Come one! Come all! Come to the Blue Room and enjoy DC’s Trifecta of Domination!!!!
Whether you want a red-head, brunette, or a blond- we’ve got it.

I am so happy and excited and proud to announce the adding of 2 gorgeous Dom’s to the Blue Room for double or triple dom session offerings. The Goddess Olivia comes to us from Chapel Hill and is an exotic beauty. The type of girl that you see in magazines and wish you knew in person or could get the pleasure of being around-if only for a moment. Goddess Olivia is a sadistic Goddess that employs strict discipline and a firm hand, combined with a stern attitude to get her point across. Don’t let her beauty fool you-she is more than you can probably handle… but don’t you deserve the chance to try?? Goddess Olivia comes to DC as a caning and flogging specialists not to mention possessing a thorough and complete understanding of her submissives. Goddess Olivia is available for Double Domme sessions with Bella on February 4-6th as well as future February dates. (Her pics are attached to this message..)

Bettie Rage is a seasoned Dom that has been hiatus as of late and has decided to grace us with her presence in the Blue Room. Bettie is a like a Bettie Page reincarnate only better. She’s sassier, sexier, and better than the baddest “Bettie” around. She loves mummification, bondage, cbt, nt, and many other sadistic activities. Just test her and you’ll definitely be SORELY mistaken. Bettie Rage is available for double or triple dom sessions on February 19th & 20th and 26th & 27th… with more dates to be announced! (Bettie Rage pics to come soon.. she is having photo shoots all this week and has a new stash of unseen photos for us!!!! STAND BY- Lucky readers)

Contact me, Bella Bliss, for more details on how to book with this sexy ladies.. ACT SOON/EARLY as spaces are limited and go on a first come, first serve kind of basis.. SO DON’T MISS YOUR CHANCE TO SEE THE BADDEST BITCHES IN ALL OF DC!!

Contact Bella at bella@bellasblueroom.com or (202) 368-7089 for more details…

The Garden of Hedon takes over The Blue Room……
Bella and The Blue Room have recently gone Hollywood or “Hollyweird” as they say in some circles. That’s right The Blue Room has recently just moved up in the world and will soon be able to be seen on the “Big Screen”– coming to a ‘theater near you’. Well, perhaps this film won’t make it quite to that level as it’s a small, independent film, but one can hope, right??? So what’s this all about you may ask?

Well, it all started like this. It’s a hot summer’s day in September and I receive a voice-mail from a gentlemen asking if the location used in my photos was indeed my ‘play space’… aka The Blue Room? At first, I think this is just another person that is trying to waste my time. But I decide to at least return the call because I think that’s always the most professional and appropriate thing to do. The voice on the other end of the line sounds excited and happy to chat with me. He tells me that he is the location director/scout and thinks that The Blue Room could be perfect for one of the scenes in their movie. Hmm- I think, perhaps The Blue Room should go more ‘main stream’ and besides it could be fun to be involved in the making of a film-regardless of the size. We chat more about the specific details and dates, etc and decide to meet so he can see The Blue Room for himself.

And so, on a Monday afternoon, I get the knock at the door and he is there to check out the space. He brings along with him a camera so that he can not only take pictures but also a video of the space to show the Director. My concern in pursuing this project is that, while The Blue Room, creates a great ambiance with it’s wall of mirrors- it has- in the past been a bit of an issue when trying to do photo-shoots or in this case a movie with a crew, lights, actors, etc. The last thing that I would want to have happen is for them to have an issue which will delay their production and add to the over-all cost of the movie.

Luckily, all my concerns and thoughts are put to rest when he enters the room and LOVES it! The mirrors do not seem to be a problem and they can work around it, he tells me. I breathe a sigh of relief and commence to chatting more about the specifics of the film- what’s it about, how many locations are you using, how long will the production take, etc? I find out the film is called the “Garden of Hedon”. It is a kind-of sci-fi, super-natural thriller that takes place in a futuristic society in which every type of Hedonistic desire is available. It is set in a mansion which acts as a kind-of purgatory for our gluttonous hedons and their every whim, desire and fantasy. But *of course* there is one twist….. Cue the music- Dum Dum Dum…. There’s a KILLER AMONG US!!! Dum Dum Dum (I always imagine the music from the movie re-make of “Cape Fear” with Robert DeNiro when he is released from prison when I think Dum Dum Dum…) I think that’s all I should say for now so as to not spoil the rest of the plot and movie for you… But you will have to stay tuned for when the final cut have been made and it is released to the masses. I am even working on a ‘screening event’ at a great DC night-spot. Details to follow.

