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Thomas Unthan studied Stage Design at Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste until 2008. Since then he has been workin as a freelance stage and costume designer, with works in Stuttgart, Dortmund, Göttingen, Dresden and Berlin amongst others. He designed the stage of the dance performance WAVES by backsteinhaus produktion.

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Paula Kohlmann (*1987) works as a freelance curator and dramaturge. During her studies, she founded the independent project space LOTTE with students from the Stuttgart Academy of Art and Film and was jointly responsible for the programme there for five years (2012-2017). Since then, she has curated projects for the Akademie Schloss Solitude and the Kunstverein Wagenhalle, among others, and worked permanently at the Rampe Theatre in Stuttgart from 2018-2023. After various teaching assignments, she has been teaching at the Akademie der Bildenden Künste Stuttgart in the MFA ‘Body, Theory and Poetics of the Performative’ since 2020. In her work, Paula Kohlmann deals with artistic strategies for changing existing structures, including during the Theater Rampe Festival ‘Stadt der Frauen’ (City of Women) in Esslingen (2018) or with the neighbourhood ensemble ‘Volks*theater Rampe’ (since 2019) in public space. In 2017, she was involved in the founding of the Feminist Women’s* Health Centre Stuttgart and has been working with the body as a knowledge resource ever since, including since 2021 in her poetic research and reading group ‘Dreaming in Women*’.

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Valentin Leuschel (*1989) lives and works in Stuttgart. He studied Fine Arts at the Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart; at the University of Stuttgart he received a Master’s degree in Knowledge Cultures, specialising in Modern German Literature. He was a master student of Birgit Brenner. His audio-visual and textual works deal with questions of solidarity, poetics, defiance and adaptability.

Since 2022, Valentin Leuschel has conceived, written and spoken audio description for the Rampe Theatre and independent productions in the Stuttgart area. He received further training in audio description under the guidance of Jess Curtis (Jess Curtis Gravity Production).

Audio descriptions (Peter Luttringer and Valentin Leuschel):

‘Wasser Wasser’ by Gruppe CIS
‘Pleasure’ by Oblivia
‘Mund-Stück 2’ by Nata+Sam
‘FAIRIES’ by backsteinhausproduktion
‘SILENT LADIES’ by Luise Leschik
‘5 Exponate’ by KMZ
‘Agility of Fear’ by Natascha Moschini
‘My Sun is a Wound’ by Antonia Böckle
‘WAVES’ by backsteinhausproduktion

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Jean Bermes, born in 1978, is a singing performer known for his passion for skiing and orchards. At the age of 12, he had a formative experience when he was kicked out of the tennis club.
In 1995, Jean Bermes played the silent role of the Sun in the Grand Theatre of Luxembourg during the Year of Culture. This performance revealed his extraordinary artistic potential.
Over the years, Jean honed his skills both as an opera singer and as a conductor – in the mountains and by the sea. He has performed on opera and concert stages on four continents.
Jean Bermes is recognised as one of the guardians of the absurd spectacle. He is the reigning world champion in underwater crochet – a discipline in which he dives and creates elaborate stitches while singing. He is also known for his legendary act in which he conducts a symphony orchestra while balancing on a watermelon and juggling flaming sumo costumes at the same time.
The fact that he was co-winner of the Charlemagne Prize in 1986 and the Nobel Peace Prize in 2012 is impressive evidence of how little attention he receives in the world of fly-fishing. Jean Bermes, the melodic artichoke, merges clouds into a circus of dreamlike chimeras.

