A monthly exploration of technique, aesthetics, and embodied experience in rope
Join us for our monthly Rope Study with Dasniya, an intermediate level rope study session that blends intuitive movement, systematic rope management, and deepened awareness of body handling and safety. Throughout the session, participants will have the opportunity to switch roles between tying and being tied—gaining a fuller understanding of restriction from both perspectives. Whether you are drawn to meditative ties, sensual exploration, or technical precision, this class offers a space to experience rope with curiosity and care.
In this rope study class we will connect systems of consequent restriction with system of movements. Dasniya will open her vast dancers tool box to creatively expand the traditional shibari vocabulary.
This class on interconnection is loosely inspired by Sam Hsieh Teh-ching one year performance ‚Rope Piece‘ from 1983–1984 in collaboration with Linda Montano.
Class participants will use shibari technique to bridge the distance between themselves and their tying partner. There will be movement orientated elements from contact improvisation: exploring each others weight, off- balances and mutual support. As in bondage, there are moments of heightened awareness, pleasurable exhaustion, and the sense of hovering in the air. Let’s micro shift, fall and stumble together.
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