Barbara Kastner

Barbara Kastner studied theater and communication studies in Berlin as well as scenic arts and Brazilian history in Campinas, Brazil. She was subsequently employed at the Theaterhaus Jena, then at the Städtische Bühnen Münster. From 2004 to 2008, she worked as a freelance dramaturge and production manager (productions at Theater im Pumpenhaus Münster, Artheater Köln, Roxy Basel, Theaterhaus Hildesheim, Theater unterm Dach Berlin, T-Werk Potsdam, Divadlo z Pasaze/Slovakia, among others). From 2008 to 2011 she was dramaturge at Ballhaus Naunynstraße in Berlin (directed by Shermin Langhoff), then at Theater Krefeld and Mönchengladbach. From 2016 to 2020, she was responsible for artistic direction and dramaturgy at Theater dasvinzenz in Munich, as well as production manager for RODEO 2020 and for independent productions as a dramaturge (including Theater der Keller Köln; Rosa - Trotz alledem: Theater unterm Dach, directed by Anja Panse; XX-Tanztheater/ Bibiana Jiménez) and held various teaching positions (including at Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt, cultural funding). Since 2020, she has headed the cultural office of the city of Lünen with the Heinz-Hilpert-Theater.