Yuliia — rope performer, shibari master and teacher

Yuliia in a black latex dress and glasses, eyes closed in the sunlight, a masked partner in red rope resting on her shoulder.

About

How do you learn a language no one is teaching yet?

Black-and-white: Yuliia in latex and glasses faces a masked partner in a rope harness by a bright window.
Photographed by Alyona Fedorchenko

Yuliia has worked with rope for nearly two decades. She began when almost nothing about shibari could be found: ties were studied from old Japanese photographs, and safety was learned slowly, by trial and error. She kept learning at seminars with masters from Japan and Europe, and founded BONDAGE STUDIO — first in Kharkiv, later in Kyiv, where it has lived on Kyrylivska Street since 2021. Today she performs on European stages — Folsom Europe, EURIX and Kinky Galore in Berlin — teaches at the studio, and hosts her own evenings in Kyiv.

Rope, breath and light, shaped in front of an audience — a live

Performance

By Yuliia · festivals, clubs and galleries

  • Yellow, black and bamboo in the open air — Folsom Europe, Berlin · 2026

    Folsom Europe, Berlin · 2026Yellow, black and bamboo in the open air

  • A ring, a chair and forty metres of red — EURIX, Berlin · 2025

    EURIX, Berlin · 2025A ring, a chair and forty metres of red

  • Jute on a boat deck, the Spree behind — Kinky Galore, Berlin · 2024

    Kinky Galore, Berlin · 2024Jute on a boat deck, the Spree behind

Swipe, or use the arrows — 3 of 19 frames from the stage

A rope performance is a short piece written for one room: fifteen to forty minutes, solo or with a partner, from a quiet floor tie to a full suspension. Costume, music and light are agreed with the venue in advance; the rigging points are checked by Yuliia herself. She performs in Berlin and Kyiv and travels to festivals, clubs, galleries and private evenings across Europe.

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On stage

Berlin & Kyiv and beyond

  • Folsom Europe 2025 · 2026
  • EURIX 2025 · 2026
  • Kinky Galore 2024
  • Shibari Open, Kyiv
  • G.Point, Kyiv
  • Fspace, Kyiv

Next –

Eurix No 29

Presenter · European Rigger & Model Exchange · Holzmarkt / Säälchen, Berlin

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Video: lasers, latex and one quiet knot — a club night, 2026

Latex, silk and kimono, written in knots — styled sessions with photographers she trusts,

Rope Art

Rope & styling by Yuliia

  • Yuliia steadies a redhead in a white kimono, suspended in red rope against black.
    Photo: @uj_photographie
  • A kneeling man tied in red rope, lit by a sweep of amber and violet light.
    Photo: @vikatemnova
  • A suspended figure in red rope inside a column of orange light.
    Photo: @vikatemnova
  • Black-and-white: Yuliia ties a rope harness on a masked partner in latex.
    Photo: @fedorchenkoalyona
  • A woman in a floral dress, wrists and arms wrapped in red rope, on a sunlit bed.
  • A figure in a black dress tied in jute, standing by shoji screens.
    Photo: @leslavadark
  • A man kneels with his arms bound behind his back in red rope, under red light.
  • Black-and-white close-up of rope over latex-gloved hands.
    Photo: @fedorchenkoalyona

Photo sessions · 18+

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Start with the fundamentals — in pairs or on your own — through

Shibari Classes

At BONDAGE STUDIO, Kyiv

  • A group class in a bright hall: pairs practise ties while Yuliia moves between them.
  • Yuliia, in a striped top and glasses, checks a chest harness on a student at the bar.
  • Yuliia adjusts the rope on a student’s back during a class.
  • Yuliia shows a student how a harness should sit on the shoulder.
  • A hand with red nails holds a bundle of jute rope against shoji screens.
  • Coils of black, natural and red rope laid side by side.

Formats

  • Consultation

    An hour without rope: your questions, limits and first step

  • Introductory class

    Two and a half hours of theory and practice, in pairs

  • Group course

    Four modules, from floor ties to suspension

  • Self-tie

    Four evenings, no partner needed

  • Private lesson

    Your own programme, any level, up to two hours

  • Online lesson

    On Google Meet, with short videos of the key ties afterwards

  • Masterclass

    Yuliia’s own topics for experienced pairs

  • Shibari lounge

    An open evening of practice, tea and company

  • Photo session

    An hour of rope for your camera, with safety in mind

Private and online lessons, consultations and masterclasses are with Yuliia herself; group courses run at the studio. Dates and details — in Telegram.

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Weekly schedule: @bondage_studio_kyiv

Time that belongs to you alone, held in rope — an exclusive

Private Session

With Yuliia

Yuliia draws a red rope across the shoulders of a woman in red latex, who tilts her head back with eyes closed.

About an hour, in Kyiv. Every session begins with a conversation about expectations and limits; you stay clothed throughout.

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Events

She also hosts Fetish Dance Party in Kyiv

Themed evenings of music, costume and rope — more than thirty since 2018

  • A dancer reaches up beneath a crystal chandelier in evening backlight.
    The Underwater World of Fetishes13 June 2026
  • A performer with flowers in her hair rests in a rope suspension.
    Spring Garden11 April 2026
  • A rope suspension inside a frame hung with silver tinsel and a mirror ball.
    Disco Glam14 February 2026
  • Two performers on stage beneath the illuminated letters FDP.
    Moulin Rouge15 February 2025

A stage for Ukrainian performers, free space to play and house rules that protect every guest. Next evening: , Kyiv — theme to be announced.

fetishdanceparty.com evenings in pictures

18+ · tickets and themes on the party site

They wrote about Yuliia

Performances, classes, collaborations & press

Write to Yuliia directly on Telegram

Telegram: @Yuliia_studio

Invite to perform

Festivals, clubs, galleries and private evenings — a piece written for your room.

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Private, group or online — let’s find your pace.

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Collaboration & press

Festivals, venues, brands and editors are welcome to write.

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Elsewhere Telegram channel @shibari_ua, Instagram @shibari.com.ua, Fetish Dance Party