Soa
Taipei rope artist and teacher who has planned or performed in more than 100 rope shows since 2016, including the self-produced 狂繩夜宴 series, has advised theater and television productions on rope and teaches Mandarin-language courses in Taiwan.
Soa is a rope artist, performer and teacher in Taipei. The profile on the website of the rope salon Cats Downstairs (貓樓上) describes Soa as a professional rigger and SM practitioner who promotes safe practice, takes a particular interest in gender issues and has often been invited to give talks and workshops on SM topics. It says Soa uses traditional Japanese rope bondage as a foundation, has developed a personal system of technique and style, and also makes non-traditional work in collaboration with other disciplines. The profile does not say when Soa began tying or with whom Soa trained.
Performance
According to the profile, Soa has planned or performed in more than 100 rope shows since 2016 and currently performs regularly as a resident at bars. The listed collaborations begin in 2016 with pieces such as 繩縛日常 (“rope everyday”) and have entries for every year through 2024 except 2022. Soa hosts and produces the show series 狂繩夜宴 (“wild rope night banquet”), staged in four parts in 2020 and 2021; the 2024 entries also include two editions of 酒池繩淋 with the same partner, 甯. In 2024 Soa performed at the opening of the third version of the Cats Downstairs studio and took part in a rope performance at Workshop Underground in Fukuoka, Japan. The profile also says Soa ties on stage and plays keyboards in the band 鬼畜少女組.
Advising
The profile lists work as a technical or rope advisor for stage productions: 絆 in 2018 and 禁羈社群 in 2019, with a 2.0 version in 2022, all with the group 皮繩愉虐邦, and XY事件簿 with the theater company 動見体劇團 in 2018. It also credits Soa as SM advisor on the television series 今夜一起為愛鼓掌, which it dates to 2024.
Teaching
Soa teaches regular rope classes in Taipei, Taichung and Tainan. The profile says the Taipei courses, held at a studio within walking distance of Yuanshan and Minquan West Road MRT stations, are taught in Mandarin only. The basic course runs in six-session terms; the advanced course, open only to students who have completed Soa’s basic course, meets on the first Wednesday of each month and covers suspension basics, transitions and semi-suspension. English teaching is available only as private lessons by arrangement. A listing on the Taiwanese BDSM calendar for the autumn 2026 beginner term at Cats Downstairs credits Soa with ten years of teaching experience. It describes the course as a systematic curriculum covering rope types and rope safety, the single-column tie, a thigh tie, a hip and waist tie and the behind-the-back tie, together with finishing methods Soa often uses, and says the techniques have been tested in Soa’s stage work.