Shibari - Intro to suspensions
2026-08-05 18:30 - 21:30, 2026-08-19 18:30 - 21:30, 2026-08-26 18:30 - 21:30, 2026-09-02 18:30 - 21:30, 2026-09-16 18:30 - 21:30, 2026-09-23 18:30 - 21:30, 2026-09-30 18:30 - 21:30, 2026-10-07 18:30 - 21:30 (America/Vancouver) and 3 more dates | Studio Allegory, 386 Powell Street, Vancouver, V6A 1G4
You’ve taken the Intro classes, you know your single column from your double, and you’re ready for more. Intro to suspensions builds the foundations for a wide variety of skills beyond the basics.
In these sessions, we slow things down and build the skills to help you become confident, capable rope players. You’ll refine your techniques, explore simple patterns with more intention, and start working with connection, communication. We offer a mix of hands-on guidance, practical exercises, and space to ask the questions that don’t quite fit into an intro class.
Perfect for anyone who wants to solidify their fundamentals, deepen their understanding, and feel ready to step into our full range of rope offerings.
Come build confidence, control, and creativity — one knot at a time.

Intro to Shibari
2026-08-07 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-08-14 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-08-21 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-08-28 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-09-04 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-09-11 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-09-18 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-09-25 18:00 - 20:00 and 5 more dates
Intro to Rope Bondage is the first step for people interested in learning to tie with each other.
The emphasis of this course is to accompany the participants on their path into a joyful and safe practice of rope bondage, Shibari/Kinbaku. We go through basic techniques, knots & frictions, safety and consent, movement, communication, and artistic representation. Participants will be able to tie with each other in a joyful and interesting way. We understand each class as directed at both, the person in ropes as well as the person tying.
Curriculum

1st Friday per month: Single & Double column ties. The basic knots
2nd Friday per month: Frictions and Hitches. How to keep the ropes in place
3rd Friday per month: Upper body ties with multiple ropes – “Takate Kote”
4th Friday per month: Lower body ties – Hip harnesses
5th Friday per month: Wild card

All classes contain various aspects of safety and consent for shibari and other play.
Participants of the intro to rope series have free access to the open jam directly after the class.

Weekend Intro to Shibari
2026-08-08 12:00 - 17:00, 2026-09-12 12:00 - 17:00, 2026-10-10 12:00 - 17:00
Join us for a longer weekend class about the fundamentals of Shibari. This 5h (with one break) class will lead the participants from basically zero to beyond the basics. In easy understandable exercises, we cover basic knots, frictions, and hitches, safety considerations, as well as some fun, customizable patterns.
No prerequisites required but if you already know some basics, even better.

Advanced Kinbaku Clinic
2026-08-22 12:00 - 17:00, 2026-09-26 12:00 - 17:00, 2026-10-24 12:00 - 17:00
Barkas invites advanced practitioners of Shibari/Kinbaku for a masterclass/clinic at Studio Allegory. Together we work on topics of Shibari that require a lot of experience to tackle.
Topics range from

Ranboo
Yukimura Ryu
Suspension transitions
specifics of rope and body handling

and more.
The specific topic of the clinic will be announced in the week before the clinic.
