Queerope 2023 Virtual

Programme

Wednesday

Wed, Feb 15, 2023

A bunch of queer people in a cuddle pile in the sun

Finding Friends & Making the most of Queerope 2023

Time: 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm CET

Facilitator(s): Caritia, Caritia, Caritia

Format: workshop

Welcome to Queerope 2023! This year we are bringing back the warm-up sessions to ease into the conference but also take really good care of our bodies, energy, and mental...

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Responsibility Rope

Time: 1:45 pm – 3:45 pm CET

Facilitator(s): hua hua

Responsibility is an important concept that needs to be paid attention to in a rope scene, particularly when playing with Semenawa. This is actually the direct translation of the Chinese...

Learning Rope, Teaching Rope

Time: 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm CET

Facilitator(s): Gandalf

How do our experiences in rope-learning influence how we tie? And as facilitators and instructors, how do we decide how to teach and what to teach? Queering rope demands a...

Self Tying! For Science!

Time: 6:15 pm – 10:15 pm CET

Facilitator(s): Cegregia

I’m sure you’ve heard this before. “The best way to learn about your body in rope is to lab with a tying partner.” It’s meant to be helpful advice. But...

Solo Guided Session

Time: 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm CET

Facilitator(s): Sophia Rose

A guided warm-up self-tie session beginning with space to connect to feelings and needs, and moving into exploring what that looks like as a solo rope session to meet yourself...

Inclusive Rope

Time: 1:45 pm – 3:45 pm CET

Facilitator(s): Caritia

There are times when it simply doesn’t work to sit on the floor or to stand to tie. Tying with, on, and to a chair has many playful advantages. In...

Creative Crab Tie

Time: 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm CET

This will be a demonstration of creative possibilities for suspensions/transitions using the crab tie (m-shaped position). Participants can tie along if they like, and ask questions at the end, or...

Fat Rope and Heavy Pleasure

Time: 6:15 pm – 8:15 pm CET

Facilitator(s): Ceci Ferox, Cegregia, Ms. Reemah

This roundtable conversation between Ceci Ferox, Cegregia, and Ms. Reemah explores what it means to be fat in the world of rope. How does fat and weight influence how we...

Retirement from Beauty (Performance)

Time: 8:30 pm – 10:30 pm CET

Facilitator(s): Ceci Ferox

“Retirement from Beauty” poses questions on the importance of beauty in our communities and aims to normalize our uglies. It was developed based on two grotesque labs that took place...

Open Space

Time: 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm CET

Facilitator(s): Caritia

Caritia offers this space for participants to share thoughts, make requests and ask questions about this season’s Queerope. You are encouraged to: be comfy, make yourself at home (at home)...

Gender Neutral Objectification

Time: 1:45 pm – 3:45 pm CET

Facilitator(s): hua hua

Objectification has always been a widely popular fetish within the BDSM scene, especially in connection with bondage. However, the common depiction is mainly associated with the objectification of women, which...

Low Suspensions

Time: 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm CET

Facilitator(s): Ceci Ferox, Tina

In this demo and talk, Ceci wants to share their preferred way of suspension – working on low suspension points while sitting on the floor. Ceci will share why they...

Ropes for Resistance

Time: 6:15 pm – 8:15 pm CET

Facilitator(s): Río

This talk is about how it has been for Río and the Jorogumo Shibari crew to live in México while learning and practicing ropes. Río will tell us about how...

Ropes for Resistance: Jorogumo Shibari (Performance)

Time: 8:30 pm – 10:30 pm CET

Facilitator(s): Río

This performance by Río and Jorogumo Shibari puts into practice what they understand as ropes for resistance. The performance is followed by a discussion. Details: Format: performance Minimum Knowledge Level: ...

Reimagining Ropes

Time: 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm CET

Facilitator(s): Pauline Massimo

Drawn from abstraction and through forms to recreate them as a reimagined rope form for play, joy, creativity, and technical research. Not sure what that means? Come join Pauline Massimo...

Semenawa Performance

Time: 1:45 pm – 3:45 pm CET

The possibilities of rope play are endless. There are many different goals and many different approaches. This performance – by now a tradition of Queerope – is full of Akechi...

Agura: On The Floor, in the Air, in Transition

Time: 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm CET

This will be a demonstration of the agura tie (crossed-legged position) and possibilities for use both on the floor and in suspensions/transitions. This tie can be challenging but is also...

