It is our goal that something is always happening at the festival. Whether your gaze is focused on the art, the installations, the main stage, or the aerial rig, we want you to always be able to find something to catch your attention and pull you in. The SEAF 2022 ambient bondage and aerial performers are here to make sure we keep you riveted.
Adrien
Adrien (she/they) is a rope switch who has been volunteering in the broader kinky community since 2016; predominantly with the CSPC (pre-pandemic) — Her rope journey has been varied and beautiful, meditative, always in search of the tender hidden within the intense.
Angel
Angel (he/him) is a self-suspender and rope switch who brings an extensive background in sailing, physics, and general shenanigans to his bondage practices. He is a durable human who loves to experiment.
Aurora Violet
Aurora Violet is a multidisciplinary exhibitionist, specializing in aerial arts, hula hoop, and aquatic art. Born from a passion for suspension bondage and a ballet background, she has been swinging from Seattle ceilings since 2007.
Bishop & leila_rose_x
Bishop (he/him) is a Denver-based rope top and amateur photographer. He began his life-changing journey in 2014 with western style before transitioning to Japanese (Shibari or Kinbaku) in 2016. The art of rope appeals to him on multiple levels: the intimacy speaks to his primary love language of touch, the mechanics stimulate his analytical mind, and the human connection feeds his heart. Bishop found the Seattle rope community, and Pan Eros Foundation, while living in Seattle in 2019. Leila Rose is a Denver-based rope enthusiast. Together they will captivate the SEAF audience with a connective rope bondage scene featuring a mix of floor and partial suspension.
BlkStar
BlkStar has been doing Shibari since 2016. She enjoys being a sadomasochist and rope as a art form. Primarily as a Rope Top, she enjoys the out of body euphoria of stringing people up and playing with them. She runs Hitchin Bitches Seattle.
Cerulean
Cerulean is a non-binary rope artist with flair and a passion for performing. You may have seen them doing their thing at the 2021 Seattle Erotic Arts Fest, Twisted Windows’ Prism Garden Gala, Twisted Windows’ Prism Winter Ball, or at Folsom Street Fair. They are a self suspender and rope switch who loves to be on stage almost as much as they love the color blue, and they really love the color blue.
DBH & SeattleMist
Performing a piece called Blind Trust, Daddybiteshard & SeattleMist will create an experience about trusting skillset, senses and the rope which connects them. Theme of trust, touch and flow suffuse the suspension, as DBH moves Seattlemist through transitions highlighting her grace and strength.
J & Bubblegum
J (they/them) is a queer switch who has been obsessed with tying for several years. They love that rope is just as versatile as they are, often exploring the playful and sadistic. Bubblegum (they/them) is a rope bottom with a background in self tying. Their rope journey started a few years ago before lockdown and, with the help of online classes and tons of hard work, they have fallen in love with self suspension.
JuniperJute and Valleyroses
JuniperJute and Valleyroses have been tying partners for almost five years combining their mutual love of dance, creative expression and rope to make magic. These rope fairies will keep you spellbound with their playfulness and connection creating something beautiful and ephemeral for SEAF 2022.
Kkinkylips & Moonflower
Kkinkylips has been both bottoming and topping for many years and has taken those skills and has embraced self-suspension as a form of self-expression and creativity. They enjoy dynamic ties that challenge them in new ways that help them become more deeply connected with themselves and their body. While their preferred rope scene is out in nature, they also enjoy the thrill of tying for an audience where the energy is felt throughout the room. Their passion for rope stems from their love of tying every kind of body, and taking into account their specific needs and desires, whether they are exploring rope for the first time, or as a seasoned partner. They’ve always been drawn to rope as a way to connect with many different kinds of people, and foraging for that special kind of intimacy that is found in safe and risky exploration. When not tying, you’ll find them searching for new places to hike, gettin’ naked in nature, and hanging out at home with their favorite little furball! Moonflower is a proud Queer Indigenous Latinx Chinese performing artist and poet. They are young kinkster and budding advocate for erotic embodiment and pleasure expansion. Kink and performance are an integral part of their life, as they are practices that help them abolish and break free from oppressive, colonial, and societal disciplines. They are passionate about creating and contributing to radical containers of play that allow themself and others to go to a place of deep transformation, exploration, and healing. Other things they enjoy are cooking, musical theatre performances, and being in nature!
Liriope and Dr. Dangle
Long-time friends turned (rope) partners in crime, Liriope and Dr. Dangle are two queer weirdos who explore playful and tongue-in-cheek themes while tying. They believe rope can include everything from laughter and teasing to endurance and pain, and is most fun when used to challenge our standard expectations of normalcy.
Mx Bliss & Shannonagannery
Mx Bliss (she/they) is a joyful sadomasochist, sensation empath, consent enthusiast, rope switch, self suspender, and lifestyle quinkster (queer kinkster). Bliss is having the time of their life with rope and is eager to share the joy. She co-facilitates AlternaRope, a celebration of diversity in rope. Both in vanilla and kink worlds, MxBliss frequently discusses negotiation, innovation, and diversity/equity/inclusion. Shannonagannery is a baby doll and PNW kinkster who loves exploring rope, shoots, performing & general shenanigans.
Shay Tiziano
Shay Tiziano (she/her or they/them) is a dynamic bondage performer and renowned self-suspender known for her unique, intense rigs and tightly choreographed, acrobatic sequences. She is an international kink educator and author of Tying & Flying (the first-ever book about self-suspension) and Creating Captivating Classes. Based in San Francisco, Shay has produced events and performance showcases including BENT, the Bay Area’s biggest dungeon party, the Seattle Erotic Art Festival Bondage & Aerial stage, Self-Suspension Open Space, the Folsom Street Fair Bondage stage, Rope Lab, and acclaimed bondage and fetish performance event Twisted Windows.
Slime God
A fishermen pulls in their net no luck with any fish but to their surprise a giant oyster in there instead!! He opens the oyster not only to find a Pearl inside but a trapped Pearl goddess as well! Once she was set free they Both became enchanted by one another but she lures the fishermen in with the sweet ooogoooy pearlescent nectar that also so happens to be an aphrodisiac and soon the fishermen becomes the one trapped inside the Pearl with the goddess forever in the juices of her shining drippy gooey nectar.
I am a visual artist that is inspired by nature, fruits, bondage all things slimey. Slime reminds me of so many beautiful things in nature, fruits and foods that are around us. I want to bring that connection to my audience and the people who experience my art.
Tensegrity & PainfullyAllured
Ten and Yoni have been tying together since 2020 alongside exploring a full time D/s dynamic. They both bring a love of other aerial arts and acrobatics to their rope flights. Yoni has been the absolute catalyst for Ten’s journey into dominance as the relationship bloomed in the most powerful and organic way. They both organize events and teach in service to their local communities in Denver.
TomFoolery
TomFoolery (fb page is tomfooleryrope) uses rope bondage and suspension to express himself artistically. His over 20 years as a rigger have included photo shoots, performances and workshops in Seattle, LA, Portland, Berlin, Prague, SF and at Burning Man, among other places. He finds rope work intellectually, creatively, spiritually and aesthetically rewarding. His style is a fusion of traditional and non-traditional techniques and takes advantage of unique and novel knots and patterns. He also is an accomplished fetish photographer and offers monthly rope workshops in Bend for new and experienced rope lovers.
Traviesa
Amateur circus performer, professional clown. With a background in Latin dance and tomfoolery, Traviesa plays with circus paraphernalia, among other daring and raunchy things. She is experienced in pole, aerial rope, partner acrobatics, and suspension bondage, as of late. It’s her first time at SEAF and she’s excited to show off!