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 in patterns and structure that we forget about discovery and collaboration. In this class we will learn rope all over again. No rules. Like a...
Lief Bound and Icky
Lief Bound and Icky are queer and trans rope educators and performance artists currently residing in San Francisco, California. Lief Bound is a rope switch who found their love of bondage over a decade ago and believes that rope can be the most honest way to connect with each other. Icky is a switchy pain enthusiast who started their rope bottoming exploration over a decade ago and is most passionate about exploring intersectionality and positionality in consent. Their teaching styles bring the best of both worlds combining crucial perspectives of the top and the bottom. They value consent and safety in every topic they teach, bringing an inclusive and accessible approach to learning rope bondage. Lief and Icky are most passionate about using multi-media process art to share their vision with the world and push the boundaries of what defines rope.
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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 the traditional rope dynamic brings a new insight into what rope bondage is and what it can look like. They’ve had the opportunity to perform...



