Beginner’s Weekend, 4th-5th May 2024
We've been looking forward to announcing the first House of Play weekend workshop, and now we're ready! A whole weekend of Rope Play - for newbies and others who just want to enjoy a weekend of all the features that make rope play so amazing.
Through two intensive and inspirational days you will get lots of hands-on experience, playful sessions, and how-to knowledge about the world of rope play. We will open the doors to how and why rope play can be such an intimate, juicy, beautiful, and sometimes transformative experience between two people.
You will learn basic techniques for how to tie in a safe and effective way. And we will dive into the surrender of being tied, and all the emotions and sensations it can bring. We will have lots of sessions where we practice and play with the many possibilities of rope play, always consent based and within your personal limits.
This weekend immersion is a great way to start your journey with Japanese Rope Bondage, also called Shibari and Kinbaku. It is also a good possibility if you have played with ropes for some time and want to improve your skills and your understanding of how you get the most out of this amazing kind of play.
We will touch upon subjects like
• Taking control and letting go - the dynamics of power and surrender in ropes
• Connection and non-verbal communication through ropes
• Aesthetics and the beauty of suffering
• Consent and building trust in play
WHO IS THIS FOR
This is both for those who want to be tied, who want to learn how to tie - and for those who want to dive into both. This is a beginner’s course, so you need no prior experience in Japanese Rope Bondage. If you have some experience but want to improve your skills, this is also a great course for you.
You can join as a single or a couple. Throughout the course, we will urge you to shift roles, to build experience with both tying and being tied. We will also shift partners through the exercises. If you want to only tie with a partner, that is of course okay.
The course is for all genders, bodies, and sexual orientations.
WHAT TO BRING
Bring at least five ropes of app. 8 meters x 6 mm, made from jute or hemp. Contact us for advice on where to buy good rope. We also have a limited number of ropes you can borrow.
Wear clothes you feel comfortable and can move freely in.
TIME AND PLACE
May 4-5, 2024, both days 10.00-17.00.
House of Play, Shetlandsgade 3, 1, 2300 Copenhagen.
PRICE AND TICKETS
1.800 DKK/person
1.440 DKK for House of Play members. As a special offer we give 20% discount to all members.
1.440 DKK if you are a student or on welfare, please write to us on info@houseofplay.dk. We also offer a social discount on memberships.
Tickets https://hop.yogo.dk/frontend/index.html?itemId=10093&itemType=event#/login-with-cart
Tickets are non-refundable, but you are welcome to resell your ticket in case you cannot participate.
ABOUT THE TEACHERS
Jac Fabian (he/him) has many years of experience in Japanese Rope Bondage and in teaching all levels from beginners to very advanced bondage classes, with a focus on presence, deep polarization and connection, dominance, surrender and aesthetics. He has learned from many of the best teachers in Japan and Europe and has been invited to perform in Tokyo and at The Royal Theatre in Copenhagen. Jac also teaches many other aspects of conscious kink.
Gabrielle (she/they) has been into rope as a model and rigger for the past 7 years. She has attended many workshops to learn from some of the most experienced riggers and models from Europe and Japan. In recent years she has been involved in organising and facilitating events such as Ropetogether and The Conscious kink sessions. Gabrielle is passionate about continuously learning and staying curious, playing with authenticity and humour, and how awareness of our sexuality can bring deeper connections
If you have questions, feel free to get in touch at info@houseofplay.dk
Photo: @maxiprism / @coco_raven_