PROGRAMME
Christine Standfest, based in Vienna. After and during studies of literature, gender and cultural studies and paedagogics in Regensburg, Berlin and Lancashire she turned from political activism to theatre, performance and theory. Since 1997 she works with theatercombinat and director Claudia Bosse in Vienna, Berlin, Geneva, Podgorica and other cities, i.e. in Fatzer by Bertolt Brecht, Massakermykene, Sieben (Mühlviertel), Anatomy Sade/ Wittgenstein, madcc psukb, Sleep against Düsseldorf, Mauser by Heiner Müller, Firma Raumforschung, Où est donc le tableau, Palais Donaustadt; from 2006-2009 she researched and performed in theatercombinat's theatrical series Producers of Tragedy with various stagings and concepts and local choruses up to 340 people of the texts The Persians by Aischylos in Vienna, Geneva and Brunswick, Coriolanus/turn terror into sport by Shakespeare (Vienna) and bambiland by Elfriede Jelinek (Vienna/Düsseldorf), finishing the series with desasterzone in Vienna, October 2009.
Own projects i.e. "Sprechen. Völker. Schlachten - Kleist und Derrida", Völkerschlachtdenkmal, Leipzig. Besides, teaching (Universities of Bochum, Leipzig, Innsbruck, Vienna) and writing activities, she works as a dramaturg with i.e. Barbara Kraus (fuck all that shit, ImPulsTanz 2005), Peter Stamer (sans papiers, Dance Congress Berlin; For Your Eyes Only, Vienna/Berlin 2012), das schaufenster/Hannes Wurm, Katherina Zakravsky or Lisa Hinterreithner. She also works as dramaturgical support for the ImPulsTanz Festival, WERKSTÜCK coach Tanzquartier Wien 2012 and was part of the CPA*2012 - Choreographic Plattform Austria Team and dramaturg of the ÖSTERREICH PAVILLON at the Etablissement Gschwander, Vienna, hosted by ImPulsTanz.) Right now she also takes the part of dramaturgical support of the ImPulsTanz - Vienna International Dance Festival.
2013