But back to the movie… The day of the filming finally arrived. At 4:30 PM, knocks on the door begin and before I know it there are over 15 people in my small 850 square foot space. I have never seen so many bags, wires, cords, and lights in one place at one time. Not to mention, the special effects.. Brains and did I also mention Blood?? The Blue Room is about to see it’s first ‘murder’ complete with brains, guts and blood. *Pretty cool-if you ask me.** I work with the set designer to make the scene look ‘just right’ complete with whips, chains, and various toys strewn about to make the scene look ‘authentic’. The crew begins to assault The Blue Room as well- as it is being filled to the brim with all of the lights needed for the scene. There are at least 6, 550 watt lights in every nook and cranny available in The Blue Room. Once the different filters are applied to the lights the room takes on a warm glow of yellow, pink, and blue tones. It takes it from a regular looking space to something out of the ordinary in which you don’t know exactly what time of the day or night it could be or where exactly in time you are. This definitely takes things to a ‘whole new level’. I am quite impressed with their professionalism and how quickly they are able to transform The Blue Room. And in fact, it took longer to arrange all of the toys and props that I have supplied than to actually get the lights up and running.

Now…we are *finally* able to start filming the scene. It takes many attempts to *finally* get the right look for the ‘murder’ which is being done by one of my many spanking implements on The Blue Room wall. Now the special effects team begins to work their magic. They begin to turn our lovely actress into a corpse complete with her brains being bashed in. (sorry to be graphic but it’s special effects and must be discussed) Once the final blow has been struck to our ‘victim’, the poor girl is now stuck laying face down on the bed with her brains splatted out every where. I feel for her as she must lie there hour after hour face down and wearing an all-leather outfit.. I might add. Poor thing… Now the dialogue of the scene can be filmed which of course takes many attempts and many hours to get it ‘just right’. Oh and to add to the awesome fun and excitement of the experience. I am also given a line in the movie. Yes- that’s right not only does The Blue Room go Hollywood but so does Bella.. Look out world- here I come.

The filming eventually wraps at about 11 PM and luckily the cast and crew help to get The Blue Room back to its original state. Minus the spanking implement which is now permanently splattered with blood. I don’t mind though because now it’s a movie prop. It also has a cool story to go along with it and the memories to match. I collapse on the couch knowing that I just survived my first glimpse of movie making and I am happy to have done it and glad I could help them out with their great movie. I am very happy to be apart of something larger than myself and that is also a very good story line to boot.

Stay tuned for future details to follow when the final film is cut… I hope to see you all out at the screening party.

WOW- what a Halloween weekend. It’s election night, Tuesday, and I am still recovering from another fabulous weekend of Entre Nous fun fun fun. A big thanks goes out to Entre Nous for having me host this weekend’s various events. It was, indeed, a very ‘stimulating’ time…. lol Seriously, though it is always a great pleasure to meet and hang out with such a great group of people. All of the guests, owners and promoters of the events are amazing and always go the extra mile in the name of ‘good clean fun’….

To say that the Halloween Party at Entre Nous was a smashing success would be an under-statement. It was ‘off-the-chain’. By 10/10:30 it was already jammed pack, the dance floor was filled with wall-to-wall people dancing, getting their drink on, and generally have a ridiculously fun time. And the costumes- oh my. WOW again. The creativity, time, money and effort that so many people put into their costumes was absolutely fantastic to see. Here are a few of my top favorites… and if you recognize yourself please fill free to send along a picture- and I’d be happy to post it.

