Kinbaku/Shibari Art Photography, Installations, Performances and Lessons

NYC Shibari is a premier team of professional shibari artists featured in productions in the city and around the world. Our artists have over two decades of collective classical training, and have studied in Japan and around the globe with kinbaku masters and certified instructors. Since establishing in 2018, NYC Shibari has made a splash with their high altitude rigging expertise, extreme athleticism, and artistic ingenuity, sweeping up awards in rope photography, modeling, and rigging in 2020’s tenth anniversary Jade Rope photo competion, drawing sponsorships including NYC’s Thistle & Spire lingerie, and publishing work internationally.

Check out our two part interview on NYC Street Shibari with RopePodcast (now with full transcript of part 1!)

Performance Highlights

Jun 24th 2023 NYC Torture Garden NYC at Capitale for Dances of Vice & Faustian Society

Jun 17th 2023 NYC The Red Pavilion Lust Caution Self-Suspension

Jun 16th 2023 Hudson NY The No Ring Circus Firewater- Self-Suspension

Jun 8th 2023 NYC Boujee Pride @ Manhattan’s Monthly Bondage Bacchanal

May 27th 2023 NYC The Red Pavilion Lust Caution

May 11th 2023 NYC Boujee Manhattan’s Monthly Bondage Bacchanal

May 5th 2023 NYC The Red Pavilion Shibari Life Drawing ft. Justine Biticon

Apr 13th 2023 NYC Boujee Manhattan’s Monthly Bondage Bacchanal

Feb 11th 2023 NYC The Red Pavilion Midnight Shibari Opening Preview

Feb 4th 2023 TO, Canada Birdhaus Toronto An Evening with Gigi & Samjay

Dec 31st 2022 NYC The Rose Room New Year’s Eve Performance

Dec 16th 2022 NYC Dark-Side at Deviants NY Partnered and Solo Acts

Dec 8-10 2022 NYC The Rose Room Partnered Acts

Nov 10-12 2022 NYC The Rose Room Partnered Acts

Oct 31st 2022 NYC The Rose Room Blood Rose Halloween Night Partnered Acts

Oct 29th 2022 NYC Dances of Vice at Capitale Black Magic Halloween Ball

Oct 13-15 2022 NYC The Rose Room Partnered and Solo Acts

Sep 16th 2022 NYC Dark-Side at Deviants NY Partnered and Solo UV Glow

Sep 8-10 2022 NYC The Rose Room Partnered and Solo Acts

Aug 11-13 2022 NYC The Rose Room Partnered and Solo Acts

July 14-16 2022 NYC The Rose Room Partnered and Solo Acts

Jun 25th 2022 NYC Torture Garden NYC at Capitale for Dances of Vice & Faustian Society

May 13th 2022 Berlin EURIX produced by IKSK Signature Paracord Performance

Apr 7-16 2022 NYC The Rose Room Partnered and Solo Acts

Feb 12/13 2022 NYC The Great Gatsby Party at Capitale Solo Aerial Performances

Oct 23rd 2021 Philly Masque Halloween Party House Nebula Self-Save M Seq

Sep 28th 2021 Negril, Jamaica Study of Falling with la Gorgone

Sep 26th 2021 Negril, Jamaica BeachBind at Hedo II Dirty Deeds

Sep 18th 2021 NYC XO at Refuge Arts, human chandelier performance

Sep 17th 2021 NYC Shien Lee x Cipriani 42nd St, Solo Aerial Performance

May 7th 2021 Negril, Jamaica Mini May at Hedo II Single Toe Suspension

May 3rd 2021 Negril, Jamaica Mini May at Hedo II Opening Performance

Dec 17th 2020 Negril, Jamaica BeachBind at Hedo II Self-Save M Sequence

Dec 11th 2020 Negril, Jamaica BeachBind at Hedo II Opening Night

Nov 21st 2020 NYC Tethered Together, Circus of Dreams

Oct 30th 2020 NJ Totally Taboo produced by Shien Lee Gas Mask & Striptease

Feb 14th 2020 NYC Dances of Vice Paris at Midnight at Capitale solo/partnered

Jan 31st 2020 NYC New Society for Wellness solo/partnered acts

Jan 11th 2020 NYC New Society for Wellness solo/partnered acts

Published Works

Emily Ratajkowski in fashion shibari by Zero-Gi and Samjay for Perfect Magazine, shot by Steve Mackey in midtown Manhattan

Emily Ratajkowski in shibari by Samjay and Zero-Gi for Perfect Magazine Issue Two