(Wednesday) 14:30 - 17:00
Togetherness is fundamental to human flourishing. Rope can be a powerful tactile medium for us to explore this truth. Gandalf invites you to join us in this workshop on a
Togetherness is fundamental to human flourishing. Rope can be a powerful tactile medium for us to explore this truth. Gandalf invites you to join us in this workshop on a journey of touch, care, and extended bodies. We will move, dance, study the absolute fundamentals of shibari, and embrace one another with rope. Let this be your first rope experience or a reunion with a more straightforward side of rope communication.
Model: Soya
Format: hands-on workshop
Minimum knowledge level: none
Maximum amount of participants: –
What to bring: 1-2 ropes
Constellations: all constellations welcome (solo, partnered, groups)
Accessibility: We will work intensively with the sense of touch, this may be challenging for some participants. Exercises vary between standing and sitting, but can be adapted for participants who struggle in either position.
Gandalf is a Shibari artist based in Shanghai, China. They were trained as a cognitive scientist before becoming full-time rope artist and the organizer of Embodied Flow, a local community for rope and its various intersecting art forms. Gandalf teaches rope to the general public as a means to facilitate embodied dialogues on care, gender, power, and everything to do with “being together”. Their curriculum (named “心意”) is heavily inspired by different styles of theatre and dance. It aims to explore the communication potential of rope and facilitate practitioners to devise their own approach to tying. They have also started the "Kinbaku Theatre" initiative to further push the boundaries of rope performance.