editta braun company
Since 1989 editta braun company has been a guest at renowned festivals all over Europe, in Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Pakistan, Tunesia, Senegal, Uzbekistan, Russia, India and Japan. The process of creating emphasizes on the equal collaboration of artists from different disciplines. In this way dancers, actors, musicians, lightdesigners, visual artists join the company to collaborate under the same umbrella.
From 1996 onwards the creation of her pieces has been inseparably connected with the music of composer Thierry Zaboitzeff. Moreover carismatic dancers as Anna Maria Müller, Dante Murillo and many others contribute their creativity to the company’s projects since several years. Thomas Hinterberger and Peter Thalhamer join the company’s forces since 1998 with light-designing.
editta braun company’s work is opposing the meshes of network of systemically legitimised constraints, that is gradually creeping into our everyday lives, by exposing themselves to conditions of production in the socalled third world. Artistic productions and collaborations in India, Uzbekistan, Egypt, Senegal, Greece: this is not just the experience of a reality “outside” - it is also the bringing-back of these experiences into the increasingly hermetic space of our societies.
Editta Braun - artistic direction
* 1958 in Austria, pioneer of contemporary choreography in Austria. Academic degree in Science of Sports and German Language and Literature (University of Salzburg). Studied dance in Paris and New York, teaches at the University of Salzburg and at the Anton Bruckner Private University Linz. Has created more than 30 productions (physical theater, dance) and tours world-wide with her company. Characteristics: intercultural collaborations, politically engaged, feminist view on society and theater. International Prize of Arts and Culture of the City of Salzburg in 2014, Great Prize of Arts of the Region of Salzburg 2017.
currently collaborating with ebcie
Anna Maria Müller - dance, choreographic assistant
* 1980 in Salzburg, Mag. phil., dance education at the Arts Educational School (London), University Vienna and Anton Bruckneruniversity Linz. Since 2005 freelance dancer, choreographer. Founds 09 the Pilates Studio Innsbruck. Since 2006 member of editta braun company. Performs with e b c in: Luvos, Matches of Time, Coppercity, Paradies, Abseits, CLOSE UP, Close Up 2.0, Fanghoumé, Hydráos, Hydrolákis, vol. 1.
Martyna Lorenc - dance, research
* in 1987 in Poland. Choreographer, performing artist, researcher. MSc. Cognitive Science, BA dance & pedagogy. Long-term member of ebcie and C.O.V. Company Off Verticality/Rose Breuss. Engagements with Alex Gottfarb, Alexandra Waierstall, Rosalind Crisp, Georg Blaschke, David Zambrano, a.o. Co-founder of Lab On Stage art collective. Creates own choreographic works, often in experimental formats. Her work draws from interdisciplinary research. Performs with e b c in: planet Luvos, 4plus1, instant, CLOSE UP, Close Up 2.0, 4only, Fanghoumé, Hydráos, Hydrolákis, vol. 2.
Sonia Borkowicz - dance, research
* 1993 in Poznań (PL). BA in Dance & Pedagogy in Anton Bruckner University Linz. Engagements with Isabelle Schad, Jianan Qu, Yumiko Yoshioka, Editta Braun. Founding member of artistic collaboration "Collective B". Culture manager and event curator of Body/Sound/Space and Tanzhafen Festival (Linz/AT). Performs with e b c in: 4only, Close UP 2.0, Fanghoumé, Hydráos, Hydrolákis, vol. 3.
Cat Jimenez
* 1986 in Cebu City, Philippines, and moved to Austria with her family at the age of four. With her background in fine art and street dance, she combines in her work the expressive fullness of hip-hop culture and the minimalist aesthetics of contemporary art. Since 2015 Cat Jimenez is mainly active in theater. She worked u. a. with Hungry Sharks, Cie. Gervasi, Studio Nita, Jungle Vienna and performed at festivals like Sound: Frame, Danube Festival, Danza Bolzano.
Myrto Dimitriadou
* 1946 in Greece, dancer, actress, theater maker, founder in 1984 and artistic director of the Toihaus Theater Salzburg for young audiences until 2018 , which she founded in 1984. She developed her own theatrical direction - both thematically and aesthetically. In 2006 awarded the Silver Seal of the City of Salzburg for her artistic merits, in 2014 special prize of the board of directors of ASSITEJ Austria.
Dante Murillo - dance, acting, research, choreographic assistance
* 1982 in Colombia, graduates from the Communication/Audiovisial department at Javeriana University Bogota/Colombia. MA of Arts in Dance/Movement Research and Pedagogy at Bruckneruniversity Linz/Austria. Touring world wide as performer. Creates since 2011 his own choreographic work. The B- Project and Dancing Museums are his latest projects as a Dance Maker, both of them are European founded initiatives created in collaboration with renown dance houses and Museums in the UK, France, Italy, Netherlands and Austria. Performs with e b c in: Coppercity, Paradies, Abseits, currently resident in, 4plus1, LoSt.
