Felix Baumann

ABOUT

Felix Baumann (*1991) - lives in Berlin and works as a freelance artist in an international context. In his work he focuses on an interdisciplinary approach that blends physical theater, dance, circus, and visual arts and uses humor to reflect about contemporary topics. His creations explore the interplay between body and material, (de)construction, comedy and circus, new materiality, and human-object ontology. Humor serves as both a tool of resilience and a creative engine, to examine contemporary issues, metaphors, and the absurdities of everyday life.

After earning his Master's in Physical Theatre at the Accademia Teatro Dimitri (CH) and several years of collaboration with Continuo Theatre (CZ), he founded the company Von B bis Z, creating and performing international projects across Europe. His full-length works include The WARdrobe (2019), How Things Go (2020), Suitcaseboarding (2021), Seismic (2021-2022) and “h̶a̶ ̶h̶a̶ ̶h̶a̶ hi!”(2024); alongside research initiatives like Lab of Fools (2020) and Moving Material (2021).
Baumann's collaborations span regional, national, and international partners, including festivals and institutions such as: LOFFT DAS THEATER Leipzig (DE), Kulturräume Berlin (DE), E-Werk Freiburg (DE), Tollhaus Karlsruhe (DE), Studio Alta Prague (CZ), PONEC - Dance venue Prague (CZ), 29th Czech Dance Platform Prague (CZ), Prague Quadrennial (CZ), LES SUBS Lyon (FR) and Biennale de la danse Lyon (FR), Officine Caos Torino (IT), City of Wings Ypres (BEL), Passage Festival (DNK), Malmö Festivalen (SWE), SPRAOI Festival (IRL).

Parallel to his work as a director and performer, Baumann also works as a lecturer and has led various workshops and laboratories in collaboration with renowned international institutions and organizations such as: Continuo Theatre (CZ), Accademia Teatro Dimitri (CH), Rose Bruford College (UK), Accademia Dell'Arte (IT), DAMU - Academy of Performing Arts, Prague (CZ), SENECA INTENSIV Berlin (DE), Plateforme De La Jeune Création Lyon (FR) and Biennale de la danse Lyon (FR).

His work has been supported by central funding institutions on a national and international level, such as the: Nationales Performance Netz (DE), Dachverband Tanz (DE), Fond Darstellende Künste (DE), Goethe Institut (DE), ESKAS - Bundes-Exzellenz-Stipendien für ausländische Forschende und Kunstschaffende (CH) as well as the Czech-German Fund for Future (CZ).