Playful Sadism

Time: 6:15 pm – 8:15 pm CET

Facilitator(s): Barrett and Indigo

This is intended as a guided discussion and demonstration for breaking away from the “rope has to be serious and quiet” mindset, and becoming open to expanding creativity for scenes...

Tying & Untying

Time: 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm CET

Facilitator(s): Renée de Sans, Sophia Rose

Every beginning has an end and every end is a new beginning. In the last Warm-Up Session of this conference, we’ll look at the tipping point between tying and untying....

Rope for Communicating – Yukimura Style

Time: 1:45 pm – 3:45 pm CET

Facilitator(s): Murasaki Haruan

In this class, Murasaki Haruan will explain Yukimura-ryu from the beginning to those who are interested and want to know more about rope for communication. Murasaki aims this class at...

Make It Hurt More: Lean into it

Time: 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm CET

Facilitator(s): Ms. Reemah, Lavender

Ms. Reemah will give an in-depth explanation and demo of how to safely use your body weight and gravity to increase the oos and ahs of your bottom. This is...

Funishment

Time: 6:15 pm – 8:15 pm CET

Facilitator(s): Renée de Sans, Sophia Rose

Suffering doesn’t have to be serious – in this class, we will explore different ideas, simple predicaments, and ties that challenge our partners with lighthearted and playful energy. Bring your...

Gravare (Closing Performance)

Time: 8:30 pm – 10:30 pm CET

Facilitator(s): Roser

Death as an alchemic process imposes the experience of stillness, silence, and emptiness. It carries us through a dark path of loss and hopelessness that can be extremely hard to...

Finding Friends & Making the most of Queerope 2024

Time: 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm CET

Facilitator(s): Caritia, Caritia, Caritia

Welcome to Queerope 2024! This year we are bringing back the warm-up sessions to ease into the conference but also take really good care of our bodies, energy, and mental...

Plastic Cocoons

Time: 1:45 pm – 3:45 pm CET

Facilitator(s): Dasniya Sommer

This self-tying/ self-suspension workshop explores alternative bondage narratives by integrating material/ plastic into the tie (dry plastic bags/waste). Carefully chosen ‘waste’ in terms of color, size, sensual texture, and...

Deconstructing Your (Rope) Kink

Time: 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm CET

Facilitator(s): Georg Barkas

In this class, we will take a general look at the big terms of kink and sexuality with a focus on ropes and we will see how we can reshape...

Ergonomy Tips for Tops

Time: 6:15 pm – 8:15 pm CET

Facilitator(s): Ceci Ferox

Tying can be straining and can cause actual injuries over time. Join this session for tips on warming up, rope handling, posture, and lifting. You don’t want to stop tying...

TK for Everyone ?

Time: 8:30 pm – 10:30 pm CET

Facilitator(s): Noémie Knot_NiDi, Benoît Descordes

This workshop will start with picking some specific needs from the participants regarding difficulties with the TK. Through Benoît’s technical knowledge and Noémie’s awareness of anatomy, we will try to...

Rope Flow

Time: 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm CET

Facilitator(s): Sophia Rose

Join in this session to explore 3 simple exercises to create more fluidity when tying – together we will warm up our body, brains, hands, and fingers for tying and...

Introduction to Floor Bamboo

Time: 1:45 pm – 3:45 pm CET

Facilitator(s): Ivy Limieux

This class is geared towards those who are interested in learning how to incorporate bamboo into floor ties. We’ll cover different types of rope attachments for the bamboo to the...

Community Building on a Budget: Creating Affordable and Inclusive Kink Practice

Time: 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm CET

Facilitator(s): Akhsa Kezia

In this session, we delve into the world of Shibari and BDSM, exploring how to make these practices affordable and inclusive, particularly in regions with limited financial resources. We’ll uncover...

Tying in Toys

Time: 6:15 pm – 8:15 pm CET

Facilitator(s): Renée de Sans, Sophia Rose

Sometimes rope isn’t the appetizer it’s the main dish This class offers you practical skills on how to simply and effectively incorporate sex toys into rope. Demonstrations include DIY strap-on...

Rope As You Are

Time: 8:30 pm – 10:30 pm CET

Facilitator(s): NIKOKBK, RAPH

An approach for all skills levels in which the model is caught in the ropes while dressed. The clothes merge with the ropes to become supports and tools such as...

