Alfil Barcelona

Alfil Barcelona is a Spanish rigger.

Era: 2000s

RIGGER · TEACHER

Barcelona-based bondage / shibari rigger, teacher and performer working publicly as Alfil / Alfil Barcelona. His official curriculum blog traces BDSM activity from 1989, serious bondage study from 1993 via Club Doma in The Hague, later Barcelona seminars with Matthias Grimme and Michael Will, Osada Steve private training in 2010-2012, and a 2012 Japan workshop period with Osada Steve and Yukimura Haruki. The same public CV says he taught monthly bondage workshops at Club Social Rosas5 from 2005 to 2007, while Cuadernos de BDSM #9 describes Kurt and Alfil as two major Barcelona rope specialists and places Alfil in Rosas5 seminar / dojo context. The curriculum blog also names collaborations with photographer Tentesion and a 2014 Barcelona Nawashi Kanna workshop organizer role.

Influences (mutual or directional): Matthias T. J. Grimme, Osada Steve, Yukimura Haruki, Akechi Kanna.

Collaborators: Agustin Tentesion.

Associated venues, magazines, films and performances: Club Rosas Cinco / Rosas 5.