Björn Frers

Björn Frers studied theater, philosophy, journalism and communication science at the Freie Universität (FU) Berlin. This was followed by positions in dramaturgy at the Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz, at the DFG project "The Imaginary in Artistic Performances" at the FU Berlin, and freelance work in the PR field. In 2010 he founded the agency for cultural management björn & björn - Presse, Produktion & Dramaturgie with his partner Björn Pätz. Here he accompanied artists and their projects, festivals and venues of the independent performing arts in the areas of production management as well as press and public relations for ten years. In January 2019, he took over as head of communications for LAFT - Landesverband freie darstellende Künste Berlin and its projects such as the Performing Arts Program and Performing Arts Festival Berlin.

Since October 2020, he has been working for Fonds Darstellende Künste as part of NEUSTART KULTUR.