Hybrid online and in-person
POSTPONED – Banned Book Club Session 1
WOW Cafe Theatre 59-61 East 4th Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY, United StatesPOSTPONED: please check back and/or follow us on social media for a replacement date. Join us for 90 minutes of community, togetherness, solidarity reading banned books by QTBIPOC authors, in person and there's a virtual option as well. Each attendee gets a copy to keep and share with others.
Leg Ties & Frictions: a shibari workshop
Hybrid online and in person at WOW Cafe TheatreThis workshop presents opportunities to learn & explore different types of frictions and creative variations of pattern and design. These ties can be customized to bodies of any size, shape, and identity.
Bottoming for Rope
WOW Cafe Theatre 59-61 East 4th Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY, United StatesIn this class, Anya Demure & Donna will discuss important bottoming skills such as body awareness, communication, and vetting. They will also touch on physical and emotional aspects of safety before, after, and during a scene. 18+ event. This class is for bottoms, tops, and switches alike, as these skills are valuable for everyone.
Queer Rope Social February
WOW Cafe Theatre 59-61 East 4th Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY, United StatesQueer Rope Social is a monthly event at WOW Cafe Theater, a welcoming, friendly space for queers to experience & learn about rope bondage /shibari. 18+ event
Suspension Upline Intensive
WOW Cafe Theatre 59-61 East 4th Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY, United StatesLevel up your suspension uplines in this intensive workshop with shibari instructors Parker and Juniper.
Shibari Workshop: the RopeBoi Chest Harness
Hybrid online and in person at WOW Cafe TheatreIn person at WOW Cafe Theater in NYC + Live on Zoom, 18+ workshop. The RopeBoi chest harness is a robust, arms-free rope harness designed for dynamic and multi-transition suspensions and self-suspensions.
Violet Bights: Politics of Desire, Anti-Fatness, & Rope Bottoming
WOW Cafe Theatre 59-61 East 4th Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY, United StatesThrough lecture and group discussion, we will navigate the complexities of desirability politics, challenge anti-fat narratives in rope, and celebrate diversity in the realm of rope bottoming.
Armbinders for Every Body
Hybrid online and in person at WOW Cafe TheatreArmbinders for Every Body, a workshop with Parker RopeBoi & Vee ElectrOPapi
Spider Web Ties
Hybrid online and in person at WOW Cafe TheatreIn this workshop, Parker will share their tricks (and treats!) for creating a spiderweb tie. The workshop includes different frictions and techniques for keeping frictions in place, maintaining tension and structure, and using different rope materials. Through demonstration and step-by-step hands-on learning, Parker will walk you through how to tie spider web patterns in chest harnesses, lower-body harnesses, and other decorative ties.
Beginner Rope Intensive workshop
Hybrid online and in person at WOW Cafe TheatreThrough step-by-step instruction and hands-on practice, participants will learn multiple techniques for tying and being tied. In addition to rope handling and ties, the workshop models and teaches methods of communication, negotiation, consent, body awareness, risk assessment and risk reduction regarding rope/shibari play.