Noble's History with Rope
About Noble Manqué
Born 1953 | Resident of Portland, Oregon USA | Rope bondage artist/instructor
Noble is a full-time rope bondage artist, creating bondage art, photography, rope bondage performances, rigging for photographers and theater, and teaching others about this amazing erotic art form
Rope Artist experience highlights
1973 Began exploring consensual bedroom bondage with his willing partners
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1977 Broadened his artistic interests to nude and fetish photography
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1982 Began explorations of D/s and BDSM in private relationships
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2005 Entered the public kink community in Portland, Oregon
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2006 Joined the Portland Rope Arts Group
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2008 Founded Noble Rope Arts and began teaching rope bondage full-time
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2010 First solo rope bondage photography show - Club Sesso, Portland, Oregon
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2011 First public group juried show - Seattle Erotic Arts festival
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2012 Invitational Show at The Art of Contempory Shibari, Houston
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2013 First time presenting at Kinkfest, Portland Oregon
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2013-2016 House Rigger at DeaconX Fetish Night, Portland Oregon
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2014 Headliner presenter and performer at Frolicon, Atlanta
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2014 First "Uncommon Restraint" bondage performance night featuring Noble
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2016 First time presenting and performing at Kumoricon, Portland, Oregon
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2017 Headliner presenter at Conception Idigeo Victoria, Victoria, BC
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2019 Invitational rope bondage photography show, International Shibari Week, Tokyo
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Rope Training & professional experience
2017 Portland, Oregon | Advanced Shibari Workshop | Kazami Ranki
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2015 Vancouver BC | Advanced Shibari Workshop | Hajime Kinoko
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2011-2017 Portland, Oregon | Uprigger | Local Stagehand's Union
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1987 Alaska | Swiftwater Rope Rescue Certification I and II | Rescue3
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1979-1991 Pacific NW | Professional tree climber/rigger | USFWS
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1977 California | Vertical Rope Rescue training | National Park Service
Special Skills
Noble is well-versed in technical rope rigging and artistic bondage tying for photography, film productions, theater, and performance