Hedwig

Hedwig is a Swedish rigger.

Era: 2010s

RIGGER · TEACHER

Swedish / Malmö-based rope bondage educator, performer, writer and organizer behind Sense Shibari. Archived Sense Shibari bios describe Hedwig as a queer feminist switch femme from Sweden who first explored BDSM in London and Sweden in 2008, returned to Sweden in 2012, and taught / performed across Europe and North America from 2011 while running Rope Attic in Malmö. Her public teaching voice centers mutual experience, communication, consent culture, safer sex, gender and inclusive learning spaces. Earlier Nawa Ai pages document teaching / facilitation from 2010, dissertation presentations at Shibaricon, Shibaricamp, Stockholm Pride, LFRA and Rainbow Festival, former Peer Rope London crew work, Peer Rope Malmö context and founding Hitchin' Bitches in London in 2011. Official EURIX archive lists Hedwig from Malmö at EURIX X / Spring 2017 and the EURIX XII / Spring 2018 beginner course.

School: Independent

Associated venues, magazines, films and performances: EURIX 2010s.