Andrea Rimon (she/her)
Andrea Rimon is an artist and educator focused on movement, culture, and touch.insta: @andrearimon
Fundamentals is a series within the Queerope Berlin 2024 conference that goes back to the basics and way beyond. Andrea Rimon will re-define what the fundamentals of rope are and offer classes suited for beginners as well as anyone who wants to go back to a beginner mindset and/or approach the beginnings again in a completely new way.
What does it mean to think of tying fundamentals outside of just learning frictions, patterns, and general BDSM social mores? This class series will be an exploration of what it means to build a queer trying practice that takes less for granted. Drawing on techniques taken from physical theater, dance, contact improvisation, and other movement arts, we will think deeply about what it means to think of tying not just as a sexual practice, but as a form of collectively devised experience with ties to art, politics, and the rest of life.
In this class, we’ll talk about the value of debriefing after scenes and the pedagogical uses of public performance. We’ll take a look at a few different kinds of debriefing discussions and have an at length discussion of Liz Lerman’s Critical Response Process. From there, participants will have the opportunity to perform and workshop scenes, iterating along the way. Material workshopped can come from previous Fundamentals sessions, other material from Queerope, or something else altogether.
Partner: Layal
Format: workshop, discussion
Minimum knowledge level: –
participants: 8
What to bring: ropes, pen and paper
Constellations: all constellations welcome
Accessibility: classes will have a significant portion of discussion, so we are switching from being on the floor to occasionally standing
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