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Catastrophe in Brussles, marked
at first: a hand stand, walking a
our first contact with a professional
tightrope, keeping a variety of juggling
circus school and nurtured the idea of
props in the air. None of those work
training as professional artists.
immediately, they all require a lot of
The chance to do just that presented
training. You fight an interesting battle
itself right after our graduation and we
along the way between frustration on
were admitted as so-called »lateral
the one hand and the will to succeed
entrants with previous knowledge
on the other. The next step is to present
of the subject« to the Staatliche
these skills in a way that is entertaining
Artistenschule in Berlin, the state
for an audience. Costumes, music,
school for artists and acrobats, where
props, stage directions, and everything
we studied for two years, specialising
else are then carefully selected and
in hand balancing. Our course also
adjusted to make one perfect picture. I
included classes in classical ballet,
create a finished product which I then
modern dance and acting and we
also get to promote and present.
graduated as state certified artists. After our final exams in Berlin our class went on a tour showcasing our skills all over Germany. This proofed to be such a successful idea that our former fellow student Maik Paulsen and his business partner still organise graduation class tours to this date.
I especially enjoy commissions for small groups of three to five artists for which we create acts tailored to a specific topic for our customer. These include product launches and performances at trade fairs. There is input from the outside on a few key factors - which I like to think of as my inspiration – and we
What do you love about being an artist? Working as a freelance artist
get to interpret and translate
is very rewarding and I regard it as
of
an absolute privilege to be able to
best thing about my job
shape a project at every stage of its
is definitely being able
development.
them into our own language fleeting
images.
to trigger amazement,
Part of the fascination is doing
fascination and a smile
something that seems impossible
in people.
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