Kinbaku performed live
Fast and powerful or slow and intimate, RopeMarks brings kinbaku out of the private exchange and onto the stage.
RopeMarks’ live work is rooted in Japanese rope techniques and shaped by more than 25 years of performing, teaching and developing a distinct approach. Some performances are tightly prepared; others leave room for improvisation, timing and the connection that develops in front of an audience.
The setting can be a theatre, fetish event, gallery, club, festival or something entirely different. The aim is not simply to place a rope act inside a program, but to create something that belongs to the space, audience and atmosphere around it.
Stories from the stage
Performances leave more than photographs behind. These stories capture the people, places and moments around RopeMarks live.
Balkan Bound II – Fall 2025
For Balkan Bound II (2025) I travelled to Serbia with Keira as my model. We taught Playful and Dirty Kinbaku, hosted two kinbaku talks, explored Belgrade, and closed the event with a performance. A few impressions from our time at the festival.
Onawa Asobi, Europe – 2024
RopeMarks joined Onawa Asobi Europe 2024 in Antwerp as the European closing act. With the Shady Lady as my model, we brought an honest, direct RopeMarks performance to one of Europe’s key kinbaku events, known for its mix of Japanese and European practitioners.
RopeMarks Ryū weekend intensive @ Kinbaku Studio, Vienna
We - RopeMarks & the Shady Lady - are currently on an airplane that is taking us back [...]
Prague Shibari Festival, Sep. 2023
Hello beautiful rope aficionados! The Shady Lady here, part-time secretary (RopeMarks is a busy man!) & rope model [...]
What audiences and organisers say
Reactions from organisers, fellow performers and audience members who have experienced RopeMarks live.
Luna, Sep. 2025
It was the first time i saw RopeMarks and it was pure eye-gasm. The way he handled the ropes like it’s the extension of his body. There’s just something so irresistible about that.
P.O., Jun. 2023
Your skill, care, focus, creativity as well as the overall flow, choreography were inspiring and really opened my eyes (and mind) to Shibari.
Ellipsis Rope Events, Haag, April 2017
…you did a great job “hiding” the brilliant techniques by a great entertaining show…
For organisers
A RopeMarks performance can be shaped around the scale, character and rhythm of your event. The space, audience and atmosphere become part of the preparation.
Each performance can be adapted to the event, venue and audience. That can mean adapting an existing concept, working with a particular model or theme, or developing something specifically for the event.
Have something particular in mind?
Tell me about the event, venue and atmosphere you want to create.
Selected stages
A selection of festivals, venues and organisations where RopeMarks has performed, taught or appeared over the years.
Bring RopeMarks to your event
Tell me where, when and what you have in mind. We can work from an existing concept or develop something around the event, venue and audience.
