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in class with akira naka

 

There was no way I head back to Berlin without meeting the maestre! He didn’t have much time, and I decided to take a private lesson with him and Iroha. Yea, every minute was worth the penny! They were watching a new dvd when I arrived. Discussing how to turn it into a show. It pictured Iroha suspended in a dark shadowed teahouse.. . Vincent, a tall charmig Frechman was there to translate, we talked for a while befor getting on to the ropes.
I should start tying, he said, since never he saw me rigging, only ‘modeling’ for Tam.
Its ok to be nervous, he said, and I went for something simple, a sitting position in the air. He liked the shapes of the legs, and from there it developed into kind of labing session. He took over and transitioned Iroha, adjusting my lines, it was beautiful somehow.
Second part was a ‘third rope’ intensive, feeling a little honoured to work on his partner and his gote, he often interrupted me, took the rope from my hands, interesting somehow.

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Share house back yard in Suginami, chatting about writing ‘shibari/kinaku’ in Japanese. Using the sound or the meaning alphabet? Fabrice wants to see the Kanji symbols, and figures it consists of the parts ‘person who obeys to’ ‘kin’ – the tension, and than there is the ‘rope’ symbol. He likes to interpretate the princess idea into it, but its not working. Yoshiko keeps correcting him and goes on weaving an earing with a golden thread. Its more complicatd and my brain shuts off. The sun is coming around. Keith finished house cleaning and we are ready for lunch.

In the restaurant, when you’re full, the waiter can suggest 別腹, the ‘other stomach’. Not the one for hunger, but for sweets.

This Machine Kills – HAU3

 

Etwas geht zu Ende ohne verloren zu sein! Vier tolle Shows mit Veit, Thies, Ithea und einem unersetzbaren Team.

This Machine Kills – Hidden Tales of the Revolutionary Piano
Von Veit Sprenger und Thies Mynther

Premiere: 25. Oktober, 19 Uhr + 26 +27 +28.10.2018 im HAU/3
Tickets und mehr Info hier

Das Klavier: ein schwarzes Loch. Das Leben kommt aus der Dunkelheit. Erde, Moose, Farne, Bäume. Holz. Körper. Klangkörper. Schwarze Tasten, schwarzer Lack. Jemand kam auf die Idee, einen Flügel weiß zu streichen. Er starb sofort, wurde zu Erde, aus der Holz für neue Klaviere wuchs. Klaviere haben keine natürlichen Feinde. Ein Flügel steht in der Steppe und wartet auf Paarung. Der Geschlechtsakt dauert Tage. Es rumpelt und knarzt. Töne? Kaum. Das Bild: kitschig. Der Kitsch der Natur. In China werden Klaviere systematisch vermehrt. “Lernt Klavier spielen!” rief Mao Zedong seinen Parteikadern zu. Er selbst konnte gut Klavier spielen, hat es aber nie probiert. “This Machine Kills” ist eine kurze Weltgeschichte aus Sicht des Klaviers, eine Geisterbeschwörung des grenzenlosen Apparats.

Ausgehend von Veit Sprengers (Showcase Beat Le Mot) und Thies Mynthers (Phantom/ Ghost) Faszination für das traditionsreiche Instrument, ist gemeinsam mit der Tänzerin und Choreografin Dasniya Sommer sowie der Sängerin und Hackerin Ithea Koch eine Musikperformance zur Wirkmächtigkeit des Klaviers entstanden, mit zahlreichen neuen und nie gehörten Songs. Unterstützt werden sie dabei von Alex Murray-Leslie (Chicks On Speed), der Dramaturgin Anja Quickert, der Filmemacherin Sandra Trostel, der Kostümbildnerin Sandra Fink und Gästen des Chors der Kulturen der Welt, Fotos Dorothea Tuch.

 

Shibari beginner class October 9 + 30

Tuesday evening class for beginners still open to newbies!
October: 9 + 30, 2018 (not on the 23rd!)
Hours: 8.15pm – 10.15pm

Topics of the class are floor work and introduction to half- and/or full-suspension technique. You need to know basic shibari, firm column ties and any suspendable box tie -> takatekote/gote.

We look closely at the tension of harnesses and test if they are suspendable. Lock-off techniques for half-/suspension, up-lines on a ring, and in the second step on bamboo.
The material also contains: safety principles like friction and tension, pain management for the model, and sculpting the body in the air.

We recommended to attend this class with a partner, if you don’t have a partner, or if you are not sure about the level please contact us.

Register beforehand:
workshops@dasniyasommer.de or PM on Facebook at haussommer
+49 174 393 70 49

Uferhallen Kulturwerkstatt – Wedding. Uferstrasse 8,13357 Berlin. Entrance B6
Call this number in case the door is locked: +49 174 3937049
Map here

selbstfesselung-inspiriert von nureki shibari kombiniert mit bandagen

Sometimes I am anxious putting myself into ropes. This time I planned a painful shape, which I experienced before passively, but not on my own. Made a test for the top part and was kinda happy. On shooting day it was the second tie, and tiredness was slowly crawling up. My thigh skin was a little wound. Don’t be whiny, I said to myself, choosing an extra thin rope for the waist part. The bandage allowed me to cheat around the spine, but not much. Wondered what Johannes thought behind his camera, but decided better not to think about. Finally I pulled up my legs, fixed the feed and gently lowered my chest. But there is nothing gentle in this shape. Immediately a heavy bend was forced into my spine and, like always, just a minute for the shooting, if at all. Out of breath and with a red head I pulled myself up. And got stuck. I asked Johannes if he could lift me. Telling by his look, he must have thought I was kidding, or what is this crazy chick doing here! He lifted me.
I felt heavy but could free my feet. And he safely put me down. During the pause we had nuts and orange juice, and got ready for the next round. I remember the ropes got stuck again and it was dramatic. I had tied my hands pulling upward and my waist pulling downward. It was a standing position and I could feel my back getting tired. Johannes hurried again to get the shoot, befor shuffing under a chair to rest on. When the drama was over there was lots of relief and survival fun.

Photo: Johannes Wewetzer