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The Single! The Column! The Tie!

3:30 pm – 5:30 pm · LGBTQIA+ & Friends

IN-HOUSE

Quick Info

Where: main room
Format: workshop
Max. participants: as many as fit
Constellation: solo, paired, groups - all constellations welcome
Minimum knowledge: a single column tie of your choice
What to bring: 1-2 ropes
Accessibility notes: we will be on the floor but can acommodate for different needs.
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Single column ties are the first structure most people learn, the starting point to many ties, the foundation of suspension lines, one of the most pervasive elements of rope play… yet they are hardly ever the centre of teaching attention. This class approaches single columns from a variety of directions – finger techniques to tie them more efficiently while maintaining balance, tricks for tying them with gusto and while playing, tweaks to make them sit or behave in particular ways, and a plethora of other tips, tricks, fun, and geekery. Back to basics, with flare!

Facilitator

Addie (she/they)

Addie (she/they) is a Vancouver-based educator and co-founder of Studio Allegory where she provides ongoing rope education as well as workshops in a variety of other kink topics. She is a switch and self-suspender, and her diverse background informs her instruction. Her happy place is nerding out on technical tidbits, breaking down ‘soft’ skills into specific trainable habits, and finding ways of ...

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Georg Barkas (they/them)

Georg Barkas is an intimacy educator, researcher, and rope bondage performer based in Vancouver, Canada. Their focus lies in the deconstruction of established norms and approaches to kink, intimacy, and sexuality. Their background in academics (physics, mathematics, history, and philosophy) is used to approach historically psychological aspects from different perspectives. Author of “Archaeo...

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https://www.studio-allegory.com/