This one-day advanced workshop will explore the use of Bamboo for floor and suspension-based sequences. The goal is to give participants the confidence and techniques required to integrate bamboo into their own practice.
Bamboo, with its rich history in Japanese culture and architecture, brings a distinctive element to the practice of Shibari practice. Its natural strength, flexibility, and aesthetic beauty create possibilities that go beyond conventional suspension points, allowing for more dynamic and visually striking compositions.
This workshop has been carefully designed to honour these traditional elements while incorporating contemporary safety standards and innovative techniques.
Throughout this workshop, participants will discover how bamboo can add versatility to any repertoire, creating new dimensions in their scenes and expanding their creative possibilities. We will explore the aesthetic and emotional dimensions of incorporating bamboo into your rope practice. This holistic perspective ensures that participants develop not just skills but a deeper appreciation for the art form.
Conor Aphilia (he, they, his)
Shibari-focused SWer, educator, and the owner of Aphilia Studio in London. His practice integrates rope as an extension of his broader k1nk interests, using it to explore nuanced and often challenging emotional and physical states. Regularly working with beginners and those new to the practice, his body-centric and intentional approach is shaped by professional experience, ensuring that each encounter is a dialogue rather than a predetermined experience. For Conor, Shibari is a tool for physical communication, where aesthetics, compositions, and patterns are guided by the needs of the scene and the individuals involved. His work prioritizes safety, exploration, and the creation of new emotional spaces in which people can navigate their experiences with excitement and care.
Informed by the techniques and aesthetics of Japanese masters, Conor has developed an inclusive style that welcomes individuals of all backgrounds. His years of study have led to a distinctive blend of Western and Eastern influences, further shaped by his background in design. This evolving approach to rope play transcends traditional boundaries, celebrating diversity and fostering deeper connections through sensuality, trust, and artistic expression.
Eveline
Drawn to the beauty and perversion of struggle, Eveline was captivated by Shibari—a language of tension, control, and surrender that spoke to her in ways nothing else could. Her six years in the kink scene have been a journey of exploration, transformation, and deep connection, with rope becoming the most profound expression of her desires. With a background in dance, movement is instinctual, and in rope, she doesn’t just endure—she moves, plays, and breathes within the constraints. Her performances are a delicate balance of resistance and release, sensuality and suffering, where each tie speaks of longing, defiance, and the raw vulnerability of surrender.
For whom is this workshop?
This workshop is suitable for Intermediate to advanced practitioners, couples should have a good knowledge of core techniques and safety considerations with an understanding of a suspendable gote, suspension lines, line management & communication practice.
Riggers learning together with their model, no switching rolls during the workshop.
The workshop offers valuable information for both model and rigger.
What to bring?
A full set of ropes (10-14 ropes including 2x4m ropes & 2x9-10m ropes).
Ring or Carabiners.
Safety Shears or suitable rope-cutting tool.
If you like to take notes: a notebook and pen.
We will be practicing on the floor, we have yoga matts, blankets and pillows but feel free to bring your own if you prefer.
Comfortable clothes in which you can move freely, tank tops or shorts are ideal, or any yoga/sport clothes.
A bottle of water (leak proof) and some snacks.
A pair of sandals/flip flops to get to the toilet, since they are not directly inside the studio.
Important
Iridescent Studio is a queer led organisation and in our events we do not tolerate racism, discrimination, sexism, homophobia or transphobia.
During the entire workshop we do not allow the use of any mobile or electronic devices to record the content of the workshops.
Please note that if your skills do not meet the requirements for certain workshop exercises, our facilitator may ask you not to participate in those activities for safety reasons. It is your responsibility to ensure your skill level is suitable, and we encourage you to contact us in advance if you have any doubts or concerns.
Event’s door closes 10 min before we start, after this, no entry will be granted.
Please read carefully our Term & Conditions page
Tickets
Tickets per couple:
Early Bird Tickets 200€
Regular tickets 225€
Location
The studio is located in Amsterdam west, Doctor Jan van Breemenstraat 1.
You can get here by bike, or from Central Station by Tram 13, the stop is Adm. Helfrichstraat.
If you decide to drive to us, here is a link for a parking space just besides the studio.
In our experience the Mobypark platform gives better rates and has several options in the neighbourhood.
Language:
All our workshops and events are taught/guided in English.
Questions?
We understand that this kind of event can be a bit overwhelming for some, and we are more than willing to help you if you need any support to make your workshop experience nicer. Please do not hesitate to mail us if you have any physical limitations, mental health issues or special needs.
Or if you have any other questionsn regarding this event, do not hesitate to drop us an e-mail, we are more than glad to help!