Melbourne Community Rope
Melbourne Community Rope, 2020–, is an Australian community in the bakushi / kinbaku ecosystem.
Active: 2020–
Era: 2020s
Places
Committee-run, not-for-profit Melbourne rope community founded in 2020 and focused on ethical education, body-positive and consent-centered practice, and an LGBTQIA+-friendly learning environment. Melbourne Community Rope runs weekly beginner and intermediate classes, monthly rope jams, workshops and other events. Himboy's current biography and independent interview document the 2020 co-founding; independent Time Out coverage records its monthly Brunswick rope jam in 2022, while the current official calendar and Humanitix host page show continuing 2026 activity.
Sources
- Shibari Study Studios: Melbourne Community Rope catalogue record
- Melbourne Community Rope official site catalogue record
- Humanitix: Melbourne Community Rope host profile catalogue record
- Time Out Melbourne: We tried shibari catalogue record
- Humanitix host profile: Himboy catalogue record
- Sensuali: Himboy — the trans shibari artist queering rope across Australia catalogue record
Official links
People associated with Melbourne Community Rope: Himboy.