Astra

Astra is a Ukrainian rigger.

Era: 2020s

RIGGER · TEACHER

Ukrainian rigger, educator and performer active under the name Astra / Astra Shibari. Shibari Camp Poland 2026 presents her as a Ukrainian rigger, educator and performer whose work is rooted in traditional Japanese aesthetics and whose path was shaped by seeing Naka Akira. Ukrainian event listings connect her to She.She.Shibari workshops in Lviv and Kyiv rope events; public sources identify her as creator and owner of Nawa Studio in Kyiv, where she leads a recurring Naka-style programme of courses, training, jams, performances and guest workshops. These sources support study and stylistic influence, not formal Naka lineage or certification.

Places

Based in Lviv, Ukraine
Active in Kyiv, Ukraine

Official links

Astra Shibari channel
@astra_shibari
@astra_shibari

Sources

Shibari Camp Poland catalogue record
Telemetr: She.She.Shibari Astra workshop listing catalogue record
Astra Shibari public channel catalogue record
Kinbaku Ukraine: Nawa Studio catalogue record
Astra Shibari: beginner intensive at Nawa Studio catalogue record
Astra Shibari: Nawa Studio reopening catalogue record
Astra Shibari: recurring Nawa Studio schedule catalogue record

Influences (mutual or directional): Naka Akira.

Collaborators: Klaudyna.

Associated venues, magazines, films and performances: She.She.Shibari Studio, Nawa Studio Kyiv, Shibari Camp Poland.