RopeyThings presents: Late Night Kinbaku at The Raptor Room

Benjamin Langholz and LyLy Tran are back in Cape Town to prep for the burn, teach in our community and spread joy - and blessing us with this one night only performance. You might remember them from their performance at Uropia/Alexander Bar in 2018, their Afrika Burn installation as well as the workshop they gave. A chaser of natural highs, Ben has been travelling the world for 4 years. Two of these were spent in Tokyo training in Shibari/Kinbaku under Kinoko Hajime. He has now put down roots (sorta) in Berlin, where he has started teaching.

Join us for a very special night of natural highs, consensual relinquishing of power, beauty and transcendence.

Line-up

Thoughout event: exhibition by Guts and Tits! Chat to her to order prints of her work.

10:15PM: Performance by Sluts in Love @_desire_lines and @vroeteldier

10:45PM: Short Intermission

11PM: Performance by Benjamin Langholz and LyLy Tran

Considerations for attendees

This is strictly an 18+ event, as it explores themes of an adult nature and contains partial nudity.

No photography will be permitted, except by official event photographers. The doors will be closed at 22:00 for the performances. If you are not in by this time, you can some in during the 15 minute intermission for the second performance.

The performers require silence - chatting/heckling/commenting is very disrespectful and you will be asked to leave.

This is an incredibly vulnerable style of performance, and incredibly intimate. Please respect the space.

Both performances have associated risks and responsibilities. If you would like to learn how to do this safely, please contact us after the event for more information, but do not try these acts on your own without training.

The performers might require some space after their performance to decompress. Please give them the necessary space and allow them to re-enter the social realm when they are ready.

If you would like to get a flavour of what the performance might be like, check out this short film by @_desire_lines and @vroeteldier: https://vimeo.com/300398205

More Ben and LyLy

Our esteemed guests will also be at Afrika Burn, look out for their sculpture Stone 7. The are also giving a workshop in Cape Town, which will focus on partial and full suspension.