taste, fantasy, or fetish - and projecting that onto another person, or people - and allowing desires and relations to emerge through observing, listening, and receiving. The space between us, so present and compulsory in this age affected by a global pandemic, is reimagined as a space of possibility and magic.
BONDAGE JAM ZURICH – SHIBARI AT SERRAT(U)S – with a Newbie Intro
serrat(u)s bodywork is opening its doors to the Shibari community. Anyone who’d like to tie others up, exchange ideas, or simply watch and gain some initial experience is warmly invited! The Japanese art of rope bondage is a fascinating physical practice that offers a wide range of physical, mental, and emotional experiences. Shibari shares many similarities with dance, yoga, and meditation, and possesses a performative and deeply moving aesthetic…
SHIBARI BASICS – PARTIAL SUSPENSION
In Japanese-style bondage, there is a technique called “suspension bondage,” in which the bound person is hoisted and suspended using ropes attached to a hook on the ceiling or a beam. While this technique is technically demanding and looks spectacular, it also offers a unique sensual experience, which we will explore in this course through partial suspensions. We’ll teach the basic technical knowledge and, through various exercises and tying patterns, explore the restrictive, playful, and aesthetic potential of this form…
SHIBARI BASICS – INTRO DAY
Rope Bondage for Beginners. On this day, we’ll provide an easy and playful introduction for beginners, as well as a refresher for those who have already taken a beginner’s course and want to brush up on their skills. The focus will be on the basics of Japanese-style rope bondage.