Rope bondage

This workshop serves as an introduction to the various sensations one can experience and provide while playing with rope.

We will discuss and explore touch, physical contiguity, compression, restriction and exposure through the medium of rope. The exercises will be intended for tying couples, which means that you are welcome to attend with a predetermined partner, or should come with an openness to making some new connections (likely multiple) as this is not intended as a self-tying class.

We will start the workshop with insights on safe(r) tying and negotiation skills to practice at the event itself and to take home for your future adventures. If you own rope, you are welcome to bring it along, but we can also provide you with rope to borrow at the event.

This workshop will be presented in English.

Haag

Haag is a professional rope bondage teacher and runs the Ellipsis Rope Events Foundation based in Rotterdam. He has hosted countless rope events varying from international workshops, performances, demonstrations and rope jams these last 12 years. Haag is passionate about photography, community work and teaching and his tying style is focused on safety, knowledge/experience-based improvisation, high paced tying, dynamic movement, and creativity. He has a very technical approach to rope which is complemented by his dance background, psychology studies and various hobbies that incorporate fine motor skills.

Zu

Pendragon/Zu found herself fascinated by ropes in 2019 and since then has been regularly practicing both as a rope bottom and self-tier, slowly also as a rigger. As a rope bottom, she has a strong sense of emotional and physical awareness in ropes and enjoys experiencing conflicting feelings, physical challenges, and various power dynamics in different styles of rope bondage, be it playful and sweet or dark and painful. With a passion for rope bottoming education and informed consent, she is happy to share insights based on her experiences, especially with respect to neurodivergence and mental health. She has around ten years of non-kinky teaching experience.

also in round 1