Shibari Berlin

Shibari Berlin, 2016-, is a German community in the bakushi / kinbaku ecosystem.

2016-

Era: 2010s

Berlin shibari / conscious-bondage workshop and community project. The official site describes Shibari Berlin as a group of friends who meet regularly to practice and learn from each other, organize workshops for all levels, and frame group sessions around safer, nonsexual space, consent, respect and safety. The project is also available for festivals, private sessions, photoshoots and performances. Its festival page says the idea grew from Fabian's Nowhere Festival encounter and small Berlin friend meetings; ShibariBerlin's first festival was Hedo Kongress in 2016, followed by Fusion, Wilde Moehre, Bucht der Traeumer, Feel, Artlake and other festival workshops. documented as independent Berlin workshop / community infrastructure, not a lineage school.