Compagnie

The dance company Sasha Waltz & Guests was founded by Sasha Waltz and Jochen Sandig in Berlin in 1993 and in 2023 celebrated its 30th anniversary. To date, numerous artists and ensembles from the fields of architecture, visual arts, choreography, film, design, literature, fashion and music from more than 60 countries have collaborated as »Guests« on over 100 productions, »Dialoge« projects and films.

Sasha Waltz & Guests works in a constantly evolving international and national network of production and guest performance partners, and since its foundation in 1993 has performed at over 300 venues and festivals in more than 50 countries and 180 cities. Today, the company is showing its current repertoire of 12 active pieces in about 80 performances each year.


In Berlin, the company cooperates with a wide range of municipal theatres, opera houses and museums and has contributed to establishing new cultural institutions, such as Sophiensæle (1996), St. Elisabeth-Kirche (2004) and Radialsystem (2006). In 2013, the company was named »European Cultural Ambassador« by the European Union. In 2014, Sasha Waltz & Guests was awarded the »Tabori Ehrenpreis« by the Fonds Darstellende Künste.


Apart from Berlin stagings, national and international guest performances and the continual work on the repertoire, Sasha Waltz & Guests has been increasingly committed to educational and social projects. In 2007, the »Kindertanzcompany« (Children’s Dance Company) was founded and since 2016 the interdisciplinary and open exchange platform titled »ZUHÖREN« has served as a »third space for art and politics«. Alongside these initiatives, the company continues to propose diverse offers in the field of knowledge transfer.


With the work »In C«, based on Terry Riley’s open composition of the same name, a system with an internationally growing community has been developing since spring 2021: the choreographic material was recorded in video tutorials to enable the easy transfer of knowledge. As a result, participatory, diverse, international and sustainable »In C« projects, workshop formats and ever-new structures have emerged worldwide.


Sasha Waltz & Guests is funded by the Senate Department for Social Cohesion.



Non-Discrimination Policy

The dance company Sasha Waltz & Guests and its artistic work are committed to a democratic, open and diverse society. We welcome open discussion and the sharing of different perspectives in our collaborative work and in our interactions with our audiences. We do not tolerate any discriminatory behaviour or statements based on ethnic background, nationality, religion, sexual or gender identity, physical or mental ability, age, language or social status.


Every person in Germany, regardless of their nationality, is protected from discrimination by the Basic Law (Article 3), the General Act on Equal Treatment (AGG) and additionally in Berlin, the Berlin State Anti-Discrimination Act (LADG). Everyone has the right to take action against discrimination on behalf of themselves or others.

Team

Leading Team

Artistic Direction & General Management

Sasha Waltz

Jochen Sandig

Company Management & Artistic Planning

Bärbel Kern

Deputy Company Management & 

Technical Direction

Reinhard Wizisla

Head of Administration & Finance

Stephan Schmidt

Office

Lisa Sziedat

Office & Travel Organisation

lsziedat@sashawaltz.de

+49 30 246280 20

Production

Vivian Kea

Artistic Production Management

vkea@sashawaltz.de

+49 30 24 62 80 27

Lea Schleiffenbaum

Project Management »In C«

Steffen Döring

Assistance Direction & Assistance Production

sdoering@sashawaltz.de

+49 30 24 62 80 27

Francisco Martinez

Assistance Direction & Assistance Production

Touring

Karsten Liske

Tour Management

kliske@sashawaltz.de

+49 30 24 62 80 20

Education & Community

Emilie Guérin

Head of Education & Community

eguerin@sashawaltz.de

+49 30 24 62 80 26

Sarah Potrafke 

Project Management Move Your Kiez – Spandau

spotrafke@sashawaltz.de

+49 30 24 62 80 26

Communication & Marketing

Stephanie Bender

Head of Press, Online Communication & Marketing

sbender@sashawaltz.de

+49 30 24 62 80 70

Sibah Pomplun

Head of Visual Communication, Publications & Marketing

spomplun@sashawaltz.de

+49 30 24 62 80 24

Kira Schmitz

Assistance Communication & Assistance Marketing

kschmitz@sashawaltz.de

+49 30 24 62 80 25

Jasmin Falk

Social Media Management

Mika Albrink

Social Media Management

Technic

Moritz Hauptvogel

Technical Production Management

mhauptvogel@sashawaltz.de

+49 30 24 62 80 53

Patrick Heth

Technical Production Assistance

pheth@sashawaltz.de

+49 30 24 62 80 53

Martin Hauk

Light & Deputy Technical Direction

mhauk@sashawaltz.de
+49 30 24 62 80 33

Olaf Danilsen

Assistance Light

odanilsen@sashawaltz.de

​+49 30 24 62 80 33

Costume

Sandra Tiersch

Costume Direction

stiersch@sashawaltz.de

​+49 30 24 62 80 53

Nadja Herklotz

Assistance Costume

nherklotz@sashawaltz.de

+49 30 24 62 80 53

IT

Dr. Kei Ishii

IT