-Sexy Cleopatra and her Solider
-The old-fashioned ‘boy’ with his derby hat and newspaper bag- selling his stuff- “The Daily Nudespaper” and his wife wearing a dress with newspaper headlines and a plastic bag covering it… Special delivery indeed. I’ll sign for that ‘package’ any time.
-A cowboy and cowgirl
-Hugh Hefner and his 4 playboy bunnies
-the sexy group of ladies with their ‘female pimp’
-Some native American Indians (Poke-a-hotness….indeed…..lol)
-Batman & Catwoman
-Of course-several naughty nurses and doctors. Pirates and winches. Soliders and goddesses. French Maids and Butlers. Zombie’s, vampires, and the living dead.
-Just to name a few.. And If I am missing anything really awesome – please comment and let me know.

I’d also like to throw out a special “hello” to my “naughty Nun & Friar Tuck” (*although he should probably be called “Friar Fuck”….lol) Hmm-where to begin? Well to start when I say “naughty nun” that’s exactly right. WOW- can we say sexy?? Indeed. Imagine a skin tight black mini-skirt dress, strategically slashed-up all along the sides of the dress exposing the “nuns” dark skin and curvaceous body. And to complete the look- of course- the cross on the top and the habit on her sexy, long dark hair. I hope you are getting a mental picture, here? Oh and did I forget to mention that she is also sexy, speaks perfect Spanish, and has the ‘usual curves to dye for’ that most of ‘us American’ girls aren’t lucky enough to be blessed with. lol In any case, DJ Joe was really working that night as well because the music was flowing. There was an electricity in the air. The kind of night when things go so fast and so slow- all at the same time. A night when you just can’t dance for 1 song. A night where 3 or 4 songs are played in a row and your body must respond? Sound familiar? (Hopefully each and every one of you has had an opportunity to experience something like this?) But back to the story at hand…… The “naughty nun” grabs me and begins to dance with me. We begin to ‘dance normally’- keeping a somewhat ‘safe distance’ from the other, but than the music really gets going and I find myself in the middle of a “Naughty Nun and Friar Tuck” sandwich. The crazy thing is that it’s more like the two of us *girls* are really dancing with each and the ‘guy’ (Friar Tuck) is there for back-up or when the mood strikes. I primarily dance with the Nun but every so often our Friar Tuck friend does to jump in and dance behind me or in front of her. Many times, it becomes a mish-mosh of bodies, gyrating to the music as one. Soon the drinks begin to take over, it gets awfully hot and sweaty in the club, and hand start roaming around, glances exchanged and…… my pasteases soon begin to slowly peel away…… ** And the rest of the night…. is for those parties involved…sorry, kids… I can’t always ‘tell all my dirty little secrets’…lol Aww- good times…good times indeed ;0)

I must also say a special shout out to the Saki staff for helping with setting up and taking down the decorations, lights, etc. ANDDDDD of course we can NEVER forget the Bar-staff- they are the bomb every week. How they were able to keep up with the massive amounts of party people, I’ll never know. But nonetheless, they rock and need their props. It’s hard work to serve drinks all night to tons of people and keep a great attitude and smile on their faces. Great Job to my main girl, Jenny… *maybe a little Jenny from the block vibe going on there* and her sexy ass biker chick costume. You were hot, girlie. And who could forget, Owen? He is one super-star bartender as well. Plus, he looked mighty fine dressed as a zombie Nat’s player— very scary indeed.. just like their record. (Yeah, I said it…so what…lol…better luck next year).

I decided that this year I would rock it out- old school. I decided to make myself a 1970′s Go-Go dancer complete with afro, giant hoop earrings, a 1-piece booty short body suit, (*see through of course), a nice silver chain necklace and to complete the look- some sexy ass, black platform boots. Oh yeah- Foxy Brown look out. That’s right, get your jive talk ready. And do this, Man…. LOL OMG- it was a great time and even better and memorable when some of the “regular guests” that have seen me on numerous occasions barely recognized me when I was ‘transformed’. I will include some pics and also link back to my Facebook page where you can become a friend and see even more photo galleries, updates, etc.

