Kasumi Hourai (jp) workshops in Athens

Saturday, March 06, 2027 1:00 PM
Sunday, March 07, 2027 6:00 PM

Dear shibari friends,

the AthenShibari team is happy and proud to present the legendary female kinbakushi Hourai Kasumi from Japan, for another exceptional Athens, Greece!

Kasumi will be in Athens for a performance on 05 of March 2027 and 2 days full of workshops, on 06/03 and 07/03.

The participants will get the opportunity to learn a lot about a vast spectrum of shibari/kinbaku with this leading figure of the Japanese kinbaku scene!

Kasumi-san’s wabi-sabi style is heavily influenced by a profoundly traditional upbringing with a professional ikebana/kadō (flower arranging) and sadō/chadō (tea ceremony) adult educator, and his wife who always wore fine kimono. She brings a refined, haunting aesthetic, combining elements of kyokuero (eroticism) and ku (suffering).

The deep impact of Kasumi-san’s teaching can help rope tops to understand and learn much about the subtitles of the Japanese culture in shibari with intent of heightened pleasure.

Please try to be 30 minutes before the starting time at the space.

Schedule:

*Day 1 - All Levels
**Part 1 (approx. 2.5 hours)
Starting at 13:00
-Gote sctructure
-Got for different bodies
-Additional ropes for Gote for decoration and not only

**Part 2 (approx. 2.5 hours)
Starting at 16:00
-Floor work
-How to do “Seme” (erotic torture) without suspension
-How to communicate with your model deeply with a few ropes
-Aesthetics: play with your model's body and also make it look beautiful

*Day 2 - Intermediate
**Part 1 (approx. 2.5 hours)
Starting at 13:00
-Partial suspension
-Gote and suspension from the hip upwards. A very interesting partial suspension for private (or maybe not-so-private) scene
-How to do “Seme” (erotic torture) with just one rope after you partially suspend your model

**Part 2 (approx. 2.5 hours)
Starting at 16:00
-Full suspension with some variations
-Play in the air
-Aesthetics: how to make a suspension look more beautiful and more three dimensional

Prerequisites:
Day #1 is suitable for all-level, however you have to be able to do a single-column tie.
For Day #2 you will need to know how to lock on bamboos, have some experience with partials or suspensions and bring at least 8 pieces of 8m ropes.

Cost is 170 euros per couple for one class and 450 euros for both days.

If you are not sure about the requirements contact us!

Also feel free to contact us if you are looking for a rigger, a model or a private lesson or session with Kasumi-san!

Note: for participants outside of Athens who are in need of accommodation, feel free to contact us and we will try to help you.

Hope to see you there!

More about the artist:
Hourai was born in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, in 1980. She started her career in BDSM and kinbaku industry in 1999. After becoming independent in 2001, she has been working as a freelancer.
【Brief History】
~1980s
By seeing kinbaku photographs by Norio Sugiura and period drama, realized the beauty and eros of kinbaku.
~1990s
At the same time as graduating from high school, started working at BDSM club.
~2000
Moved to Tokyo by herself to learn kinbaku under the late Denki Akechi. Studied from him for about a year.
~2000s
After watching performances by many rope artists, started to learn kinbaku at Ichinawa-kai held by Kinoko Hajime for 4 years. Around the same time, learned suspension using bamboo at Kitagawa salon, and became more fascinated by traditional Japanese kinbaku.
~2014
Took lessons from Akira Naka for 3 years.
~2016
Worked as rope rigger at Kinbaku Sajiki by Norio Sugiura, the master of kinbaku photography, for 2 years.
2018
Work as a freelancer. Traveling the world to teach and perform her unique approach to the Japanese Erotic Bondage.

【Trait】
-Hourai offers her original style which combines kinbaku with Japanese culture.
-She incorporates feminine posturing and movements into the way she ties ropes.
-Although she prefers traditional Seme-nawa style the best, she adjusts her ropes each time corresponding to who she ties or what they want.
-Making use of her own experience as a kinbaku model, she develops crisis prevention methods based not only on the theories but also on her experience.