Visual Creation
Karin Schäfer
studied puppetry arts in Barcelona, and continued working in Spain for several years before returning to Austria, where she established the Karin Schäfer Figuren Theater in 1993.
Basing her work on the classical techniques of puppetry, she has always transcended artistic disciplines with the integration of visual arts, music, video and animated films. It was from these sources that Karin Schäfer developed her own special art form of „Visual Theatre“ over the last few years.
Up to now, Karin Schäfer and her company have been invited to guest performances and festivals in 30 countries all over the world. In 2009/10 she was touring in China, Japan and Indonesia.
She won a series of awards at International Festivals and since 2003 she is also director of the Festival of Visual Theatre “PannOpticum” in Austria.
It is important to me that my work remains "transparent" - in a world of complete mechanization it‘s just the simple, easy things to bring - in new and surprising combinations or in unusual dimensions - the people to wonder....
Karin Schäfer
Karin Schäfer and her team were invited so far to tours and festivals in Spain, France, Belgium, Italy, Ireland, Andorra, Hungary, Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal, Greece, The Check Republic, Switzerland, Slovakia, Poland, Yugoslavia / Montenegro, Turkey, Russia, Byelorussia, Lithuania, Egypt, Korea, Pakistan, Kenya, Mexico and Cuba.
Not only geographically, but also in matters of contents (this theatre) is constantly crossing borders, pointing out connections and building bridges…
Kronen Zeitung, 22.6.2005
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„… crossing frontiers at the interfaces of theatre, music, visual arts, performance and dance… “
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