Editta Braun

Editta Braun is a choreographer with an expressive theatrical style. She is a pioneer of contemporary dance in Austria, and lately, has also been working as a producer and theater director. She was born in Austria in 1958 (Salzkammergut), was trained in classical ballet. After completing her studies in German literature and science of sports in Salzburg (she graduated with honours), she spent time in New York and Paris where she completed her training as a dancer and actor. She then founded first the Performance Collective "Vorgänge" with Beda Percht in 1982, which was followed by the editta braun company in 1989, located in Salzburg. Her company has been presenting productions on a yearly basis. She has been touring the world since and was invited to well-known festivals in Europe, Africa and Asia, she has produced joint works with Jean Babilée and Jean-Yves Ginoux in Paris and Mahmoud Abodama in Alexandria. Since 1996 she has been working closely with the musician Thierry Zaboitzeff, whose compositions have become the basis of her works. Editta has also been teaching at Linz and Salzburg universities, during the International Dance Weeks in Vienna, she worked as a Festival Curator (e.g. at the St. Pölten in Austria at their Festival Hall, at the KosmosTheatre in Vienna and at the tanzhouse Festival in Salzburg. She was awarded the International Price for Art and Culture by the City of Salzburg in 2014.