Akane and Kirigami had already met and worked together in Tokyo. That experience inspired them to meet again in Europe and bring their kinbaku to the stage. This trailer captures the moment that plan became a reality: their first performance together in Milan.
The familiarity they had built in Japan meets the excitement of sharing a stage for the first time. The ropes give them a language for returning to a conversation already begun, now in front of an audience. This shibari performance holds both the intimacy of their encounter and the anticipation of a new beginning.