EVENTS – ARCHIVE
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…
SHIBARI BASICS FLOORWORK: CREATIVITY & PLAY
This workshop—which, when combined with the Intro Day, is suitable for beginners—focuses more intently on the diverse creative and playful possibilities of rope bondage. Ropes on the body and the shapes they create are, in themselves, a unique experience and aesthetically intriguing. We want to take it a step further by exploring the creative and emotional potential of power dynamics and sharpening our presence in the creation of playful scenes.
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.
BEATA @LEIPZIG BOOK FAIR III: Politics of Celibacy—Between Right-Wing Violence and Left-Wing Resistance. Panel Discussion
No dating, no heterosexual sex, no marriage, no motherhood—these are the four “no’s” of South Korea’s 4B movement, which an increasing number of Americans have been joining since Trump’s election. Sex strikes or celibacy as a political identity, detached from religious connotations, have already been tried as a form of feminist resistance in the ancient comedy Lysistrata and in women’s movements since their first wave. Today, this heteropessimistic strategy is receiving renewed attention. …
BEATA @LEIPZIG BOOK FAIR II: SEX, DEATH & MAGIC
Sex, death, and magic are transitional zones, in-between zones, zones of transformation. Here, boundaries blur. Here, something changes. Here, intense encounters are possible. And here, society represses, taboos, or sensationalizes. …
BEATA @LEIPZIG BOOK FAIR I: Femmetastic & Queerious
Femmetastic & Queerious is an evening of literature that highlights queer and feminist perspectives, socio-political discourse, and personal stories. We are thrilled that Beata will be joining us alongside so many important and interesting voices, as the lineup also includes …
WINTA JAM ZURICH – SHIBARI AT SIHL13 – with a Newbie Intro
Rope bondage is for everyone! However, that hasn't necessarily been the case at our usual Bondage Jam so far, because things there often end up being quite conventional and heteronormative—and that certainly doesn't suit everyone. That's why we're hosting the WINTA JAM!
READING: NOT GIVING A FUCK
The HUMBUG venue creates a space where artists, staff, and visitors can feel comfortable, safe, and inspired—especially those who are often excluded from societal processes. This includes a discourse on asexuality and non-sexuality that stops pathologizing and discriminating, and instead looks with curiosity at the vibrant diversity of desire and non-desire that concerns us all …
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…
(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…
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…
ON FLOGGING & OTHER IMPACT PLAY
This workshop offers an introduction to flogging and other forms of impact play, focusing not only on techniques and safety considerations but also on the physical and emotional processes experienced by both the giver and the receiver, as well as the relationship between pain and pleasure. We sharpen our awareness of the dynamic connections that flogging and impact play create between body and mind and among the participants. Body awareness and spatial perception, movement and rhythm, impulse and resonance, breathing and presence—we explore the play from a variety of perspectives …
A WAX PLAY CEREMONY
Calm and movement, silence and sound, coolness and heat… We discover the art of working with candle wax as a meditative experience, both in giving and in receiving. We begin by attuning our bodies and minds, heightening our awareness, and opening ourselves up to the experience. Finally, we create a ritual together, taking plenty of time for this intense…
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…