Melanated Introductory Intensive
📅 Saturday, August 30 | 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
📍 Devil Mask Studio – DTLA
💸 $50-100 per tying pair
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This introductory 2-part rope bondage series is created for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, focusing on the foundational components of rope safety, intentionality, and technique. Each part will introduce participants to new exercises and opportunities for practice and discussion, with the goal of developing a nuanced familiarity with each component of rope bondage basics. At the end of the series participants will be able to identify their own risk profile, negotiate intent and expectations, and navigate beginner-level rope harnesses and techniques.
Part I: 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Part I will focus on grounding participants within a deeper understanding of what bondage is, where it originates and how to handle rope safely and consensually. Participants will be introduced to foundational rope techniques including knots, hitches, as well as single and double column ties. In addition participants will learn and practice safety negotiation and scene planning with an emphasis on cultural awareness and self-advocacy.
Break: 1:00-2:00 PM
Part II: 2:00-4:00 PM
Part II will focus primarily on rope technique and harness structure. Participants will learn exercises for enhancing rope connectivity, practicing rope tension and rope handling. Bringing together the foundational techniques form Part I, we will cover basic chest, hip and leg harnesses.
Melanated is exclusively for BIPOC tying pairs. If you’re white and would like to support this offering, please purchase an Accomplice ticket to support Calba’s work in making high-quality rope education safer + more accessible.
Partials & Predicaments
📅 Sunday, July 31 | 12:00-3:00 PM
📍 Devil Mask Studio – DTLA
💸 $50-100 per tying pair | $30 solo tickets
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Feeling the drag between ground rope and suspension? This course focuses on the interstitial space between ground and air, emphasizing the sweet suspense of shifting gravity, physical forms, and sensation. Participants will learn different ways of using gravity alongside simple ties to shift between tenderness and the agony of predicaments.
This class is open to students of all identities & backgrounds.