Saara Tsuru
Saara Tsuru is a Finnish rigger.
Era: 2020s
RIGGER · TEACHER · PERFORMER
Finnish shibari / kinbaku artist, performer and teacher, also credited as Saara Kantanen / Saara-Tsuru / Shibaritsuru. Kakumei Kan identifies Saara Kantanen (Saara-Tsuru) and Jarno Kantanen as instructors and co-owners of the Helsinki kinbaku studio. BookRetreats and Shibari Haven describe Saara Tsuru as a Finland-based artist, performer, practitioner and teacher who works professionally with shibari, teaches workshops, offers private sessions and performs in Finland and abroad. Her teaching prioritizes emotional connection over complex patterns, with Naka-influenced semenawa, dynamic play, ritual elements, fundamentals, safe suspension technique and model agency.
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Official links
Sources
- Instagram: Saara Kantanen / @saara_tsuru catalogue record
- Instagram: ShibariTsuru / @shibaritsuru catalogue record
- Kakumei Kan: About us / teachers catalogue record
- BookRetreats: Saara Tsuru catalogue record
- Yugen Studio: International workshop for rope bottoms - Second Edition catalogue record
- Bluesky: Saara Tsuru / @saaratsuru.bsky.social catalogue record
- Instagram: Shibari Valencia Fest 2027 announced lineup catalogue record
- Shibari Valencia Fest 2027 catalogue record
- Shibari Retreat Poland catalogue record
- Shibari Haven: 2027 retreat dates and programme catalogue record
- Shibari Lounge: Female Bakushi Night 2023 catalogue record
Influences (mutual or directional): Naka Akira.
Associated venues, magazines, films and performances: Kakumei Kan, Shibari Valencia Fest, Yugen Studio, Shibari Retreat Poland, Shibari Lounge.