Rope Fundamentals Weekend: Foundations & Fun

When:
14. November 2026, 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Where:
KARA
Format:
workshop
Who can join:
LGBTQIA+ & Friends
Constellation:
solo, paired, groups - all constellations welcome (everyone needs a ticket)
Language:
English
What to bring:
Ropes (or borrow ours), comfortable clothes that are not too slippery, paper & pen
Regular: 70,00 €
Low income: 60,00 €
Hardship: 50,00 €
This is the Saturday single ticket event. For buying a full weekend ticket, go to the weekend event.
Saturday gives you the tools that make shibari fun — or intense, or meditative, or horny, or whatever flavor of rope you want to create. Ceci will get you started with the most essential techniques: the lark’s head, the single column tie, clean wrapping, managing tension, and staying safe. Once those basics are in place, we spend the rest of the day putting them to use in playful, intuitive ways.
We’ll explore freestyle tying and improvisation to loosen the pressure of “doing it right.” Through one-rope exercises, wrapping, unwrapping, and re-wrapping bodies, you’ll learn to follow curiosity instead of memorizing patterns. Because rope isn’t static — people move — we’ll also practice guiding and responding to movement through levers, spirals, and simple transitions like sitting to standing or shifting limbs mid-tie.
Along the way, we dive into the emotional and psychological effects of rope: how body positions, pacing, tension, and proximity can shift headspace and shape intention. With just a few simple ties, you’ll learn to create sessions that feel impactful, intimate, and expressive.
Take Aways:
- Larkshead & single column tie
- Rope safety
- One rope tying, wrapping & unwrapping
- Playing with different intentions and moods
- Moving bodies & tying in movement