Iris Heitzinger - dance, choreography
* 1980 in Austria, BA contemporary dance & pedagogy at Bruckernuniversity Linz. Freelance choreographer, dancer and teacher. Collaborations with: Group LaBolsa & Thomas Hauert, Guillermo Weickert, Natalia Jiménez, Vincent Dance Theatre, Cie. Laroque, H2Dance, Cia. Lanónima Imperial, a.o. Creates own work since 2008 in Austria and Spain, teaches contemporary dance, composition and improvisation in Austria, Spain, Canada, Japan, England, etc. Performs with e b c in: Paula, LoSt. Creates human for e b c .
Paula Dominici - dance, research
* 1995 in Vienna. BA in Contemporary dance and Pedagogy at Anton Bruckner Private University in Linz. Acting training with Karl Wozek and Ingrid Sturm. Engagements with Ives Thuwis, Rose Breuss , Patrik Huber, Corinne Eckenstein, Mona May and Jianan Qu. Performs with e b c in: trails.
Kamil Mrozowski - dance, research
* 1991 in Poland. Graduating the Anton Bruckner University in Autumn 2017. Has been working with Regina van Berkel, Rose Breuss, Jagoda Szmytka. Since November 2016 member of Art Collective PLAY Plattform (Frankfurt am Main/DE). Performs with e b c in: trails.
Jerca Rožnik Novak - dance, research
* 1992 in Slovenia. BA in Contemporary dance and Pedagogy at Anton Bruckner University Linz. Engagements with Willi Dorner, Rose Breuss, Silke Grabinger, Editta Braun, Gisela Elisa Heredia, Johannes Randolf. Member of SILK Fluegge since 2014. Member of art collective RADIATOR (Ljubljana/SLO). Performs with e b c in: trails.
Ornilia Ubisse - dance, research
* 1989 in Mozambique. BA in Modern and Contemporary dance with Pedagogy from Norges Danse Høyskole in Oslo. Choreographer/founder of Kronos Dance Company, dancer at TekstLAB, dancer at Nutopia, tour with Rikskonsert since 2013. Worked with Tavaziva Dance Company in 2016. Performs with e b c in: trails.
Pascale Staudenbauer
* in Salzburg, Pascale Staudenbauer studied contemporary dance at the Art Academy ArtEZ Arnhem (NL). Since 2008 member of Toihaus Ensemble Salzburg. As a freelance dancer, she worked u. a. with T'eig Theater and Hubert Lepka. Pascale is a certified yoga teacher with integrated Spiraldynamik® Basic training and teaches Vinyasa Yoga and dance in Salzburg.
Thierry Zaboitzeff - composition
* 1953 in the north of France. Founder and composer for the Avantgarde-Rock- Formation ART ZOYD, touring world-wide. Since 1995 solo and group-formation projects. Freelance composer and musician for film, dance, theater, events. Publishing of 28 Albums.
Gerda Poschmann-Reichenau - dramaturgy
* 1969 in Munich, Dr. phil., studied theater in Munich and Paris. After completing her studies she worked in Salzburg as a theatredramaturgist, since 2000 freelances as a dramaturgist, lector, translator and author.
Thomas Hinterberger - lightdesign
* 1959 in Linz, director and lightdesigner, working with several groups (Kraud&Ruam Theater, Dramos Teatras Kaunas,
editta braun company, Karls Kühne Gassenschau, Stifterhaus Linz).
Theater Award of Land Oberösterreich in 2004.
Arturas Valudskis - directing, stage design
* 1963 in Lithuania. Studied directing, acting at the Academy of Arts in Vilnius, migrated to Salzburg, founder of Theater Panoptikum in 1994, Agregat Valudskis in 2014.
Lives as free-lance theater director, actor, musician, costume-designer in Salzburg and Vienna.
Antje Papke - management, text
* 1977 in Berlin, studied culture and management in Görlitz and Dresden, dance studies in Vienna, worked as tourmanager and pr officer for dance companies and as assistent to theater directors in Hamburg, Berlin, Munich and Vienna.
Since 2010 free-lancer.
Bettina Frenzel - photography
* 1965 in Belgium, living since 1969 in Vienna. Studies of Photography in Vienna, working for several photostudios. Runs since 1993 her own studio in Vienna. Main focus on dance, theater, objekts.
Hannes Klein - Film/Video/TV
* 1972 in Salzburg; studied communication science; realizing audiovisual projects for economics, sport and culture with his company „explosive egg film and television“; working as cameraman, director and producer. https://explosive-egg.com
Ulrike Hager - dance, research, touring management
* 1975 in Upper Austria, dance education at ABPU Linz and SNDO Amsterdam, numerous own productions and many guest performances, dance researcher for the dance film production " In Search of Isolde", action artist for surveillance-free city tours, currently festival director tanzhafenfestival, managing director RedSapata TANZFABRIK, coordinator Lange Nacht der Bühnen/ LENTOS, dance educator. Performed with e b c in: Luvos, vol. 2, Nebensonnen