Global Workshop Circuit

Global Workshop Circuit, 2000s, is a context in the bakushi / kinbaku ecosystem.

Era: 2000s

2000s context in which Japanese and Japan-trained teachers began circulating through workshops, studios and performance venues outside Japan. Studio SIX / Osada-ryu, Midori's English-language teaching, early European spaces and figures such as Felix Ruckert helped turn shibari from a Japan-centered subculture into a transnational workshop network.

People associated with Global Workshop Circuit: Osada Steve, Midori, Matthias T. J. Grimme, Esinem, Lee Harrington, Felix Ruckert.