Stories from the stage
Performances, festivals, collaborations and the moments around them. Stories and impressions from RopeMarks live appearances over the years.
Kink & Kinbaku, Norway, 2015 – a weekend with RopeMarks
Bob Roos2025-07-19T08:58:13+02:0021st March 2015|
We have had the most amazing, bondage, weekend in Norway and I have been dying to write about it; but the organization beat [...]
BNN’s Spuiten en Slikken on Wasteland’s 20y anniversary
Bob Roos2026-06-29T10:40:03+02:0010th February 2015|
Wasteland's latest edition, the 20 year anniversary, had the live RopeMarks Japanese bondage (shibari, kinbaku) performance installation that lasted for three hours! This installation [...]
Kink & Kinbaku, Norway, 2015
Bob Roos2025-07-19T08:58:13+02:0026th January 2015|
The Kink&Kinbaku event in Norway is in it's third year now and the event will take place on Friday March 13, Saturday March 14 [...]
BoundCon XI, 2014
Bob Roos2026-06-25T17:20:33+02:0031st May 2014|
It is that time of the the year again! We’re looking forward to it like Christmas, but in shorts... This is a big [...]
Wasteland, Nov.2012 & Bizarre Design’s 25 year anniversary catwalk
Bob Roos2026-06-20T21:04:22+02:003rd December 2013|
Wasteland... another edition of a party that I am more than one year late with reviewing it... even if two more Wastelands have already [...]
Otonawa @ Rope Lounge
Bob Roos2023-06-03T08:29:59+02:0030th November 2013|
In 2013... Yes some time ago already, we have a serious backlog… Perhaps we should start our blogs with: “Once upon a time…” Anyway, [...]
London Festival of the Art of Japanese Rope Bondage, 2013
Bob Roos2026-06-20T21:09:59+02:0031st August 2013|
What's in a name? In the end not much, it's content that determines value, but let's use the slightly easier abbreviation: LFAJRB. In [...]
German Fetish Ball, 2013
Bob Roos2026-06-25T16:53:36+02:0021st June 2013|
There a few German fetish events, my favorite, by far, is the German Fetish Ball in Berlin; this year celebrating its ten year [...]
RopeFest 2013
Bob Roos2025-07-19T08:58:15+02:0016th June 2013|
We received our invitation for RopeFest 2013 the moment the date was set. With the amazing experience we had on the premiere 2012 edition [...]
Moscow Knot, 2013 – Moscow’s premiere, Japanese, bondage event.
Bob Roos2023-05-11T16:52:11+02:0013th June 2013|
If you are following the RopeMarks blog (hi mom!) you might recall our entry on RopeFest, the premiere Russian (Japanese) bondage event. The RopeFest initiative, [...]
So much to write about…
Bob Roos2025-07-19T08:57:21+02:001st June 2013|
We have so much to write about that I don't even know where to start. We still owe you reviews of parties, events and [...]
BoundCon X, 2013 – 10 year anniversary
Bob Roos2025-07-19T08:57:21+02:0031st May 2013|
BoundCon X, 2013 - 10 year anniversary Europe's biggest bondage and fetish event The BoundCon of 2014 is only a few months away, [...]
Beyond the stage
Not every story from a live event happens on stage. These posts cover the people, places and moments around events where RopeMarks was present or performing.
Bondage meeting
Bob Roos2026-06-25T15:38:35+02:006th December 2006|
On Saturday we had a bondage "meeting" in our house. 18 people all interested in bondage. We started with talking and enjoying the chocolate [...]
WALP, Sep. 2006, Amsterdam Netherlands
Bob Roos2026-09-21T21:55:50+02:0030th September 2006|
Walp stands for Women @ Amsterdam Leather Pride, it is a -the-, international women's SM conference. Walp puts RopeMarks on the cover of their [...]
Kamasutra Erotic Fair, Sep. 2006, Netherlands
Bob Roos2025-07-19T08:57:26+02:0028th September 2006|
It's over, actually it was over a few days ago but now I'm back to being my adhd-self again 🙂 The Dutch Kamasutra erotic [...]
Steve Indands of the Austin Ropecraft Symposium
Bob Roos2023-05-04T22:36:42+02:0011th August 2006|
After BoundCon III (in München, Deutschland) we packed our stuff together and traveled on to Riccione, Italy to meet up with Master "R" and [...]
Nuit Demonia, Dec. 2005, Paris, France
Bob Roos2026-06-10T21:41:18+02:0030th December 2005|
This high-class fetish party in Paris, France we attended as registered VIP's. A few days before the party we were approached by Spanish TV [...]










