Shibari, rope and rope jams in Calgary

Calgary is the calendar’s first foothold in the continental West, on Mountain time. The scene is growing, carried by a few collectives that organise with some regularity.

Rope bondage has its own scene in Canada, its own studios and its own vocabulary. You will find shibari, kinbaku, and plenty of people who simply tie without putting a label on it. Several cities have an active group and, most weeks, at least one gathering.