Nëya – Announcing presenter
Nëya has been tying since 2018, which is relatively a short period of time. However during the first year she went through almost every available workshop, lecture and research group (often repeatedly) and in...
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Kitty Rea – Announcing presenter
Kitty Rea always finds herself on both sides of the rope. Both a rigger and a bunny, she had the privilege to learn from some of the very best rope wizards, participating in workshops...
Haag & Husalia – Announcing presenters
Haag is a Rotterdam based rigger who hosts weekly jams and various social and educational events at the Ellipsis Rope Studio. He has been teaching rope for several years now and has hosted a...
RopuNawa & Freya – Announcing presenters
RopuNawa RopuNawa first encountered Shibari/Kinbaku in 2008 at a performance in Australia. This performance stayed with him on his way back to Switzerland, where he began his own journey with the rope. He formed...
Alexander NawaRonin & Natasha NawaTaNeko
We are Alexander (NawaRonin) and Natasha NawaTaNeko. Kinbaku and especially Seme-nawa in the style of Akira Naka has become an important and enriching part of our lives. We share our passion by performing and...
Michael Ropeknight and Tamina Himmelgrau – Announcing presenters
Tamina Himmelgrau After some years of experimenting with BDSM, Rough Body Play and Contact Impro Himmelgrau finally discovered ropes in 2011, also started tying actively in 2016. With a good knowledge of her body...
Tamandua and Gestalta – Announcing presenters
Tamandua Tamandua is a full time rope artist and Kinbaku instructor based in Berlin. I have a passionately sadistic streak and a deep love for the aesthetic realm of Kinbaku. Having learned from a...
Workshop Armbinders, elbow bondage and strappados
(Presenter: RopeMarks & Spring, Workshop level: L2-3) Most people are familiar with tying the arms behind the back in a TK, but there is so much more if you want to take away the...
Workshop Strengthening and locking shoulders
(Presenter: Joan von Brook, Workshop level: L1-3) Shoulder problems in Takate Kote are quite frequent. They occur mostly in suspensions, but you can encounter them even in floor ties. We will start with brief...
Workshop Rope and performance
(Presenter: BurgundyRose & SpringTide, Workshop level: L1-3) “A stage space has two rules: (1) Anything can happen and (2) Something must happen.” – Peter Brook, The Empty Space Drawing from BurgundyRose’s experi ence making...
