Estudio Jorogumo Shibari
A trans-dissident rope collective that approaches shibari from a political and inclusive angle. It runs group workshops, private classes and multimedia performances, invites international guest teachers, and is the official Mexican distributor of Learn Shibari jute rope.
Estudio Jorogumo describes itself as a trans-dissident rope studio in Mexico City that treats shibari-kinbaku as a channel for connection and communication and as a way to claim the right to pleasure. Its history page says the founder, Río, set out to build a space free of sexist violence and harassment, safe for sexual and gender dissidents, trans people and women. What began as personal exploration grew into courses, performances, teaching in other Mexican cities, international presentations and study abroad with like-minded groups. Over time the founder’s students turned it into a collective.
The collective keeps learning internally through shared practice and experimentation. Outside work includes private individual lessons and group workshops for festivals and for drawing and photography events. Its workshops are described as political, dissident and inclusive, open to all levels from beginners to advanced. They cover technique along with anatomy and care, movement and body handling. It also offers private rope sessions centered on consent and risk management.
Performance is a large part of the studio’s work, mixing rope with sound, video, dance and poetry. Examples on its pages include a January 2026 open drawing and photography session with a rope model at a drawing gym in Nezahualcóyotl, and a February 2026 collaboration with Río on the performance “San Pedro – Carrera de Patos” by the artist Elyla. The collective also produces graphic work and discussion circles about building safe spaces.
Jorogumo regularly brings international teachers to Mexico. Hua Hua taught in November 2025. In October 2026 it presented Mosaic Cat (Mao Mao), a performer from the Shanghai scene, with a public performance in Buenavista and two invitation-only intermediate workshops on alternative upper-body structures and short-bamboo restraint. The studio is also the official Mexican distributor of Learn Shibari jute rope.