Shibari Spa

Time: 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm CET

Facilitator(s): Dasniya Sommer

The idea is to balance the physical restriction with a warming stone massage. Or, to mirror possible calmness of the mind in shibari on the somatic level. I am not...

Rope & Photography

Time: 1:45 pm – 3:45 pm CET

Facilitator(s): Renée de Sans, Sophia Rose

Photography stands as one of Shibari’s most influential art forms, tracing its roots from the first black-and-white photographs in Japan’s Kitan Club magazine to the contemporary works of artists like...

Potato Sacks and Body Management

Time: 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm CET

Facilitator(s): Renée de Sans, Ceci Ferox

This is a workshop on “passive” bottoming for all body shapes. We will figure out when to relax, when to support your own body, and when to help the person...

Quick Shot

Time: 6:15 pm – 8:15 pm CET

Facilitator(s): NIKOKBK, RAPH

Performing on stage involves a number of constraints, such as working from a single hanging point, a lack of visibility from moving lighting, and a very short playing time in...

Rope Moods

Time: 8:30 pm – 10:30 pm CET

Facilitator(s): Caritia

Knowing what to do with/in rope can be challenging once you have the basics under your belt. Patterns and aesthetics are great, but what then? Caritia invites participants to explore...

BIPOC Community Building Space with Kinky Colorful Conscious

Time: 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm CET

Facilitator(s): Ivy Limieux

Creating a space for Queer BIPOC attendees to meet, share and hold the specific container and led prompted discussions around community building, event production, and class formation from our unique...

Anapanasati Neo Ritual Performance

Time: 1:45 pm – 3:45 pm CET

Facilitator(s): Yada Kaewburee

ANA = Inhale, PANA = exhale, SATI =Consciousness because metaphysics is present in daily life Details: Format: performance Minimum Knowledge Level: – What to Bring: – Solo or Partnered: any...

Web Shibari 3D Tying

Time: 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm CET

Facilitator(s): hua hua

In this demonstration, hua hua will be playing with 3-dimensional spaces to create a Shibari session. This style of Shibari is influenced by her studies with Hajime Kinoko. Adapting...

Adapting Rope

Time: 6:15 pm – 8:15 pm CET

Facilitator(s): Caritia

Caritia continues to find rope rather ableist in nature, with many not considering how creating accommodations for differing bodies and abilities is a super fun practice. Let’s work together to...

Is Rope Therapy?

Time: 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm CET

Facilitator(s): Violet Bights

What’s the deal with Instagram influencers selling packages for trauma recovery through rope bondage sessions? Is it “okay” to call rope therapy? What’s the difference between therapy and therapeutic? Led...

Transitions. On the Floor!

Time: 1:45 pm – 3:45 pm CET

Facilitator(s): Yada Kaewburee

This workshop will be looking at how to make tying transitions on the floor seamless and fluid. we will go through step by step breakdown of the floor transitions...

Experimental Rope – Experimental Intimacy

Time: 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm CET

Facilitator(s): Georg Barkas, Addie, Georg Barkas, Addie

In this class, we will deconstruct the concept of intimacy and look for a new way of relating to each other with the help of ropes. Not the patterns and...

Flirting with Sexual Tension

Time: 6:15 pm – 8:15 pm CET

Facilitator(s): Nana and roo

In the context of this workshop, sexual tension means approaching the eroticism of rope bondage without the expectation or goal of genital play or explicit sex. The content will focus...

A Funny Approach to Semenawa, a Performance.

Time: 8:30 pm – 10:30 pm CET

Facilitator(s): Noémie Knot_NiDi, Benoît Descordes

Benoît and Noémie will perform a scene including their favorite ingredients: laugh and struggle. A journey from a playful and dynamic harness building to a powerless and scary situation. With...

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Plastic Cocoons

Time: 1:45 pm – 3:45 pm CET

Facilitator: Dasniya Sommer

This self-tying/ self-suspension workshop explores alternative bondage narratives by integrating material/ plastic into the tie (dry plastic bags/waste). Carefully chosen 'waste' in terms of color, size, sensual texture, and...

Deconstructing Your (Rope) Kink

Time: 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm CET

Facilitator: Georg Barkas

In this class, we will take a general look at the big terms of kink and sexuality with a focus on ropes and we will see how we can reshape...

Ergonomy Tips for Tops

Time: 6:15 pm – 8:15 pm CET

Facilitator: Ceci Ferox

Tying can be straining and can cause actual injuries over time. Join this session for tips on warming up, rope handling, posture, and lifting. You don't want to stop tying...