And when the dance floor was too crowded to safely navigate through and maneuver through- the pole became mine. I jumped up there along with some of the other sexy ladies that were there and we rocked it out. I even came away with some one’s stuffed into my suit… so even better. Glad to know if I ever ‘quit my day job’ that I could have a second career…lol Thanks to the lovely ladies that also had the courage enough to jump up there with me, throw caution to the wind and just dance… and have fun and a blast!

One last shout out– to our awesome DJ’s. DJ Joe and Spin were once again in the zone and playing what everyone wanted to hear but perhaps didn’t even realize. You know it’s a great night when you are dancing to every song, the drinks are flowing and the floor is jammed packed with bodies up against one another. Now that spells F-U-N to me. And than, sadly, before it’s even begun it’s over and they are saying last call. And the only reminder later of the all the previously had fun and naughtiness that remains is when your mind clears and your feet remind you of what you have done. The moment when the mind no longer has control over the pain in the feet from having worn high-heels or more precisely platform boots for over 7 hours. Yeah- pain pain pain…but all for a ‘good cause’ and I wouldn’t change a thing.

Hope to see you all again this weekend for Pastease night!!!! Always a hot and sexy night had by all… You can always find more information on my facebook page or entrenousdc.com as well.. Links provided as well. See you all on Saturday.
~Bella

It’s a hot-summer’s evening in September, Indian summer with the kind of heat which always brings out a crowd. And even if there would be no summer heat outside, Entre Nous would still be burning up inside. The crowd always comes out to support a ‘good cause’…. Naked Sushi Model Night. What could be more fun than that, right? Well, of course, assuming you like Sushi in the first place.

But as the story goes… It went something like this. I am hosting micro-mini and Naked Sushi night at the club (Saki in case you didn’t know). And while I have become to be known as “the hostess with the most-est” to all my fans, I was nonetheless surprised to be asked to “be” the naked sushi model for the night as the other girl canceled at the last minute. So being the ‘good sport that I am’, I said, “sure- no problem”. And off went my sexy outfit and onto the cold, slab of a ‘bed’ that they had procured for the occasion. As I am laying there, naked aside from some panties, I realize that lying very still and not moving as they put cold leaves and sushi on me is going to be tricky. I decide to focus on the ceiling above and close my eyes so that I don’t try to see what they are doing ‘to me’. Luckily, it only takes about 5-7 minutes for them to place a lovely array of sushi all over my body.

Than the ‘fun part’ begins, I am hoisted up by 2 guys and carrying down a step and out onto the dance floor for all the ‘hungry guests’ to ‘feed off me’. It’s definitely weird but fun. Again, what should I do? Look up? Look at the people and chat with them as they grab food off my body? (*seem like an odd thing to do but hey, I’m already the naked sushi model so what else can be weird tonight?) I decide on a mixture of the two. Alternating between closing my eyes and trying to concentrate on not moving and letting the perfectly placed pieces of sushi fall off and making eye contact and ‘trying to chat/make small talk’ to the guests acting like they’ve never seen food before……lol

After the guests have eaten all the sushi off my body- which takes record time… 5 minutes or less- I am carried away. I quickly jump off the table and towel off the sushi smell and leaves, etc. Than I do a quick change, check the old make-up and head back to the party… It was a blast… like it always is and for the rest of the night, in addition to being the “hostess with the most-est” I was also the “aren’t you the sushi model” girl…… Ahh, good times good times…good times, indeed.

I realize that my mind probably doesn’t work like most everyone else. I definitely see the world through my own lens. Which is why upon a recent viewing of the 1976 Jessica Lang King Kong that it hit me- who ever wrote this or designed the costumes must have some little fetish thing in them and the over-all tone of the movie is highly sexual and suggestive as well. Let’s think about it for a second.

– First, there is the stow-away Jessica Lang who doesn’t have a “thing to wear” and therefore must resort to whipping up some hot little numbers from the her male hosts so that she can prance around the boat. And generally make a sexy, little spectacle of herself. She makes pants into sexy, shorter-than daisy duke booty shorts, a top made out of nothing more than a scarf showing tons of skin and bare-midriff of a very young sexy kitten Lang. Nonetheless, Lang only has eyes for our film hero- Jack- played by Jeff Bridges- when he was quite young and rugged and even a little sexy in his own right. And let’s not forget the hair on both our leading man and woman. If Lang’s hair were any more shiny, bright, healthy and sexy I don’t think I could stand it. She definitely has that little, “I’ve just been naughty and touseled look about her” which is fabulous. It’s very liberating and freeing and sexy all at the same time.

