Queerope 2025 Virtual

Programme

Wednesday

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Finding Friends & Making the most of Queerope 2025

Facilitator: Caritia

Welcome to Queerope 2025! This session will help you orientate yourself and also get to know the other participants. We will talk about hopes and expectations, how to navigate the...

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Self tying for masturbation

Time: 1:45 pm – 3:45 pm CET

Facilitator: Ceci Ferox

For a lot of us self tyers, masturbation is a big part of the practice, but it usually stays hidden. Now it's time to shed light on the ancient practice...

Rope for Resistance

Time: 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm CET

Facilitator: Caritia

As we navigate an era where our bodies face increasing scrutiny and society becomes more rigid in binary thinking, what does it mean to engage in a rope practice? How...

The Concept of Play

Time: 6:15 pm – 8:15 pm CET

Facilitator: Lief Bound and Icky

Rope is hard. Rope makes our brains think so much. We focus so much on the tie that we forget how to be playful in rope. We get caught up...

That’s Invasive!

Time: 8:30 pm – 11:00 pm CET

Facilitator: Viking

When doing rope, you can become caught up in patterns and harnesses and forget about the person you are tying with. In this class you will find ways to consensually...

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Chiaki’s shibari experience and future prospects

Time: 1:45 pm – 3:45 pm CET

Facilitator: Chiaki

"Chiaki's Shibari Experience and Future Prospects," offers an insightful journey through Chiaki's personal experiences and growth within the world of Shibari, the traditional Japanese art of rope bondage. Details: Format:...

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Pony Play

Time: 6:15 pm – 8:15 pm CET

Facilitator: hua hua

Where pony play meets Shibari. In this workshop, we will explore the nuances of power dynamic, body manipulation and objectification, particularly when the rigger is much smaller in size to...

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Friday

What is the Body in Rope?

Time: 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm CET

Facilitator: Caritia

What is the body in rope? Is it a revelation or a revolutionary act? If so, for whom, and in what ways? Join Caritia for this warm-up session to explore...

Essence of Shudō in Shibari

Time: 1:45 pm – 3:45 pm CET

Facilitator: Gombé

In this workshop, we’ll explore the deeper meaning of connection through Shibari, moving beyond technique to focus on forming authentic bonds with our partners. Gombé will guide participants in discovering...

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Soapboxes for All Occasions

Time: 8:30 pm – 10:30 pm CET

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Join us for a lecture-based rant session that delves into nuanced concepts of consent, communication, and human interactions. Topics like consent models inspired by physics, red flags in grey areas,...

Bottom Powers For Powerful Bottoms

Time: 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm CET

Facilitator: Ceci Ferox

What in yourself can you tap into while bottoming? How can you show up authentically in sessions? This warm-up session is an exploration into our superpowers in ropes. Ceci will...

Controlled Tightness: Mastering Rope Tension for Impact

Time: 1:45 pm – 3:45 pm CET

Facilitator: Gombé

In this session, Gombé will guide participants through techniques for adjusting and managing rope tension to give the bottom a profound sense of restriction and pressure. The focus will be...

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Table Shibari 机縛り

Time: 6:15 pm – 8:15 pm CET

Facilitator: Naoko

In Shibari, we often see floor tying, partial suspensions, full suspensions, hashira or floating bamboo. Tying to furniture is less explored. In this workshop and demonstration, Naoko will share: -...

Progression in Kani Shibari

Time: 8:30 pm – 10:30 pm CET

Facilitator: Naoko

Kani Shibari (蟹縛り), also known as the “crab tie”, is a traditional form of bondage in which the wrists and ankles are tied together, usually with legs spread apart for...

Why We Tie

Time: 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm CET

Facilitator: hua hua

Understanding our motivations for Shibari is essential, not only to show you the path forward, but also to find suitable partnerships. There is a pethora of different styles and approaches,...

Power Exchange in Rope

Time: 1:45 pm – 3:45 pm CET

Facilitator: Yada Kaewburee

You are invited to join us for a foundational rope class centered on the essentials of power dynamics in Shibari. This class will explore the basics of rope work, with...

How have I survived the Ropes in Costa Rica?

Time: 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm CET

Facilitator: Amaya

Amaya’s journey of learning Shibari in Costa Rica has been an intense path of personal growth and a confrontation with the country’s social realities. As a fat, pansexual woman, she...

Lief and Icky Live Performance

Time: 6:15 pm – 8:15 pm CET

Facilitator: Lief Bound and Icky

Lief and Icky will do a negotiation, performance, and then debrief live! Lief’s experience in theatre and Icky’s background in ballet create a unique performance energy. Their queer approach to...

Global Rope Jam

Time: 8:30 pm – 10:30 pm CET

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The Global Rope Jam is a tradition of Queerope and this year - for the first time - we will celebrate it online but also live in our house! Join...

Line-up

Addie Tahl (Canada)
Amaya (Costa Rica)
Axel & Salem X (USA)
Benoît Descordes & Noémie Knot_NiDi (France)
Caritia (UK/Germany)
Ceci Ferox (Finland/Germany)
Chiaki (Japan)
Gombé (Japan)
hua hua (UK/China)
Lief Bound & Icky (USA)
Naoko (UK/Hong Kong)
The Switch Assembly: Amnesia Jane, Otter Viking & Kasia (Canada)
Sophia Rose & René de Sans (UK/Germany)
Yada Kinbaku (Thailand)

Queerope 2025 Virtual

Programme

Wednesday

Finding Friends & Making the most of Queerope 2025

Self tying for masturbation

Rope for Resistance

The Concept of Play

That’s Invasive!

Thursday

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Chiaki’s shibari experience and future prospects

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Pony Play

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Friday

What is the Body in Rope?

Essence of Shudō in Shibari

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Soapboxes for All Occasions

Saturday

Bottom Powers For Powerful Bottoms

Controlled Tightness: Mastering Rope Tension for Impact

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Table Shibari 机縛り

Progression in Kani Shibari

Sunday

Why We Tie

Power Exchange in Rope

How have I survived the Ropes in Costa Rica?

Lief and Icky Live Performance

Global Rope Jam

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Line-up

Poster