
Quick Info
- When:
- 2. April 2026, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm CEST
- Where:
- online
- Format:
- workshop
- Who can join:
- LGBTQIA+ & Friends
- Constellation:
- solo, paired, groups - all constellations welcome (everyone needs a ticket)
- Language:
- English
- What to know:
- Person tying must at least master single column tie, double column tie, counter tension and X friction. Communication being a central element in shibari it is always preferable to come with a partner with whom you already practice in order to allow a good experience. It's important to have already discussed the framework of your practice (desires, intentions, limits, ways of managing consent).
- What to bring:
- If you’d like to tie : A minimum of 6-8 jute ropes (or hemp), ideally 5mm or 6mm in diameter and averaging 7-8 meters in lenght will be required + safety equipment Small-diameter strings or ropes are also welcome but not essential.You can also bring pieces of fabric, tenugui, or T-shirts.
- Recording:
- Yes, the session is recorded and will be sent to all ticket holders after the class.
- Questions:
- Message us via info@karada-house.de
- Add to calendar:
- Google Calendar / iCal / .ics file
Tickets
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.
By grotesque, I mean anything that disrupts the usual codes of beauty, symmetry, or elegance : bodies that are exaggerated, absurd, distorted, or uncanny.
Sometimes monstrous. Sometimes eccentric. Sometimes unsettling.
In this class, I’d like to play with that.
Through floor-based bondage, we will create distorted, awkward, excessive shapes ,sculptural, absurd, sometimes monstrous. Not to destroy beauty. But to move it somewhere else. To stretch it. To let it exist
beyond the usual codes of desirability. Objectification can reduce a body to a function, a surface, a form. Here, we’ll explore that reduction on purpose noticing how intention, gaze, and
framing shift the experience.
Cat in Bänana’s ropes
Pic : Bergamote
Facilitator
Cat (she/her)
More Information
LGBTQIA+ describes the full spectrum of non-mainstream sexual orientation and/or gender identity, meaning: lesbian, gay, bisexual, pansexual, transgender, non-binary, genderqueer/fluid, queer, intersex, asexual, aromantic, agender.
Friends describe people of any and all kinds of gender and sexual identities who are aware and respectful of the necessity, needs, and boundaries of a queer space and its marginalized community.
When you consider yourself a friend you show acknowledgement to and are respectful of everyone's self-expression and do not assume, presume or project non-consensual ideas onto others. You actively request and use people's chosen pronouns. You remain mindful of the fact that Karada House is first and foremost a space for queer people that you are also invited to attend. You have a genuine concern for the well-being of LGBTQIA+ people and remain in awareness of heterosexual and gender-straight privileges.
Friends don't have to be perfect. None of us are. We request that we all proactively work and strive to be good friends and allies to marginalized people.
After your successful ticket purchase, you will be sent an email with the Zoom login data for this event. If you do not receive it, message us with your order number so we can send it again. Some email services "disappear" our messages so please check if you received our login data email.
If this session includes a recording you can obtain it by simply purchasing a ticket. You will automatically get access to the live class and the recording as they come in a package. The recording login data will be sent out 24–48h after the live event and will be available for (at least) 14 days after the live event. Please note these classes are places for experience, not for instruction. Nothing here is tested or graded — only perceived, felt, and shared. All offerings are invitations to reflect — no curriculum, no exam, no training. Recordings exist solely to support personal integration and are available only for a limited time.
Yes, because you are paying for the knowledge our facilitators distribute, not for the access to Zoom itself. We kindly ask you to respect that and pay accordingly.
Before purchasing a solidarity ticket, please check here if you are eligible for one.
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.
- Virtual: The session will be held on ZOOM
- Live captions are available
- Live translation in multiple languages is available
- Transcripts of the session are available
- The session is moderated and tech support is available
- Communication in the session is via chat and/or direct communication via microphone

