Stories from the stage
Performances, festivals, collaborations and the moments around them. Stories and impressions from RopeMarks live appearances over the years.
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 to Amsterdam, after having spent five [...]
Prague Shibari Festival, Sep. 2023
Hello beautiful rope aficionados! The Shady Lady here, part-time secretary (RopeMarks is a busy man!) & rope model for RopeMarks. Here I will write [...]
Wasteland “Oriental Decadence”, Nov. 2019
The November edition of Wasteland was all about "Oriental Decadence", the perfect opportunity for a RopeMarks to go wild, and he did.
Museum Night @ Nemo Science Museum
One of the more interesting bookings I got this year was a booking to do workhops interspersed with Japanese bondage demo's for the [...]
RopeMarks Ryū day at Bologna project
My phone wanted attention, a message from Andrea Ropes. If I was interested to do a one day RopeMarks Ryū masterclass for the [...]
AnimeCon, 2019
For my second time on AnimeCon I have been asked to do three one hour activities, a lecture and demonstration, a beginners workshop and [...]
BoundCon XVI
Another year, another BoundCon... no one ever said! Each and every BoundCon is a memorable few days with lot's-O-rope, pretty girls tied up, [...]
Westergas theater opening & MiM fundraiser
Westergas is a place for culture, a historical site in the city of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The former gas factory from 1880 [...]
“Fleisch”, a RopeMarks show
The working title for what became "Fleisch" was "Bloody Hell", I wanted to create a kinbaku show with a lot of blood and spice it up further with sexual elements. In the end we do bondage for the sex right, why not show some of that?
RopeMarks Ryū day @ Shibari Lounge, Antwerp, Belgium
For my personal experience every RopeMarks activity is a highlight, it feels really good to be able to show my work through photo, [...]
