EVENTS – ARCHIVE
“TANTRA IN MOTION” – THE PARLOUR – AN OPEN MASSAGE EXCHANGE SPACE FOR PROFESSIONALS AND PRACTITIONERS
THE PARLOUR is an experimental format—inspired by open bodywork and play spaces like the Bondage Jams—dedicated to the diversity of massage styles and the joy of practicing and experiencing them. THE PARLOUR is not really intended for beginners there are no classes offered there. Rather, we would like to welcome experienced and professional bodyworkers to come together and create a space where we can get to know one another and exchange ideas, give and receive, touch and be touched, experience and experiment—all outside the contexts of work, training, continuing education, and workshops, and…
WINTA JAM ZURICH – SHIBARI AT SERRAT(U)S – with a Newbie Intro
Rope Bondage is for everyone! However, this has not necessarily been the case with our usual Bondage Jam, because often things are quite conventional and heteronormative - and that does not fit for everyone.Therefore, there is now the WINTA BONDAGE JAM!WINTA stands for "Woman, Inter, Nonbinary, Trans, Agender" and this special Jam is primarily about creating a space where people who identify as WINTA can simply be among themselves. So basically it's very simple: people who don't see themselves as WINTA , please stay away from the event.
BONDAGE JAM ZURICH – SHIBARI AT SIHL13
sihl13 is opening its doors to the Shibari community. Anyone who’d like to tie up others, 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 shares much in common with dance, yoga, and meditation; it has a performative and touching aesthetic…
FELIX RUCKERT: SHIBARI MASTERCLASS - CREATIVE SUSPENSION & THE POWER OF SPACE
With the SHIBARI MASTERCLASSES, we are introducing the advanced Shibari community in Zurich to outstanding contemporary Shibari artists from Europe and beyond. We are delighted that Felix Ruckert from Berlin will be coming to Zurich to kick off 2023. He is known for his wild and anarchic personal style, which, while heavily inspired by Japanese techniques and aesthetics, nevertheless represents a strictly innovative European approach.
FELIX RUCKERT & YAEL STORMBORN: RESTRICTION & ENTANGLEMENT – ROPE BONDAGE AS ARTISTIC EXPLORATION & SOCIAL PRACTICE
The popularity of rope bondage is growing steadily in Europe. For many people, bondage seems to be a pleasurable exploration of one’s own body and the bodies of others. Bondage opens the door to creative work, expression, play, and intense human encounters. Bondage also inspires many people to engage with artistic practices such as performance or photography for the first time. As a dancer and choreographer, Felix Ruckert from Berlin represents the artistically engaged side of the European…
BONDAGE JAM ZURICH – SHIBARI AT SERRAT(U)S – with a Beginner's Introduction
serrat(u)s bodywork is opening its doors to the Shibari community. Anyone who feels like tying up with others, exchanging ideas, or simply watching and gaining 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 shares many similarities with dance, yoga, and meditation, and possesses a performative and touching aesthetic…
SHIBARI BASICS – PARTIAL SUSPENSION – PART I
In Japanese-style bondage, there is a technique called suspension bondage, in which the bound person is hoisted up and suspended using ropes attached to a hook on the ceiling or a beam. While this technique is physically demanding and looks spectacular, it also offers a unique sensory experience, which we will explore in this course through partial suspensions. We will teach the basic technical knowledge and, through various exercises and bondage patterns, explore the restrictive, playful, and aesthetic potential of this form…
SHIBARI BASICS – INTRODUCTORY 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.
BONDAGE JAM ZURICH – SHIBARI AT SIHL13
sihl13 is opening its doors to the Shibari community. Anyone who’d like to tie up others, 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 shares much in common with dance, yoga, and meditation; it has a performative and touching aesthetic…
JANNA SCHNEEWITTA REHBEIN: TEMPLE OF SORROW – EVERYTHING I THOUGHT I WAS GETTING BUT DIDN’T GET
The TEMPLES OF SORROW is a series of events for collective grieving. All forms of grief are welcome, whether it’s heartbreak, the loss of loved ones, pets, or cherished plants, life changes, moving, illness, or something entirely different. You can join in and be part of it at any time. In harmony with the season, the TEMPLES gently offer inspiration and focus on specific themes—the loss of what we love, what we wished to be and are not…
(AN)OTHER ORGY
"A festival of unrestrained debauchery," says the Duden, "a nocturnal Bacchanalian celebration; sacred ritual; mystical worship service; secret cult gathering at night," says the etymological dictionary; "debauchery, revelry, licentiousness; (formal) excess, intemperance," says the thesaurus; "collective acts that deliberately violate social norms," says the Wikipedia entry. An orgy! So steeped in legend, and yet so simply beautiful—or even quite crude. In any case, a vast array of nebulous notions swirl through our cultural unconscious about what an orgy might be. It’s no wonder it’s on so many people’s bucket lists. Wait no longer! Our three-day…