–Second and even more prominent in it’s depiction of sexuality, vulnerability, and fetishism is the scene where she is being ‘scarificed’ to King Kong. We all know and this scene. We see Jessica coming out of a ‘drug induced’ fog/haze on the bed of straw in the tent. The various women villagers are attending to her. Putting on her clothing, her head-dress, giving her “more to drink” so she will stay relaxed and out-of-it, not knowing what’s going on or coming next for her. And when we finally see her as she’s taken out of the tent and lead away/carried away on the bamboo mat held high above the crowd and carried by the native men. Upon full view of her, she is still swaying side-to-side as the men walk her along the long path to the alter outside the huge gates. She is wearing a white gown, tons of beaded necklaces that are chokers and go up the length of her delicate neck. She also has on her head-dress, arm-bangles, bracelets, ropes around her waist and the sheerest, lightest, gauziest ‘skirt’ ever seen. I can honestly say- that she is a hottie for sure. (*I will add some links to images so you all can see and know where I am coming from here…) In any case, back to my original point (*and I do have one). The fetish tone for this particular scene is two-fold easily. First, the attire with shows us a choker collar meant to restrain her neck and show that she doesn’t have control. And while the choker isn’t made of leather and is of beads doesn’t negate this fact. Second, the way in which to top of her body is wrapped similar to that of a band-o style top mixed with a corset. With all the fabric wrapped and coiled tightly around her body- she looks as if she could be an angle dominatrix. However, given that as soon as she don’s this attire her power is taken away (to some degree) by a 50-foot King Kong it is a cleaver and ironic twist.

–The last area where the fetish and bdsm over-tone is insuniated into this film is as King Kong is coming through the jungle as Jessica is tied to the altar. She is just beginning to come out of her drug induced haze as we hear the tree’s falling and the thumping of the ground under King Kong’s massive feet. She is bond to the altar by her arms and legs in a semi-cross like fashion- although rather loosely so she can still move a bit and make it seductive and sexy to us as we view the film. She vaguely and without must success struggles and screams and tries to get away from King Kong as she finally sees and realizes what’s going on. But by than it is too late and she will be his……. However, the seductive nature of this film doesn’t end there- just because Lang is taken away by King Kong. Rather, we see image after image of her being seductively sexy and submissive to King Kong when he let’s her bath, catches her when she tries to escape and when she eventually comes to care for him and doesn’t want him harmed. It is the traditional power-reversal. It is classic, sexy, and time-lessly seductive. Learn from Jessica Lang in King Kong- her powers were good enough to work on both man and beast…

Just something to ponder… Send comments if you agree or disagree… Let’s get the dialogue going.

Hey Everyone out there.. I am so sorry to have left ya and gotta away with my writing. But that doesn’t mean I didn’t keep my handy notebook around to write down all kinds of posts that will be added.. asap!

So to begin, I have been out and about in DC enjoying all the sites and sounds that the fall has to offer. As per usual, the Skins have been putting me on a roller coaster of emotions every week. I did have hope in the beginning of the season, when we added some new players and some great young talent. But I was definitely more than a little bit hesitant to accept and understand why there was an inner-league trade to get McNabb? Now, I know a lot of people out there do not like Jason Campbell, but let’s face it- he’s young, has talent and wants to win. Which is a heck of a lot more than I can say for some of the “Money Pit” players we have that are lazy and don’t care about their teammates or their fans… yes, that’s right, Haynesworth, I’m talking about you! McNabb and his sacks are ridiculous and the line can’t seem to defend him to save their life. What’s a fan to do?? It’s heart-breaking and crushing every week when we get so close and than loose because of a dumb penalty or trying to be greedy and try for not one, but two two-point conversions. What was the coaching staff thinking on this one??? In any case, I am still *trying* to stay loyal to the Skins because I’ve been a fan since moving to the DC around many years ago. To say it’s challenge, is truly an under-statement.

