Art as social metaphor. I create and perform music theatre and storytelling for young audiences — work that makes big themes (climate, democracy, heritage, belonging) tangible. The same methods flow into my facilitation: play, the body and the voice as the foundation of my work.

Artistic projects

»Malaika« (2025) — Author (script), speech & performance coach. ATASH contemporary dance company & Dschungel Wien. A poetic story of Malaika, a wind from afar, and her friendship with a girl named Leyla — weaving myths of the Silk Road with contemporary dance. It celebrates cultural diversity and Southwestern / Central Asian heritage, exploring resistance and the resilience of cultural knowledge.

Production details: Dschungel Wien

»Ancestors’ Gift« (2023) — Author (script), speech & performance coach. ATASH contemporary dance company & Dschungel Wien. Awarded the Austrian Performing Arts Award for Young Audiences. A critically acclaimed production exploring the invisible heritage of our ancestors and the transmission of transgenerational trauma — seeking paths of transformation through dance, projection and spoken word.

Production details & jury statement: ATASH

»Uprising in Ulmendorf« (Aufstand in Ulmendorf) (2025 / stage version 2026) — Author & narrator (audio), concept & performer (storytelling theatre). Commissioned by Klimabündnis Österreich. An interactive storytelling production about democracy and social cohesion: when a kingfisher brings news of danger to the local river, children must find ways to resolve conflicts peacefully and protect their environment. Listen to the audio play on YouTube

»The Climate Fairy’s Gift« (Das Geschenk der Klimafee) (since 2021) — Author (children’s book & audio), narrator, director & performer. 25 mobile performances in schools and kindergartens; commissioned by Klimabündnis Österreich. A multimedia performance of music, storytelling and illustration — climate protection as a communal, empowering adventure. Listen to the audio play on YouTube

»Villa Wonder« (Villa Wunder) (2017) — Lead actor & creative collaborator. Klangspuren Schwaz, TransART Bolzano, Steudltenn Theatre Festival. Composition: Manuela Kerer. Contemporary music theatre in which everyday household objects — whisks, egg slicers, toys — become instruments in a sophisticated orchestral score, exploring the poetic tension between order and chaos.

»Desert Wind« (Wüstenwind) (2016) — Lead actor & director (with clarinettist Mona Matbou Riahi). LaLaLa – Concerts for Children. An interactive musical journey for ages 3 and up, asking: how far can music carry us? Oriental melodies, Balkan rhythms and European folk songs meet to create cross-cultural connection.

»Around and About: Andri the Piano Ghost« (Im um drumherum) (2016) — Lead actor & creative collaborator. Vienna Konzerthaus and national tours. A magical piano ghost named Andri leads young audiences into the mysterious inner world of a grand piano, making chamber music playfully accessible by blurring the line between fiction and performance.