Katrin Hylla

Katrin Hylla studied Applied Theater Studies in Giessen. Prior to that, she worked as an actress, director, and assistant director in Berlin's independent scene, including at HAU, Theaterdiscounter, as well as municipal and state theaters (Maxim Gorki Theater, Hessisches Landestheater Marburg, and others). Until March 2021, she worked at the independent venue TNT in Marburg as part of the artistic direction and management. In 2016 she founded the festival FÜR DICH FÜR DICH FÜR DICH, a format for contemporary positions and performances extended by working grants. As a director, she realizes plays with children, among others, and was awarded the prize of the Hessische Theatertage 2017 for it. She likes to initiate and stage formats that are open to professional and non-professional performers and musicians of all ages. For example, she created Die erste Kinderpartei Deutschland (Germany's first children's party), the audio installation Heimat #3 on a beer mountain made of 2000 beer crates, or is currently working on Bootsballet with brass music on the Werdersee in Bremen. Katrin Hylla is partly active as a lecturer e.g. at the HAWK Hildesheim and Uni Gießen. At the moment she is preparing her work as artistic director of the Schwankhalle Bremen, which she will lead in a trio from August 23.