{"id":310748,"date":"2021-07-29T03:33:50","date_gmt":"2021-07-29T00:33:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/reflections-puts-a-bdsm-twist-on-classic-dinner-theater\/"},"modified":"2021-07-29T03:33:50","modified_gmt":"2021-07-29T00:33:50","slug":"reflections-puts-a-bdsm-twist-on-classic-dinner-theater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/reflections-puts-a-bdsm-twist-on-classic-dinner-theater\/","title":{"rendered":"#’Reflections’ puts a BDSM twist on classic dinner theater"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#’Reflections’ puts a BDSM twist on classic dinner theater<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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Reservations are all tied up for this below-radar theater production.<\/p>\n

\u201cReflections<\/a>,\u201d a roughly 2\u00bd-hour-long show that features a four-course dinner and displays of rope bondage, is serving up entertainment with a side of kink. As city stages remain dark due to COVID-19 shutdowns, the swanky downtown performance \u2014 advertised only through word of mouth \u2014 has helped fill the void, selling out each of its seven sultry performances since debuting in April at Duane Park in Noho. <\/p>\n

Due to its popularity, the show\u2019s director, 41-year-old Inka Nevala \u2014\u00a0an award-winning burlesque performer known as LouLou D\u2019vil \u2014\u00a0has added an extra night to the summer season this Thursday. She\u2019s also planning a schedule of fall performances to resume on Sept. 15.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to open people\u2019s eyes to what different kinds of fetishes can be,\u201d Nevala, who originally hails from Finland and lives in East Williamsburg, told The Post. She doesn\u2019t perform in the show, but wrote the script<\/a> during lockdown in 2020. <\/p>\n

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The sultry \u201cReflections\u201d feature a cast of six performers, who help tell the story of a woman named Kaori who, while going through heartbreak, finds inner peace through rope bondage.<\/figcaption>
Daniel D’Ottavio<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cIt can be something that bonds you even stronger with your partner,\u201d said Nevala, who wants to correct the impression that fetish play is always \u201crough, brutal, dark.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOr tacky,\u201d added her boyfriend, 44-year-old fashion photographer Daniel D\u2019Ottavio, who\u2019s also involved with the production.<\/p>\n

Instead, Nevala said, \u201cI just want to give people an opportunity to feel like they can approach the fetish world easier and safer, and through beauty.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cReflections,\u201d according to the couple, is a love story about personal growth. It follows a New York City woman named Kaori who, while going through a breakup, meets a man known only as the \u201cbookstore master.\u201d She begins to explore rope bondage with him, and finds pleasure and even peace.<\/p>\n

\u201cRope bondage [is] all about intimacy,\u201d said Nevala, with D\u2019Ottavio adding, \u201c[It\u2019s] a vehicle for learning how to trust, listen and be vulnerable, truly vulnerable, and that\u2019s something that \u2014 rope or no rope \u2014 we all long to have in a relationship.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The show\u2019s creator aims to quash impressions that the realm of fetish can be brutal or smutty.<\/figcaption>
Daniel D’Ottavio<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cReflections\u201d includes nudity, which Nevala and D\u2019Ottavio say is a part of the artistic vision. Each show\u2019s cast of six includes spoken-word performers and a dancer.<\/p>\n

Audience members who prefer to conceal their own identities can help themselves to free black Venetian masquerade-style eye masks. Throughout the night, guests nibble on upscale dishes such as smoked salmon on a polenta blini, pan-seared strip<\/a>ed bass with sweet pea hummus and, for dessert, Champagne sorbet (changes are available for dietary restrictions). More than just dinner, the pair says the meal is also part of the overall sensual experience.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe sight, sound, smell, taste \u2014 all the senses are being touched,\u201d said D\u2019Ottavio. <\/p>\n

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\u201cReflections\u201d also includes a four-course gourmet dinner.<\/figcaption>
Daniel D’Ottavio<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tickets, which cost $225 for general<\/a> admission and $650 for Champagne service for two, have sold out quickly. Some viewers have even returned for a repeat showing.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople are definitely craving performance and just being together,\u201d said Nevala. <\/p>\n

Neither proof of vaccination nor face masks are required. This week\u2019s limited-capacity seating will accommodate 40 people, and will increase to 50 in September.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s also more to come. Under the umbrella of her Cocoon Presents series<\/a> of fetish-centered shows, Nevala aims to produce three or four new stories per year, each focused on a different sexual practice. She wants to enlist additional writers for future scripts and the couple said they\u2019re exploring the idea of bringing on investors.<\/p>\n

The partners also anticipate further demand for these performances; D\u2019Ottavio credits the pandemic with simply giving people more time to think about what they want in life.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are people, because they\u2019ve been sitting around, they\u2019re interested in learning more about fetishes,\u201d he said. \u201cThey\u2019re interested in saying, \u2018Here\u2019s an opportunity to introduce this in my relationship or marriage.\u2019 \u201d<\/p>\n

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