Tamandua & Briki – Announcing presenters

Tamandua is a Swedish rigger based in Berlin, Germany. He has been working with kinbaku
professionally since 2016. Although he is a rope top most of the time, he has broad experience as a rope bottom and highly values the ability to relate to both perspectives. He is a queer person who appreciates tying with people of various gender.

‘I consider kinbaku to be a complex erotic art, which is empathetically sadomasochistic at its core. Often tying in a way that can be challenging both for the one tying and the one in the ropes, my shibari usually demands a lot of technical clarity when in the role of a teacher. At the same time, the student’s needs are prioritised when setting the learning style and intention.

I view kinbaku as a practice of continuous exploration – where new doors open as you go deeper and further with a partner, throughout a session, or over the course of a long partnership. Sometimes, though, the magic that defines kinbaku can be just that alluring image that sticks with you, a moment suspended in time.

For me, the essence of kinbaku lies in the meeting between the aesthetic expression and the emotional and sensual intention of the practice. And the more ones tying develop, the more seamlessly the parts can intermingle.’

Find out more about Tamandua at his website Tamanduakinbaku.com.

Briki is a rope switch with deep knowledge of the human body, originating in yoga and contemporary dance. She has worked in the borderlands between performance art and the rope community for the last few years. She is especially interested in topics around power exchange, bottomhood, objectification, and the beauty of rope. She searches for sublime border states and sadomasochistic cooperations in her rope life.

Find out more about Briki at her Instagram.

Trapped bunny tie

(Workshop level: L3)

A semi suspension with elbows above the head, with the stress controlled through a crotch/genital rope

Bloom tie

(Workshop level: L3)

A five rope suspension sequence transitioning between two opposing stress shapes without adding or removing any ropes. Designed for TK but possible with tengu.

A Fine Line – Suspension line control for semenawa

(Workshop level: L3)

Research on how to manipulate shape and stress level by varying the position and height of suspension lines. Hands on using TK and two single column ties.

Corpse play

(Workshop level: L1-3)

Guided exploration in playing with extreme passivity

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