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juan felipe amaya gonzalez (he/him) is a Colombian performance artist based in Berlin and working in the fields of dance, choreography, and visual arts. His works can be traced in the convergence of interdisciplinary practices and unexpected encounters, dealing with speculations about time, technology, and environments. His performance installation ‘BRAVURA’ premiered in January 2024 at the Tantage Festival in the Sophiensaele Berlin. He co-developed the project ‘Pattern Parade’ that attempted to summon Al through occultist and esoteric practices, with the support of the Volkswagen Foundation and Fonds Darstellende Künste, which was presented at the Transmediale Studio in Berlin in 2023. From 2018 until 2020 he was a member artist of the Creative Europe research project on dance and technology ‘Moving Digits’. He is also co-founder of ‘Scores for Gardens’, a study group working at the intersection of performance and critical theory, in collaboration with Travers, Radialsystem and supported by Gwaertler Stiftung, collaborating with institutions such as Kunstfort bij Viffhuizen and KABK in the Netherlands and the Ostfold International Theater in Norway. In 2015 he founded the collective ‘Kimberly Kaviar’ together with Simone Gisela Weber, which in 2018 was selected for the Mentoring Program ‘Newcomer’ from the Berlin State Association for the Independent Performing Arts e. V. (LAFT). Together they developed pieces such as Leashed Unleashed (2021) in co-production with Theaterhaus G7 in Mannheim and Berliner Ringtheater. He mainly works collaboratively with artists like Deva Schubert, Jan Roman, Maciej Sado, Florine Leoni, Michael Portnoy, Heiner Goebbels, Nile Koetting, amongst others.

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Esteban Amaya is a circus artist and scenic performer. He is part of the research project IN (OFF-) BALANCE by backsteinhaus produktion and Circo Virtual.

Andreia Rodrigues is a dancer and performer. She can be seen in the pieces DIE TONIGHT, LIVE FOREVER ODER DAS PRINZIP NOSFERATU, WOLFGANG, HEADLESS, SHOW DOWN, HAPPY ENDINGS and FEEN // FAIRIES.

https://www.instagram.com/andreiarodrigues6310/

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Moritz Martin is a stage designer. He has designed the set for the productions SHOW DOWN, HAPPY ENDING and FEEN // FAIRIES.

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Peter Luttringer (he/him), an educational scientist and musician who is almost blind, works full-time in a large disability support centre. For several years, he has also worked as a freelance speaker in the field of teaching, exchange and counselling and has specialised in the topics of everyday discrimination and participation. He has now been working with (live) audio descriptions for over three years, helping with their development and recording them. He has been involved in nationwide projects as well as work in Switzerland.

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Ariadna Girones Mata is a dancer, performer and choreographer. She can be seen in HOW TO SELL A MURDER HOUSE and FEEN // FAIRIES.

https://www.ariadnagironesmata.com/

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Natascha Moschini studied contemporary dance in Antwerp, performance studies in Hamburg and contemporary arts practice in Bern. She is interested in the ethics, aesthetics and politics of the human body. In her choreographic and visual works, she thematises social power structures and exposes relationships of dependency. Her observations show analytical acumen and are characterised by a high sensitivity for tense relationships. The uncovering of grievances, as well as the decoding and re-coding are core aspects of her work. At times she leads these utopian reorganisations outside her artistic practice into new research constellations. She is part of the danse et dramaturgie funding programme 2019/2020 and the handle with care laboratory in the national network of Swiss theatres. In 2022, she received a development grant from the Fachausschuss Darstellende Künste BL & BS and invited various scientists and artists to participate in a collaborative and artistic research project.new spaces of possibility and thought experiments characterise an essential approach in all her work processes.

