Kanna and Kagura semenawa performance

CORE is very proud to present this special semenawa performance by Akechi Kanna and Akechi Kagura from Japan. The performance will be followed by a rope social

Do not miss their first performance in Canada since 2017!

Nawashi Akechi Kanna (X-gender, she/he/they)(明智 神凪) and Akechi Kagura (she/her) (明智 神楽) are partners in rope and life and have been together for 17 years. They have traveled around the world to teach and perform Japanese rope bondage or “kinbaku”. Kanna is a successor of Akechi Denki (明智伝鬼) and has developed a semenawa style (beauty in torment) which draws inspiration from hojōjutsu (捕縄術). Kanna's style is restrictive, includes complete control of the body and often plays with the breath. Participants should be aware that this style is challenging and includes elements of play torture. Kanna and Kagura declare: "We believe that rope has no gender or borders, and rope should be for everyone, and could be fun for both the rigger and the model."

After the performance StudioMax (Ottawa) will be open for socializing and tying. Meet old friends, make new friends.

Doors open at 7:30PM and close at 8:00PM. Doors will reopen after the performance for the rope social.

C$35. NO REFUND. Only 35 tickets. Open to anyone 18+

This performance is presented by CORE, a collective of rope educators based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. CORE hopes to cultivate a passion for rope across Ottawa by creating inclusive classes and gathering a diversity of members of different communities, genders, abilities, ages, socio-economics, and sexual orientations. As of 2022, CORE is an official Kanna-ryū school.

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