Moving on… I am going to make several other posts with many of the fun filled weekend events and gathering’s- that’s I’ve been fortunate enough to be a part of. See the list below and keep reading for more details…

-Bella does Hell Ball & Entre Nous Halloween Party 2010
-Bella goes International- Photo contest 2nd place in Italy
-Bella becomes a sushi model at Entre Nous 2010
-2010 DC Fetish Ball A Huge Hit- Bella does live spanking performance
-Bella Art/Photography Exhibited during DC Art Week- November 2010
-Bound Pirate Pirate 2010

I will look forward to seeing you all out and about and back here for frequent new posts. And if you have a comment please send them along and feel free to share this blog with others. I will keep the content varied so anyone can stop by….

Thanks for reading and Happy Election Day! Hope you all did the right thing and voted today? Many people have fought long and hard to give us our freedoms and right to choose our leaders- so get informed and get out there and do your part.

~Bella

Being that I am constantly interacting with people-getting people that request foot fetish sessions, etc.- I must always be ‘at my best’ which of course includes means staying as glamorous as possible. And while the rituals of female grooming aren’t news to anyone, it’s the near and dear professionals that perform these many ancient torture sessions on us who become our ‘friends’, ‘confidantes’, or a captive audience for us. It’s also while enduring such torments that these same ‘friends’ also gossip and/or give us unsolicited advice.

An excellent example of this is my wonderful manicurists. She is a lovely, sweet woman, named Kathy. She is about 42 years old (*give or take), has 3 children and immigrated to the US with her family from Vietnam. (All of this information is easily ascertained by the numerous hours we’ve spent together to keep me ‘beautiful and in pristine working order’.) It was upon my most recent visit that we were both discussing our recently passed birthdays which leads us to the conversation about how I should have a husband. I think even this sweet, innocent, manicurist/ ‘mom’ must lecture me about being a ‘bachelor’. I never call myself ‘single’ rather a Bachelor. I figure if I think like a guy and don’t buy into the notion that you can’t have a fulfilling life unless you have a ‘man’ to take care of you, etc. than I have the ‘right’ to give myself that title. In any case, sweet, dear Kathy tells me, “You are very pretty girl. Why don’t you have a husband?”. While I shouldn’t be surprised by this as she has on occasion before given me the same sage advice, I can’t help but be caught a little off guard. After I get my thoughts together and can think of most tactful way to approach it, I reply, “Well, I guess there is no one that wants to put up with me for so long. or forever. Plus, I don’t know if I really need a boyfriend/husband.” She says, “But you are very pretty girl. So young. You have nice body. You should be able to have any husband you want. You are young now and in 10 more years it won’t be good to not have a husband. Much harder to find.” Hmm, I think, she is probably onto something here but of course ‘that’ could never happen to me….lol I decide to play nice and keep my mouth shout as my mother taught me. My last reply was, “Well, maybe you are right. I suppose there is probably someone for everyone- just gotta find him.” She seemed satisfied with that response because she quietly finishes the manicure all the while speaking 100 miles a minute in her native tongue to the rest of the girls in the shop. It made me feel like Elaine in that Seinfeld episode where she brings George’s father into the nail salon to spy on the workers so could know if they were talking about her.. LOL Why is it that life can so easily be compared to Seinfeld episodes? *maybe I just watch too many re-runs….

This random musing brought to you by Bella…

Can you believe it?? I have *finally* got my Twitter account up and running. I can’t believe it, myself. I was starting to feel as if I was the last person in the world to be behind the 8-ball here. But, hey, as long as I get it done I guess it’s ok. I just hope I will have some to say on it??? One of the reasons, I am not in ‘love’ with twitter is because it puts character limits on the ‘tweet’s or what ever the f*bleep it’s called.. lol I tend to like Facebook a lot more and it seems to be more interactive. Maybe I’ll let you all be the judge out there..