She reflexively accompanies other artists and engaging in intensive artistic dialogue with them. As a performer, Natascha Moschini has appeared with Tino Sehgal, Isabel Lewis, Boris Nikitin, Cosima Grand and Tyra Wigg. Natascha Moschini was Associated Artist at the Dampfzentrale in Bern in 2020/2021. In 2023 she was Artist in Residence at La Ma Residenz (IT), Studio Meriodional (FR) and Raumstation (D).

https://www.nataschamoschini.com/

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Heinrich Horwitz is a director, choreographer and actor. Heinrich has realised productions in the independent scene, city and state theatres, and in the new music scene. Heinrich studied theatre directing and choreography at the HfS Ernst Busch Berlin. Heinrich is the winner of the Tabori Prize 2023, was invited to the Heidelberg Stückemarkt and was awarded the Dance and Theatre Prize of the City of Stuttgart and the State of Baden-Württemberg. In 2021, Heinrich created “Amazonen Mythos”, which centred on Amazon Rising as a queer-feminist procession through Berlin. 2022 Heinrich awarded ‘HAUS’, a music cycle by Sarah Nemtsov at the Ruhrtriennale. In 2023, the 24-hour performance ‘FLIPPER’ at Ballhaus Ost was honoured. Productions have also been invited to the Staatstheater Kassel, the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Deutschland Funk Cologne, festivals such as ‘Frau Musica Nova Köln’, ‘Schönes Wochenende Düsseldorf’, ‘Internationales Musikfest Hamburg’, ‘Tanztage Berlin’, ‘MusikInstallation Nürnberg’ and ‘Ultima Oslo’. In 2022/2023, Heinrich worked on the project “Freedom Collective”, an immersive music theatre project in cooperation with Musiktheater im Revier Gelsenkirchen, Theater Bremen and Staatstheater Darmstadt. In addition to directing and choreography, Heinrich also works continuously as actor* in theatre, opera, film and television. In the 2023/24 season, Heinrich will be performing at the Schaubühne Berlin and the Hanover State Opera, among others. Since 2022/23, Heinrich has been a lecturer in the directing department at the AdK Ludwigsburg. Heinrich is a co-signatory of the #ActOut Manifesto and an activist alongside 185+ actors. Together with a fluid team consisting of Rosa Wernecke, Magdalena Emmerig and Annett Hardegen, Heinrich works at the interface between dance, music and text and endeavours to bring these currents together in ever new utopias using new approaches.Heinrich’s works always deal with queer-feminist ideas and the attempt to translate political responsibility into artistic creation.

https://vimeo.com/heinrichhorwitz

https://www.heinrich-horwitz.com

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Chloé Beillevaire is a French performer and choreographer. After graduating from the CNSMD in Lyon she amassed stage experience with companies such as Ultima vez-Wim Vandekeybus in Belgium, the Backsteinhaus Production in Germany, Olivier Dubois and Le GDRA in France. In addition to her performance work, Chloé regularly conducts intensive workshops at international festivals and arts centers.
In 2021, while her exploration of movement remains at the core of her work, her fascination with transdisciplinarity and the blending of diverse art forms has propelled her to found her own company, Cie La Teneur.
Currently, Chloé is directing her own projects that intricately weave together dance, theater, music, and visual art.

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Mona Louisa-Melinka Hempel (Deutschland/Chile) ist freischaffende Choreografin, Tänzerin und Performerin für bewegungsbasierte Stücke basierend auf Identifikation, Identität, südamerikanischem Feminismus, Dekolonisation und der Umstürzung des klassischen Kanons. Sie arbeitet ebenfalls im Bereich Dramaturgie, Installation und an den Schnittstellen verschiedener Kunstrichtungen über multi/mixed media und Bewegung.
Sie ist Teil der apokalyptischen tänzerin*nen und der Initiative für Solidarität am Theater.

Mit dem Kollektiv die apokalyptischen tänzer*innen ist sie Teil des FREISCHWIMMEN Netzwerks und gefördert durch die Konzeptionsförderung der Stadt Stuttgart.

