Beginners’ rope bondage workshop
Saturday, February 22, 2020 | 1 PM – 5 PM
Pineapple Lab
6053, R. Palma Street, Barangay Poblacion, 1210 Makati
Class fee is Php2,000 per person. The class is limited to 10 slots only, so email joyen@the-uncoloured.com to RSVP. Strictly no walk-ins allowed.
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About STRING THEORY:
Warning: this is knot your ordinary workshop! Manila’s very own Queen of Rope and Mistress of the Underworld JOYEN brings you STRING THEORY – Beginners’ Rope Bondage Classes at Pineapple Lab this February 22, 1-5PM. Learn the rudiments of the seductive and dangerous art of rope bondage and witness exclusive demonstrations from the country’s premiere rope artist herself. Hang tight because this is bound to get exciting.
This is a beginners’ workshop, targeted to those with little to no experience in rope bondage. The nonrefundable class fee is Php2,000 per person and is inclusive of hand-treated bondage rope. Slots are very limited, so email joyen@the-uncoloured.com to experience bights and bounds now! Powered by Pineapple Lab and Fringe 2020.
About JOYEN:
Joyen is a Professional Dominatrix specializing in rope bondage and BDSM performances and is also the Philippines’ first homegrown international burlesque performer. She is an alternative model and avant-garde performer specializing in fetish, erotic, burlesque, and striptease. She is currently training as a silks aerialist and is developing Aerial Bondage – the discipline that combines aerial circus concepts with Japanese rope bondage.
Co-founding both Kink PH and Burlesque PH, Joyen has also performed at and produced unique events such as: (1) Manila’s annual, biggest BDSM-themed convention – the Kink Karnival, (2) the critically-acclaimed “Ang Pagdidiwata ni Maria Clara” (English title: The Goddess-Awakening of Maria Clara) – a collaboration with Hataw, a Toronto-based contemporary folk dance troupe, and (3) the first rope bondage show to be held at the Cultural Center of the Philippines – INFERNA, as part of the multi-arts celebration, Fringe Manila Festival. She is a staunch advocate of enabling female sexuality through movement and performance.
Joyen also performed in May 2017 at the 5th Annual Asian Burlesque Extravaganza in New York, being the first artist who performed a rope bondage suspension and burlesque fusion act at the event. She is proud to have represented Filipino burlesque, BDSM, and aerial arts in Taiwan, Singapore, the Bay Area in San Francisco, at the Australian Burlesque Festival, Afterparty Tokyo, and the 2019 Airstars Aerial Dance Art Competition in Bangkok. She is most proud of performing her signature Aerial Bondage and burlesque act at the opening act of Winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 7 and high fashion queen, Violet Chachki’s debut in Manila with a tantalizing show that explores sexuality, celebrates a broader spectrum of beauty and promotes self-love.
A consummate professional and a world-class entertainer, Joyen continues to develop her artistic abilities and forge meaningful connections with related artists in Asia and beyond, in her unending quest to produce and perform acts that grip the soul. Her work is primarily based in Manila, Philippines.
About FRINGE MANILA:
Fringe Manila is an open access, non curated, uncensored arts and community festival that aims to showcase fresh, daring, and groundbreaking material, highlighting the unique point of view of emerging and established artists from the Philippines and all over the world in theater, literature, music, dance, visual art, film, cabaret, performance art, circus and every other artistic genre in between.
Fringe MNL is a member of the World Fringe Network, a network of over 200+ independent Fringe festivals across the world.
About PINEAPPLE LAB:
Pineapple Lab is a creative art space and gallery dedicated to finding innovative ways to showcase the works of Filipino art makers, international artists and collaborators. Located in Barangay Poblacion in Makati City, Pineapple Lab situates itself in the heart of one of Metro Manila’s oldest historic districts and center of business and entertainment.
Since opening in July of 2015, Pineapple Lab has produced original programming designed to challenge the artists’ processes and engage audiences in meaningful discourse. It has collaborated with local and international cultural organizations to bring in dynamic works and give full access to the local community.
As part of its commitment in fostering new artists, Pineapple Lab offers a residency program for local and international performing and multi-media artists and collectives. The artist residency program accepts applications from artists at different levels of their development while they continue to hone and craft their works in the Philippines.
UPDATE: ALL SLOTS FOR STRING THEORY ON FEBRUARY 22 ARE SOLD OUT. ABSOLUTELY NO WALK-INS ARE ALLOWED. PLEASE DM / SEND AN EMAIL TO JOYEN@THE-UNCOLOURED.COM FOR PRIVATE LESSONS INSTEAD.
