Port d’attaches
Association founded in 2019 by around half a dozen shibari teachers, run horizontally and without a profit motive, that holds several events a week outside the summer break. Its program combines Friday evening classes, Sunday jams, suspension classes and discussion evenings.
Port d’attaches was founded in 2019 by about half a dozen shibari teachers. It is run horizontally and, in its own words, without a concern for profitability. Its stated aims are to pass on broad and rigorous knowledge of rope so that people can progress safely, and to keep regular events going for Paris practitioners. It began with a few events a month and now holds several a week in different Paris venues, with a break over the summer.
Team
Experienced members take turns leading events. The team page lists, among others, May Dosem, a rigger and occasional model in rope since 2014 who teaches a methodical approach to ties and to running a session, and Wild, in rope since 2018, who campaigns for the inclusion of all body types. Other teachers focus on the model’s role, on harness technique and dynamic suspension, or on a playful approach, and several switch between rigger and model roles.
Program
The main class is a three-hour Friday evening session at Centre Baretto, a rehearsal studio in the 11th arrondissement. It covers basic shibari and sometimes a harness-and-floor-play level, with an emphasis on technique and on building a dialogue with a partner through the rope, and complete beginners can book and get help with fundamentals. A rope jam for free practice is held on most Sunday evenings. The May 2026 jam took place in a studio with suspension points in the 11th arrondissement, reached by stairs without a lift; an association member supervised and could review exercises, and tickets cost €12 or €7 at the solidarity rate (as listed on Billetweb).
Other formats are Blablacordes, informal evenings in a bar for conversation and questions; public demos followed by a group discussion with the performers; and occasional classes reserved for a specific audience. Events are for adults, booked through Billetweb, and participants are asked to read the association’s rules. Consent and safety are presented as central to its classes, and the site is in French.