Aisha Cruz

Aisha Cruz is an actress and rope performer from Andalusia who works in Barcelona. Aisha’s own profile gives the roles of actress, performer, shibari artist, self-suspender, facilitator and butoh dancer. A performance listing says Cruz has created and performed original pieces since 2018, mixing theatre, dance and shibari with self-suspension, directs shows with students, and teaches continuing courses from Barcelona and on international tours.

Performance

In “MA: The Space Between Us”, a duo piece with the rigger Julieta, Cruz is the one in the rope; a sequel, “MA: The Space Between Us II – The Revenge”, was listed at Dr.Flow in Barcelona. The listing presents both artists as working through bodily communication and the relationship with the audience. On 26 November 2026 Cruz and Gluwur were billed in “ON / OFF”, a comic shibari-and-theatre piece in cabaret style in which Cruz tries to assemble Gluwur as a talking smart lamp.

Teaching

Self-suspension is the core of the teaching. In September 2023 Cruz gave a two-day introduction to self-tying and self-suspension at La Gabia Studi near Barcelona, open to people without suspension experience. At Sala de Luz in Poblenou there is a graded program: a Level 0 that starts from the basics, and a Level 1 for people who have done Level 0 or have equivalent experience, which the course text frames as understanding movement and principles rather than collecting new figures. The November–December 2026 Level 1 listing describes the course as six sessions and fifteen hours of training, but its schedule gives five Monday evenings of two and a half hours each.

With Gluwur, Cruz also teaches partner shibari at Sala de Luz, for example “Estructuras de shibari”, an eight-hour beginner course over two days on harnesses, floor positions, transitions and designing a whole session. Cruz’s Linktree also points to a public Telegram channel on shibari and self-tying and to a Patreon.