Wow! Our first sell-out. The Flying Dutchman was buzzing. One of the comments that we kept hearing was “”What a nice friendly atmosphere” or words to that effect. This came mainly from new-comers, who can often be a little intimidated, so it was particularly gratifying. We wanted to make the event approachable and open up performance shibari up to a wider audience. Gradually, the word seems to be spreading outside the somewhat closed-circuit of the fetish scene. Every time, we see new faces.
The night kicked off with a very connective show by Fred Hatt and Miss Bones, who seem to becoming BOUND regular performers and for very good reason. Next up was Gorgone with Odd. This lady has really progressed at meteoric speed from being a top model to also being a very competent rigger and now one of the organisers of Cirque Shibari. This probably the last time we’ll see her in the UK before she departs on her tour, so if you missed it, be sure to catch up in the galleries.
Pedro from Portugal was the final set with Maya, who has been Nina’s regular model. Pedro a rarity here, having last performed 3 years ago at LFAJRB. It was a real treat! This guy knows his kinbaku. He worked with methodical precision to contort her into stunning ties, transitioning through a lotus position suspension, an inversion and tannuki. Maya is tough but he took her to her limits.
Nina had been working for a couple of weeks on a very different show to her usual. Unfortunately, shortly before they were due on, her model got a call to say her husband had had a fall on a newly operated upon knee. Consequently, she had to rush off. Since the show was choreographed, she couldn’t pull in a last minute substitute, so we’ll have to wait till January. However, Skinny-Redhead had brought her silks and it wasn’t long before she was putting on an impromptu show with Maya. That reminds me, Ayumi says she’ll be back at BOUND in January with something new for us. I’m hoping for Machine Girl inspiration having seen her new profile pic in schoolgirl uniform toting a machine gun.
The footage from the fixed webcam is all uploaded and some are on-line already. I have made Fred Hatt’s and Pedro’s shows free for the time being, so check them out while you can in the members area.
Over the next few days, I will be uploading properly edited video from my DSLR and photos from the various shoots we have done over the last week or so, like the one in the header image with Syban. I shot over 350 photos of Gorgone tying today alone! A busy few days ahead.