Mariana Rodeso
São Paulo artist and rope teacher who began shibari in 2019 and co-runs Shibari House Brasil, where she curates the program at Estúdio Ifigênia and teaches the studio's full course with Rigger Maia.
Mariana Rodeso, also known simply as Rodeso, is an artist and communications professional who co-runs Shibari House Brasil, a São Paulo rope maker and studio. The studio’s team page lists her as its curating partner and describes her as its main leader, responsible for everything from the visual identity to the program of Estúdio Ifigênia.
Background
Her profile on the studio’s site says she came to rope with experience in theater, audiovisual work and journalism, and began her path in shibari in 2019 with a number of practitioners while working as a facilitator at the São Paulo space Galpão Infinito. Her main interests, according to the profile, are active body movement within rope, installations and combining different techniques with shibari; it describes her way of leading as dynamic, using color and sound to join action with sensory immersion.
Shibari House Brasil
Shibari House Brasil started in the Penha district of São Paulo in January 2021, with the aim of gathering safe, informative teaching material on shibari in Portuguese, and released a complete online beginners’ course the same year. It makes handmade jute rope and other supplies, and in November 2024 it opened Estúdio Ifigênia, a studio in the city’s historic center that can be visited by appointment. The studio’s page also says it supplied techniques, consultancy and products for the 2023 Netflix series Olhar Indiscreto. Her profile says she runs the business with Rigger Maia, mainly handling its visual identity and the curation of projects, and that she leads the development of Estúdio Ifigênia alongside artistic projects researching body techniques, sensoriality and sexuality and their social, political and cultural effects.
Teaching and events
With Maia she has taught classes in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Curitiba, and the two teach the studio’s Curso Integral de Shibari, a certificate course that runs from floorwork to suspension on Saturday mornings. The studio’s booking page lists her as curator, performer and teacher. She co-hosts Cine Shibari, a monthly screening of rope performances, films and documentaries followed by an hour of open practice. Her profile also mentions work on music videos, the creation of performances and art installations. According to Leviriet’s profile on the same site, the two produced the first edition of Nakama Nawa, a collaborative exhibition that brings shibari together with other art forms.