I’m a storyteller, spoken-word artist, and artistic director. I develop performances and interdisciplinary projects and teach storytelling and performance.

The stage feels like home to me. It is where I like to connect. That doesn’t mean I don’t have stage fright. I do. And a life time of tools in my pocket to help ease the tensions in my body that build up before I step into the spot light.

I was taught through stories, and I love the personal story on stage; it moves me to the edge of my seat.

Storytelling is a way of looking and experiencing life. It is a great perspective to engage in. It is a perspective I like to teach and inspire in others.

I am a collector of stories. It is how I take pictures of my life. It’s my version of a photo album.

Because I grew up in a German-American family, I moved from Berlin to Seattle as a teenager. I discovered spoken word and eventually became a teacher, organizer and performer in the spoken word and poetry slam scene in the USA and Germany for over 20 years. I have collaborated with cultural and educational institutions in both Germany and USA. Here you can look at a portfolio of projects, I have been a part of. 

Currently I live back in my hometown Berlin. Here I am a coordinator for an anti-discrimination project that teaches young people through autobiographical storytelling. Alongside that, I teach workshops, consult and perform.

I was always told that I didn’t need to study to know the things I know. But then I went to school anyway, and I received my B.A. in Cultural Studies, Human Services, and the Performing Arts, and my M.A in Biographical and Creative Writing and recently completed  a storytelling certificate at the University of Arts in Berlin. I speak German, English and am learning German Sign Language.

Here is a list of institutions I have worked for, USA and Germany