Kinbaku Talks by RopeMarks and the Shady Lady

RopeMarks has been tying professionally for almost 25 years. He has done performances, demonstrations, photo shoots, video shoots and workshops in a wide range of contexts: at fetish and BDSM parties, at international rope events, at people’s homes and at times in more ‘vanilla’ settings as well. You name it, and he has most likely done it at least once! Most of his time is spent in his hometown Amsterdam, but he was also lucky to travel all over Europe, the USA, Moscow and to Japan for kinbaku, just like he was invited to come to Vienna for this weekend.

One thing that RopeMarks has rarely done, however, is to simply sit down and talk about his experiences, ideas and philosophies on kinbaku beyond the technicalities of how to tie (which we will focus on during this weekend’s workshop). The Shady Lady has often been at the receiving end of these stories, which made her realize it would be a shame if these stories are not shared with a wider audience of kinbaku lovers. That is the aim of this evening: to have an open and informal talk with you about kinbaku, shibari, semenawa, more and everything related to it, based on your questions. RopeMarks will also share some stories from his rope career and what he has learned throughout it. He does not claim to have ‘all the answers’ or to present an ultimate truth about kinkabu, but simply wants to speak from his own perspective and experiences.

Cost: 10 € / person
Time: 17:30 – 19:30
Doors open: 17:00

If you have any questions or curiosities you would like us to discuss, please send them to us at least two weeks (7 March) before the talk, so we have time to think about your questions in advance! To give you some ideas, these can be questions (amongst other topics) about RopeMarks’ rope career, how his views and skills have changed over time, his perspectives on what ‘good’ rope is, on kinbaku, semenawa, riggers he is inspired by, common mistakes he observes, his style and preferences in rope, about the Shady Lady’s perspective on rope as a model, etc, etc…. We are looking forward to seeing your interests and curiosities!

After the talk, there will be a short rope performance with the Shady Lady to kick off the rope jam that follows!

Website: https://ropemarks.com/
Fetlife: https://fetlife.com/users/31321 (RopeMarks)
Fetlife: https://fetlife.com/users/13611620 (the Shady Lady)
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ropemarks_official/