Archipel Shibari Lyon
Volunteer collective and association that organises Zlyttia, themed shibari evenings with a rope room, jam, DJ and surprise performances. Each evening is preceded by a 90-minute beginner initiation, and guests are asked to dress in fetish or kink style.
Archipel Shibari Lyon (ASL) describes itself as a collective for exploring shibari and is registered as an association, run by volunteers. Its main activity is Zlyttia, a series of themed shibari evenings in Lyon that combine a rope room with a rope jam, a DJ set, rope performances and a bar. The collective describes the evenings as immersive, intimate and friendly, with a small number of guests, and says regulars know them as a gathering of friends.
By November 2026 the series had reached its fifteenth edition. The event page lists earlier themes such as Électro, Drag, Burlesque, Babylon, Blue Lagoon, Adoration and ShiBaroque, and says Zlyttia 15 on 8 November 2026 was the fifth “Inextricable” edition. That evening closed the “Tied-up!” weekend of the partner association Fetish Lyon, which ran a second room of its own, and was held at Rock n’Eat in Lyon. Guests are invited to swap everyday clothes for a kink, fetish or masked look, with a changing room on site, and illustrators are welcome to draw.
The evenings are preceded by an introduction to shibari for complete beginners, which the collective calls a fixed part of the format; before the November 2026 edition it ran for 90 minutes. It covers which materials to use, physical and psychological safety, the origins of the practice, how a rope session unfolds and first basic ties put into practice. For the November 2026 edition the introduction cost at least €15 for one person and included entry to the evening; evening tickets started at €8 to €16 depending on when they were bought, and members of Fetish Lyon in fetish dress paid at least €7. The collective says ticket income repays its costs, pays the artists and buys equipment.
ASL also shares its DJ sets and playlists for rope sessions, publishes photos and performance videos from its evenings, and has sold works linked to an exhibition titled “Rituels”. It lists Fetish Lyon as its partner. Its pages are in French.