Rope Jam

with performance by

Miki & Xin

Sat January 24, 2026. 6pm-12am

Our first rope jam of the year has a performance! Miki and Xin will give a special performance the night before their workshop! If you are not attending the workshop, come see them collaborate collaborate on a multimedia film-like experience with a blend of Shibari art and its philosophies, Visual art, found sounds and light show.

Following the performance will be a short Q&A w/ hosted by them and a rope jam that is open all.   

Attendance

For those who have already been vetted but haven't been to the studio: 

• You can get your ticket!

For EVERYONE who hasn’t already been to the studio:

• Please fill out our vetting form is here

• Send us an email at boundlarkrs@gmail.com that you would like to be placed on the waiting list. 

• Vetting takes time because we have regular jobs and it’s a process!

• Then you will be placed on the waiting list. 

• If the jam is not full, then these open spots will be released to you 72 hours before the event

Same as before:

• We will wish for people to remain comfortable to play and socialize given the intimate space of the studio. 

• There is no prerequisite of experience or skill level, just respect, open-mindedness and courtesy towards one another and the venue. 

Logistics

• Doors open 6pm

• Performance to being 6:30pm

• You are welcome to come/go at any time. 

• BYO dinner, snack or drinks that make you comfortable at our studio. 

• Alcohol is typically not encouraged but if you do want to consume, please note that if you appear unsafe or disrespectful, then you will be asked to leave. 

Tickets

• $45 + processing fees

• There are four “pay-what-you-want” spots. Please allow those who really need this option to take it. Since we have a performance, we have set a minimum to $20. 

• Your privacy matters to us. If you choose this ticket, it will remain confidential. We honor every ticket and ticketholder the same way no matter what amount you choose. 

• Tickets are per person. 

• The space is intimate, and attendance will be capped to allow everyone to be able to socialize and play comfortably. 

Presenters:

Miki

Kinbakuartistmiki is a Baltimore based performer and educator, and is of Cuban nationality, originally born & raised in Florida. From studying Shibari / Kinbaku in Japan in 2017 to teaching, performing, and hosting workshops across the United States, his style of kinbaku practices a silent & observant style, incorporating improvisation, movement, senses. 

Miki has studied under Murasaki Haruan (Yukimura Ryu), Kasumi Hourai, Tenma Haru, Akane and Iroha Suzuki. Recent works include traveling around the US to host Workshops, Performance, Demo Stations, Shibari Life Drawing, Exhibition and Talks. Miki also teaches private classes and hosts workshops in Baltimore on a regular basis.

FL: Young_Miki, iG: kinbakuartistmiki

Xin

Xin is a Chinese multidisciplinary artist born in Japan who has toured, performed, taught and held workshops around the US since 2019 w/ Kinbakuartistmiki. Her art practice explores sex, gender & politics through humor by transforming ready-made objects and creating performative social intervention pieces with herself and her body as the catalyst.

"My work is my reaction to my surroundings. I encounter Myself in the World; I encounter the World in myself. Daily-life metaphors, feminist dilemmas, consumerism and my childhood experiences in Japan have influenced me.”