In this workshop series by Barkas & Addie, the participants are invited to come along on a journey of interpretations. In the Interview Series, we established that tying can be seen as a language in a broader sense. This workshop demonstrates the limits of our language as well as its unexpected possibilities. Since the borders of our world are the borders of our language, we try and reach exactly those borders and see that, in both ropes and language, poetry awaits.
In three workshops we do exactly that: write poems with, and read them through, ropes.
Part I: Temporality (March 9th, 7-10pm CET)
To say something or to listen to someone takes time. What is time in the context of rope bondage? How can we use it to experience a rope scene with more awareness? In this first part
we decorate the duration of time within which we tie.
Part II: Spatiality (March 16th, 7-10pm CET)
Saying something requires a location and listening to someone requires proximity. In the second part of this series, we research the spatial contexts of rope bondage and decorate the space
within which we tie.
Part III Identity (March 23rd, 7-10pm CET)
To see and to be seen require recognition – of faces we already know, of words we have heard before, of patterns we remember. Who are we while we tie, and (how) are we supposed to ask
this of ourselves? Can we create ourselves more consciously while we tie? This last part doesn’t give answers but asks questions about what we can get out of a rope bondage scene.
A familiarity with the interview metaphor is not required but helps for a better understanding. You can get access to the recordings of the Interview Metaphor Series here.
Event Details
Date & Time: March 9th, 16th & 23rd 2021, 7pm-10pm CET
Format: workshop (virtual)
Audience: LGBTQIA+ & FRIENDS
Language: English, translation into German can be provided
Minimum Knowledge Level: Curiosity! Double column tie.
What to Bring: if you want to work along you need ropes, safety gear, space, a partner
Solo or Partnered: both (each participant needs a ticket)
Class recording: Yes. The recording will be made available after the live class for 14 days
What else to know
This event is part of a series of 3 classes. It is advised to visit all classes but also possible not to. Your choice entirely.
After your successful ticket purchase, you will be sent an email with the Zoom login data for this event.
If you cannot afford this event, please check the ticket option “solidarity” for reduced ticket prices. If that is still too much or they are out of stock, feel free to send us a message via info@karada-house.de
Photo: Ryan Zyro