Sie war 2019-2020 Teil des gewählten Spartensprecher*innenkreises der Sparte Darstellende Künste in Leipzig und ist Initiatorin des ProfiTraining Leipzig.

https://monalouisamelinka.wordpress.com/

http://www.apocalypse.dance

Steven is a dancer and Performer. He can be seen in DIE TONIGHT, LIVE FOREVER ODER DAS PRINZIP NOSFERATU, WOLFGANG, PLATONIA, TRANSPARENCY, SHOW DOWN, HAPPY ENDINGS and FEEN // FAIRIES and is also part of the new cast of Superbia. His solo HUMANS ARE STRANGERS from the piece WOLFGANG was invited to the International Solo-Dance-Theater Festival Stuttgart 2018.

https://www.instagram.com/steven_chotard/

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Lorenzo is a dancer, choreographer and dance teacher from Heidelberg. He initially studied at art high schools in Torino and Parma, where he specialised in architecture and design. His dance training includes a wide range of sports, hip-hop, musical dance and other dance styles. He then studied contemporary dance and successfully completed his bachelor’s degree at the Rotterdamse Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Codarts in 2015.

As a dancer he has worked with Conny Janssen, Regina van Berkel, Nanine Linning, Edan Gorlicki, Eva Borrman, Eric Trottier and more.

As a choreographer, he has created several pieces that have been presented in theatres and venues throughout Europe.
Most relevant were his participations in the Tanz Biennale Heidelberg 2018, Ulm Moves 2019 and the Florence International Dance Festival 2021. In 2018 he took part in the ‘GUMMITWIST’ programme, which promotes and supports young, aspiring choreographers in their work.

As a dance teacher, Lorenzo develops his own practice, which aims to unlock creative potential individually. He uses the numerous movement techniques he has learnt in his career and also focuses on breathing techniques and mental sensitisation. He always utilises all of these aspects in his own artistic and dance work.

https://www.lorenzoponteprimo.com/

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Argentinean dancer and choreographer Rocio Marano has been working in Berlin since 2014. She was trained in physical theatre, martial arts, and contemporary dance in an independent path. In addition to her dance training, she obtained a bachelor at the “Escola Superior d’Art i Disseny de les Illes Balears” in Spain. Subsequently, she studied ecofeminism (online) at the University of Buenos Aires and completed a Master’s degree in Choreography at the Hochschulübergreifendes Zentrum Tanz (HZT) in Berlin, awarding the DAAD scholarship. Rocio is attracted by the movement that is generated in the popular terrain of the collective and whose norms extend beyond contemporary dance. Therefore, her practice is eclectic and includes rhythmical dance such as Krump (urban dance), Malambo (Argentinian traditional dance), yawning as an eco-somatic practice and drumming. She has worked in Europe with Michelle Moura, Amanda Piña, July Weber, Tino Sehgal, Christopher Winkler, Phillip Bergman and Thea Reifler, Alfredo Zinola, Barbara Berti, Lea Kieffer among others. Her works include Transmatria, Matria – motherland, The Discourse of the Yawn, Insanity Solo, presented in several Festivals in Europe and Southamerica and Buenos Aires Performance Biennial.

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Juan Pablo Corvalán works as an actor, circus artist, director and cultural manager.
He is artistic director and performer in the multidisciplinary scenic art company “Colectivo Artístico Circo Virtual”, with which he develops different scenic research and design works that combine contemporary circus, theater, music, drawing and new media.

Tegest Pecht-Guido is a dancer and performer. She can be seen in CLIMAX and FEEN // FAIRIES.

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Marina completed her studies at the Stuttgart State Academy of Art and Design in summer 2024, specialising in communication design and photography. As a young photographer, she now works in the fields of documentary and product photography, portraits of musicians and in the dance and theatre scene.

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Seung Hwan Lee is a dancer, performer and choreographer. At backsteinhaus produktion he will be seen for the first time in FEEN // FAIRIES.

https://www.seungdance.com/

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Rebecca Moltenbrey is a costume designer. For backsteinhaus she has designed the costume pictures for PLATONIA, SHOW DOWN, HAPPY ENDING, HAPPY ENDINGS, FEEN // FAIRIES and WAVES.

https://www.instagram.com/rebeccacharlottemoltenbrey/

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