EVENTS – ARCHIVE
CANCELED – 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…
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
Do you feel me, sense me...? – The tactile and haptic sensibility of our bodies keeps us in a tangible connection—throughout our lives and without interruption—with our surroundings—and with ourselves. Touch is essential, vital, and fundamental to who we are and what we are, and to how we engage with the world and the other beings in 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 unruly. 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 kiss my—ass! That’s what we’ll be exploring this evening, as we view so-called “dysfunctions” as delightful improprieties. As clever refusals to perform sexual duties. Beate Absalon and Eva Hanson will guide us through this evening, where we can occasionally let things slide. In an atmosphere of cozy laziness, we’ll hear readings 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 contact between the people involved in the bondage practice. Through some bodywork, we’ll develop our understanding of anatomy and lay the groundwork for reading other bodies and understanding ropes as a medium for nonverbal communication. This will allow us to gently oscillate between our comfort zone and our boundaries.
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.
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…