EVENTS – ARCHIVE
CANCELLED – BONDAGE JAM ZURICH – SHIBARI AT SERRAT(U)S
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…
TOUCH & PLAY GERMANY 2024: True or False
Touch & Play is a sex-positive and BDSM-friendly Contact Improvisation Festival in Bavaria, Germany. This year’s theme: Authenticity is a confusing labyrinth. What seems shallow at first may reveal profound truths, while what appears genuine can turn out to be a mere facade. So is the unperformed always already performed? What does it mean to “fake it until you make it”? And if all the world’s a stage—how can we enjoy the show without falling into the traps of harmful illusions? When am I truly myself? What do you truly desire? How can we connect on a deeper level?
FILIPPA FRICK: HAPTOLOGY - EXPLORATIONS OF TOUCH, INTENTION & INNER ATTITUDE
Can you feel me? Can you sense me? – The tactile and haptic sensibility of our bodies keeps us in a tangible connection with our surroundings—and with ourselves—throughout our lives and without interruption. Touch is essential, vital, and fundamental to who we are and what we are, and to how we encounter the world and other beings within it. Yet as central as it is to our identity and our coexistence with other people, in our everyday consciousness it usually appears more as a necessity—to achieve a goal, fulfill a formality, or bring about a result.
PHILOSOPHICAL COLLOQUIUM - BEATE ABSALON & EVA HANSEN: IN PRAISE OF SLOTH
Bodies and sex are stubborn. They don’t always do what’s asked of them. They go limp. They’re not in the mood. They shut down. Closed. Nope. No thanks! You can go to hell—or love me! That’s what we’ll explore this evening, as we view so-called “dysfunctions” as delightful acts of insubordination. As clever refusals of sexual duties. Beate Absalon and Eva Hanson guide us through this evening, where we can let things slide every now and then. In an atmosphere of cozy laziness, we’ll read from Beate’s debut non-fiction book “Not Giving a Fuck: On Listless Sex and Sexless Lust” and Eva’s response “Ode to the Flaccid Penis”…
SHIBARI BASICS FLOORWORK: SURRENDER & CONNECTION
This workshop—which, when combined with the Intro Day, is suitable for beginners—focuses on slowness, breathing, and body awareness as the foundation for mindful and trusting connection between the bonders. Through some bodywork, we develop our understanding of anatomy and lay the groundwork for reading other bodies and understanding ropes as a medium for nonverbal communication. This allows us to gently oscillate between our comfort zone and the edge of our experience.
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 SERRAT(U)S
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…