UPDATE 1 Nov, 2016: Part I is now online here
Shibari ‘Performance Techniques’, our latest course to be released in the next few days, is for everyone and is designed to improve your performance in both senses of the word. Whether you are on stage or tying your lover, firstly, is always a it performance in that you want to perform that activity to the best of your ability. On stage, you are also performing a role to an audience but in private you and your partner are both performers and audience. Regardless of who you are tying for, this course will improve your ‘performance’.
Between us Nina and I have done countless sessions, 100’s of gigs and many prestigious commercial jobs. We’ll be sharing a lot of information that we have gleaned from that experience which will mean you don’t have to learn the hard way or make the same mistakes. It will improve your tying and your chances of success and, if that’s your goal, make money. Of course, the main thing is to have fun but it can be very lucrative. There are many times that I have earned more in a few hours than the average person does a week. – but sadly, not every week! Nevertheless, It did allow me to give up my day job and follow my passion. What I can promise is a lot of fun, some great opportunities, meeting interesting people and plenty of travel. Don’t blame us if you run away and join the circus!
This course is very comprehensive. In the first part, we’ll take you right from getting gigs, creating a persona and website, marketing yourself in this increasingly competitive area and all the other practicalities. Don’t worry if you are not technical and have little or no budget. I’ll show you how I promote myself almost entirely for free without much technical knowledge or effort.
Most importantly, in the following parts, we’ll explore what makes a shibari performance and how little things can make all the difference using real examples from shows. You’ll learn the single most important aspect, regardless of whether you are with your partner in an auditorium, and we’ll point out some of the annoying mistakes almost every beginner makes.
Here’s the introduction and overview for the first part in this series, which we hope to launch it on ShibariClasses on 1 November or very soon thereafter: