Gorgone

Gorgone is a rope switch, meaning someone who both ties and is tied, and a co-founder of Shibari Study. Iridescent Amsterdam describes Gorgone as French.

Path

The Shibari Study blog profile says Gorgone first came to rope as a model, then began performing and running meet-ups, and eventually taught across Western Europe and further afield. It adds that Gorgone worked in Japan with Naka Akira. A Brazilian listing for Nakama Nawa says Gorgone has taught and performed since 2011.

Shibari Study

The platform’s podcast introduces Gorgone and Anton as its two founders. According to the blog profile, the project began as tutorials posted online as an alternative to constant live demonstrations, and by 2020 it had grown into a serious operation. Shibari Study’s home page claims more than 1,200 lessons, more than 12,000 students and a community spanning at least 34 countries.

Teaching

Iridescent Amsterdam connects Gorgone’s teaching to conscious movement and experience tying and being tied. Iridescent says the teaching addresses riggers and models alike, and aims to build partnerships that make rope experiences safer. Iridescent says Gorgone takes apart ties at every level, explaining the mechanics of both rope and body as well as why each tie works. Iridescent describes an approach that puts the body first when using rope.

The blog profile says Gorgone’s tying starts from the experience the person in rope wants, with no single school of thought behind it.

Listed classes

Iridescent Amsterdam listed a TK Lab class for 13 June 2025 on the theory behind the takate kote, covering its variations, nerve safety and rope placement; the listing makes the class partnered, for rigger and model together. For 5 and 6 September 2026, Nakama Nawa in São Paulo announced Gorgone as its guest, with a beginner workshop for pairs on the second day. The announcement described it as a first visit to Brazil.