What do classic suspension positions change when we make them masculine? And how can we support gender euphoria with our choices in suspension sequences? Ceci and Emory will guide you through finding ways of supporting masculine gender identities in the air. We will explore classic positions like side suspension, M shape, gyaku ebi, and torsions....
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I like you. You like me. We both like rope. It should be easy for us to tie together…right? Except sometimes it isn’t. Sometimes (despite our best efforts and intentions) communication within a rope partnership just doesn’t click. This is the story of us (Amnesia Jane and Viking). Five years into our tying collaboration, we...
IT'S ROPE JAM TIME! Welcome to the Quiet Rope Jam, a calm and sensory-friendly space designed for those who thrive in a more soothing environment. Enjoy quiet music, dimmed lighting, and optional stim toys, with dedicated retreat areas for moments of rest or decompression. Whether you're tying, being tied, or simply observing, this inclusive event...
Explore full body encasement with techniques to bind your partner from head to toe in full-body restraint. Adaptable, comfortable, yet deeply intense and immersive - this class focuses on how to practically and energetically play with this style of tying with ease, control and flow. I use this style of rope often for sessions and...
In this workshop we will offer guidance, ideas, and tips on how to start playing with shame, humiliation, embarrassment and degradation/objectification. We will cover several kinks through the lens of trauma-informed practices and queer politics, looking into the complexities of the intersection between the sexual politics of shame and pleasure. We will cover negotiation strategies,...
(R)open stage is an event where the Karada House rope community comes on stage. You can sign up as a performer, or come witness your friends and buddies to be as they take their first (or twentieth) steps into being on stage. This is a performance evening by the community, for the community. For performers...
This 2-hour interactive session challenges participants to collectively rewrite societal “scripts” about intimacy, sex, and kink. By breaking down dominant norms and creating bold, playful alternatives, participants will explore how queerness reclaims and expands the possibilities of pleasure, care, and relationships. The heart of the session is creativity, imagination, and joyful resistance through the art...
Queer Intimacies is a two-day conference exploring the diverse landscape sexualities, kink, and intimacies, bringing together theorists, practitioners, and participants to bridge theoretical insights with lived experiences. Through workshops, lectures, and discussions, we will question, critique, broaden, and/or reimagine topics and concepts within kink, sexualities, and intimacies research and practice that are too often used...
Have you become interested in trying out Japanese-inspired rope bondage? Then join us for a weekend-long deep dive into this fascinating practice. Together we will explore the vastness of rope bondage. We will talk about its history and development, about the reasons why people like to tie and be tied. We will experience rope on...
Queer Intimacies, ist a 2-day conference that explores the complex and diverse landscape of queer(ing) sex, kink, and intimaticies. This gathering brings together theorists, practitioners, and participants to delve into the nuances of queer intimacies, bridging academic insights with lived experiences. Through a series of workshops, and discussions, participants will engage with topics like consent,...
Queer Intimacies is a two-day conference exploring the diverse landscape sexualities, kink, and intimacies, bringing together theorists, practitioners, and participants to bridge theoretical insights with lived experiences. Through workshops, lectures, and discussions, we will question, critique, broaden, and/or reimagine topics and concepts within kink, sexualities, and intimacies research and practice that are too often used...
In this workshop we will do a deep dive into queer theory, social sciences and how those relate to our everyday kinks. We want to explore how inequalities, colonialism, racism, sexism and other axes of oppression intertwined and shaped how we feel and play nowadays. We will be using some academic words but this is...











