Hi A/all!
As promised - photos from My HUGE show at Sydney Sexpo 2018!
Yes, there are many shots - but please bear with Me - as there were SO MANY moments to catch, and SO MUCH beauty in literally the BEST show I've ever done!
Please scroll down and enjoy Myself and My amazing co-performer, Paloma Negra from Paloma Negra Theatre, doing our thing on our custom made trapze rig at 10m high!
We won't get too many chances to perform on another rig like this so we really wanted as much capture as possible!
So many venues in Sydney and Melbourne are not high enough. For example, just today we were working out how to bring this to Oz Kink Fest in Melbourne in September, but hung from a 4000mm high tri-truss! (Wish us luck!)
It was the most challenging show for Me yet because I've not done much aerial work before, forget just simply being on the end of the ropes!
As you can imagine, I've mainly been the person DOING the tying - as opposed to receiving rope.
It was a great seachange.
Additionally, I'd offered to Paloma many moons ago that I'd love to teach her a little of bondage, so that she could tie Me in a show.
She's also been slowly grooming Me with more and more aerials content in our progressive shows...
THIS in itself is truly an ARTISTIC BENCHMARK.
Normatively in shibari performance across the world, you'd expect a rigger to tie a rope bottom.
In "Sado" not only do you have a bottom being tied, but also tying rope themself - AND tying the rigger! (PS. I'd NEVER call Paloma a bottom!!)
We wished to created this sense of mirroring in our actions, but also in debunking the traditional role of Top and bottom in BDSM, challenging female roles as bottoms, while creating a technical watershed of a performance.
THIS is what I'm excited about.
Paloma and I wanted to create images that looked like we were mirroring each other, both in action and in attention.
We wanted a sense of connection and intimacy - even if we were at opposite ends of the apparatus.
We wanted the performance overall to look stylish and have a certain elan, while still showing our raw passion for what we do.
I'm REALLY proud to say that we both feel we've achieved all these things.
It was Paloma's idea to use a costume I'd recently designed and worn for another event, and it just looked fabulous.
The strong black calligraphic mark strikes against our pale skin, covered only in transparent latex! Paired with our similar distinctive hairstyles, we really do make a distinctive performing couple!
Final thanks must go to our amazing photographer, Roberto Duran!
He shot these beautiful images and we are so very lucky (and privileged) to be able to benefit from his exceptional skill and talent!
THANKS YET AGAIN, ROBERTO!
We'll perform "Sado" again at Oz Kink Fest in Melbourne in September, and then we'll look for any opportunity to show it again around Australia - or maybe even further afield!
If you can get to Hellfire Resurrection on Sept 21, please come to see our show and the wonderful aerial X shibari show that we've created!
Best,
MT
