On Friday evening, we will try live streaming BOUND again. Mo discovered the reason for the garbled underwater sound in previous attempts…the audio bit rate was set to something silly. Allegedly, Flying Dutchman have upgraded their broadband but I’m not holding my breath for massive speeds. At any rate, we will have a recording from …
Last year, I was asked to help out with rope work for a short film, ‘Room 55’, being made by Rose Glass, a student at the NFTS, who I met at BOUND. I was keen to be involved as the script portrayed shibari in a very positive light, which is something I like to encourage. …
Guilty, a well-known Dutch rigger, has instigated a very interesting survey on rope related incidents. I have yet to digest it fully so I can’t really comment on the conclusions, e.g. his apparent debunking of the claim that lighter is safer for suspension. Having made some study of quantitative methods as a social sciences student, …
Amazing international line-up including members of the cast of the forthcoming Cirque Shibari tour: Gorgone, Gestalta & Fuoco, plus performers never seen in the UK before! Buy your ticket now, see you soon! BOUND Sept 5th 2014, Shibari night @The Flying Dutchman from BOUND UK on Vimeo. PERFORMERS: – Edna & Anea Capaken (Czech …
After getting the first batch of my new 5mm Osaka, our first thought was “It’s perfect but we need this in 6mm too”. 11,500m of 6mm arrived Monday and it meets all my expectations. Both the 5mm and 6mm seem to be exact diameters, which is not as usual as one might imagine. I suspect …
As usual, we have a houseful during the BOUND weekend. Inevitably, with that many riggers, models and rope around, things tend to happen. This weekend has been no exception. I’m currently uploading two sessions with Bliss, a visiting Australian model. The first was an experimental tie where I was trying to do something based loosely …