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Thursday

Rope Flow

Time: 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm CET

Facilitator: Sophia Rose

Join in this session to explore 3 simple exercises to create more fluidity when tying - together we will warm up our body, brains, hands, and fingers for tying and...

Introduction to Floor Bamboo

Time: 1:45 pm – 3:45 pm CET

Facilitator: Ivy Limieux

This class is geared towards those who are interested in learning how to incorporate bamboo into floor ties. We'll cover different types of rope attachments for the bamboo to the...

Community Building on a Budget: Creating Affordable and Inclusive Kink Practice

Time: 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm CET

Facilitator: Akhsa Kezia

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Friday

Shibari Spa

Time: 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm CET

Facilitator: Dasniya Sommer

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Rope Moods

Time: 8:30 pm – 10:30 pm CET

Facilitator: Caritia

Knowing what to do with/in rope can be challenging once you have the basics under your belt. Patterns and aesthetics are great, but what then? Caritia invites participants to explore...

BIPOC Community Building Space with Kinky Colorful Conscious

Time: 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm CET

Facilitator: Ivy Limieux

Anapanasati Neo Ritual Performance

Time: 1:45 pm – 3:45 pm CET

Facilitator: Yada Kaewburee

ANA = Inhale, PANA = exhale, SATI =Consciousness because metaphysics is present in daily life Details: Format: performance Minimum Knowledge Level: – What to Bring: - Solo or Partnered: any...

Web Shibari 3D Tying

Time: 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm CET

Facilitator: hua hua

In this demonstration, hua hua will be playing with 3-dimensional spaces to create a Shibari session. This style of Shibari is influenced by her studies with Hajime Kinoko. Adapting...

Adapting Rope

Time: 6:15 pm – 8:15 pm CET

Facilitator: Caritia

Caritia continues to find rope rather ableist in nature, with many not considering how creating accommodations for differing bodies and abilities is a super fun practice. Let's work together to...

Global Rope Jam

Time: 8:30 pm – 10:30 pm CET

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This session is us all just jamming together. The global rope jam will have a small intro by Sophia Rose and Ghost Acres will provide a live soundtrack based on...

Is Rope Therapy?

Time: 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm CET

Facilitator: Violet Bights

Transitions. On the Floor!

Time: 1:45 pm – 3:45 pm CET

Facilitator: Yada Kaewburee

This workshop will be looking at how to make tying transitions on the floor seamless and fluid. we will go through step by step breakdown of the floor transitions...

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Flirting with Sexual Tension

Time: 6:15 pm – 8:15 pm CET

Facilitator: Nana and roo

In the context of this workshop, sexual tension means approaching the eroticism of rope bondage without the expectation or goal of genital play or explicit sex. The content will focus...

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Time Table

Line-up

Akhsa Kezia (Indonesia)
Barkas & Addie (Canada/Austria)
Benoît Descordes and Noémie (France)
Caritia (UK/Germany)
Ceci Ferox (Finland/Germany)
Dasniya Sommer (Germany)
Ivy Limieux (USA)
hua hua (China/UK)
Nana and Roo (Finland)
NIKOKBK & Raph (France)
Sophia Rose (UK)
René de Sans (Germany)
Violet Bights (USA)
Yada Kaewburee (Thailand)

Queerope 2023 Virtual

Programme

Wednesday

Wed, Feb 15, 2023

Thu, Feb 16, 2023

Fri, Feb 17, 2023

Sat, Feb 18, 2023

Sun, Feb 19, 2023

Wed, Feb 14, 2024

Thu, Feb 15, 2024

Fri, Feb 16, 2024

Sat, Feb 17, 2024

Sun, Feb 18, 2024

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Plastic Cocoons

Deconstructing Your (Rope) Kink

Ergonomy Tips for Tops

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Thursday

Rope Flow

Introduction to Floor Bamboo

Community Building on a Budget: Creating Affordable and Inclusive Kink Practice

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Friday

Shibari Spa

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Rope Moods

Saturday

BIPOC Community Building Space with Kinky Colorful Conscious

Anapanasati Neo Ritual Performance

Web Shibari 3D Tying

Adapting Rope

Global Rope Jam

Sunday

Is Rope Therapy?

Transitions. On the Floor!

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Flirting with Sexual Tension

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Time Table

Line-up

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