What are your thoughts? Twitter or Face book fan….. In any case, please feel free to check out both of mine..
See you in yet another cyber world- gang.
~Bella

I just wanted to take a quick sec to say how surprised I am to the great response and comments to this blog. It really does make me very happy to see that what I may have to say isn’t a complete bore to the outside world or the world outside my head-which ever you prefer- take your pick…

Seriously though, a sincere thank you to all the comments, criticisms, questions, and the like. I apologize in advance if I cannot really to every comment in a lengthy way as there is only so much time in the day and you can see I am usually a night owl anyway..*doesn’t leave much more time. lol And there are still a couple of technical questions I’ve received that I haven’t been able to reply as I don’t know the answer but am checking/working on it. *as soon as get reply will respond*

And so long as I am talking- if anyone has any ideas or topics they would like to see covered please feel free to comment as well. I am trying to constantly think of new things to ‘talk about’ so any help is always appreciated. Plus, looking like the nerdy Dominatrix constantly scribing down ‘the next bright/great idea’ is getting a little ridiculous… *wink wink

In short….
Thanks for the love and keep checking in and sending those comments …
xoxox
~Bella

Monday, September 6th, 2010- New York Times Article- “Going to Extremes to Seek Dramatic Accuracy”.

Finally- the wild world of BDSM takes main stage on Broadway. How amazing is this?? It seems that more of the ‘vanilla world’ is starting to come around and let little hints of the BDSM world/lifestyle permeate into mainstream tv, movies, books and yes- even now on Broadway. The play, “Trust”, starring Zach Braff and Sutton Foster shows the lifestyle in a new way. And the great thing about it is that they (the writer, producer and actors) even went so far as to hire a real-life NYC Dominatrix to consult on the play in order to portray the lifestyle accurately and sympathetically. “Trust” also incorporates and brings powerful images of female sexuality to the stage with drama and humor. I think it’s great that the writers and producers of this play decided to go the extra mile and hire a professional Dominatrix to consult on all the nuances of creating a dynamically seductive and exhilarating scene for the submissive client. This can be a difficult area for an ‘outsider’ to understand if they have never personally seen or been to a ‘real Dominatrix’ before. The notion of sensuality, seduction, and creating the proper persona and tone were also a key area of focus for the actors and the Dominatrix consultant. One of the ways in which she trained the actors in the ways of domination and submission was to tell the leading lady one of her tricks, “I told them that I like to stalk around the clients like a tiger, and that they find it terrifying and sexy at the same time.” (Mistress Kaya)
“I think it helped me get in tune with my own sense of power and that’s a really incredible gift to be given,” said Ms. Gaynor who portrays one of the main characters’ partners.

“A dominatrix is not what most people think- an instigator of pain or a prostitute,” Mistress Kaya (*the resident Dominatrix consultant- obviously this is her professional name and her identity of course is kept confidential). “She guards and follows the rules established by her and her clients of how far they can go. She’s the one that protects the life of people interested in extreme experiences.” She goes on to say- “As actors, if you’re saying your lines, the say, ‘Cut’, or you go offstage. But when you go into the room- and sessions can be many hours- in front of the client you’re always on.” I appreciate and value her philosophies and notions about the lifestyle and how it should be safe-guarded from outsiders that would make judgments without the proper knowledge or information on hand. There can never be enough advocates in the world that understand and appreciate the value of having these types of experiences available to those that wish to have them.

I think the writer, Paul Weitz, sums it up best when he says, “There’s an unspoken contract between the dom and the submissive that the dom is in control. There’s an unspoken contract between the actors and the audience that the actor’s in control, even though the audience could stop the show by stepping onstage. It’s an act of power by the actors over the audience.” This attitude and thought process shows the concept of dominate and submissive in a whole new light and a way in which it can be seen on a day-to-day level.

I appreciate and applaud the writer, producers, actors and actresses, and financial backer’s of this play for not letting the subject matter and naivete of the average American deter them in any way from pursuing such a worth-wild topic which can be enlightening, entertaining and something new fresh and unique for “most people.”

Sadly though this play will be closing it’s run this upcoming weekend on Sunday… but if you are in NYC and are able to catch it. I would highly recommend it.

See complete article at: www.nytimes.com/theater