A one-minute edit from a live-streamed kinbaku session with Kirigami and Tenshiko, filmed in the studio on tatami beneath a bamboo suspension bar.
The edit moves between floor work and suspension. Close shots focus on knees, ankles and a stemless upper-body tie, while a wider frame shows Kirigami seated on the mats working on Tenshiko’s feet as she hangs from the bamboo bar in an open white shirt.
Jute rope, cool hard light against a blue wall and a kimono rack in the background give the footage a raw studio atmosphere. The camera stays close enough to show the tension in the rope, fabric and body rather than presenting the scene as a staged theatre performance.
Semenawa-inspired rope work, studio intimacy and the immediacy of a livestream. This is a short highlight from the session, not the complete performance.