Davina Siegenthaler

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Davina Siegenthaler

Davina Siegenthaler Hugi (born April 19, 1978 in Johannesburg , South Africa ; resident in Arni , Canton Bern ) is a Swiss freelance theater maker specializing in directing , theater education , cultural management / production and acting .

Life

She grew up as the daughter of an offset printer and a seamstress in Liebefeld and attended schools in Liebefeld and Köniz until she graduated from high school . From the age of 5 to 15, she trained in classical ballet and obtained several diplomas from the Royal Academy of Dance. She studied theater studies at the University of Bern and the Free University of Berlin with a minor in media studies and education . She graduated in 2005 with a licentiate (lic. Phil. Hist.). Then she went through various training courses on specific aspects of acting and the like. a. at the drama school in Bern. In 2009 she obtained an MAS in theater education from the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK) .

career

Since 2001 she has been employed as an assistant director at various theaters. Until 2004 she worked as a cultural manager and in production management at the professional children's and youth theater «La Cascade». She is a founding member and artistic and administrative director of the “theater nota bene” in Bern, founded in 2004, and headed the “theater workshop” for German-Franconian children and young people in the cellar theater “kellerpoche”. She is a member of the management team of the Theater über Land , a professional author and touring theater in Langenthal with world premieres of plays by contemporary Swiss authors. From 2010 to 2014 she was a lecturer at the “Gesamtschule für Theater Grenchen” (GTG). It also offers acting courses for clubs and individuals. As an actress, she was seen on a year-long tour of Switzerland in 2007 in the two-person play Relationship Boxes. In 2008 she was co-founder and from 2008 to 2015 co-director of the “Junge Theaterfabrik” in Bern; she has been the sole director since 2015. She has been part of the management team of the visavis art and culture house since 2015 . She also has various mandates at cult food for projects in the fields of culture and education. Her main activity at the moment (2017) is directing.

Productions

  • since 2010 editor-in-chief of the children's cultural calendar Leporello, Bern
  • 2011–2015 responsible for infrastructure / scheduling of the children's and youth media festival in Köniz
  • since 2015 in the management team of the visavis art and culture house
  • 2016 Art and Culture House visavis , Bern: ... would you read them then? (artistic coach)

Director

Davina Siegenthaler Hugi has directed at various theaters:

  • 2004 Im Keller 1230, Bern: The ward wants to be a guardian
  • 2005 Theater Remise, Bern: Doppelbödig
  • 2006 Theater am Käfigturm, Bern: Ronja
  • 2007 Aula secondary school Spiegel, Bern: Marius
  • 2007 Pfrundschüür of the Kulturhof Schloss Köniz, Köniz: Hôtel du Commerce
  • 2007 Katakömbli cellar theater, Bern: Right in the heart
  • 2007 Theater am Käfigturm, Bern: Caution, flying suitcase
  • 2007 Katakömbli cellar theater, Bern: Down to the river
  • 2008 Theater Remise, Bern: Lies
  • 2009 Schopfbühne, Grenchen: Isn't that my life?
  • 2009 Theater am Käfigturm, Bern: Momo
  • 2010 Schopfbühne, Grenchen: The women of Selzwil
  • 2010 Remise-Bühni, Jegenstorf: Findus and the rooster in the basket
  • 2011 Aaresaal Restaurant Köniz, Belp: Black Comedy
  • 2011 Theater Remise, Bern: The Grönholm Method
  • 2012 Alte Oehle, Thun: Play it Again, Sam
  • 2012 German-Freiburg theater group, Freiburg: Facebook corpses
  • 2013 Zytglöggler Theater: Harry and Sally
  • 2013 Katakömbli cellar theater, Bern: Two like Bonnie and Clyde
  • 2014 Theater Remise, Bern: Beautyful Bodies
  • 2017 Katakömbli cellar theater, Bern: The owl and the kitten
  • 2017 Deutschfreiburgische Theatergruppe, Freiburg: The measure of things
  • 2018: Thun Castle Games: The Talisman

Private

Davina Siegenthaler Hugi is married. The couple have two sons. The family lives in Thörishaus, Canton Bern.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Davina Siegenthaler on the website of the “Junge Theaterfabrik”, Bern.
  2. ^ Reto Boschung: The return of Pettson and Findus. In: Berner Zeitung . November 10, 2010.
  3. ↑ Helen Lagger: Candidates washed with all hands. In: Berner Zeitung. March 9, 2011.
  4. ↑ Carole Schneuwly: Between Facebook and everyday kiosk life. In: Freiburger Nachrichten . November 8, 2012.
  5. ↑ Carole Schneuwly: When life gets out of step. In: Freiburger Nachrichten. November 15, 2012, p. 8.
  6. ↑ Peter Steiger: Stupidity can be so funny. In: Berner Zeitung. Seen category . April 22, 2013.
  7. ↑ Carole Schneuwly: Manipulate people. In: Freiburger Nachrichten. November 8, 2017. p. 7.
  8. ↑ Carole Schneuwly: This piece can endanger your relationship. In: Freiburger Nachrichten. November 13, 2017. p. 5
  9. ↑ Christina Burghagen: Castle games Thun on a hairy mission. In: Thuner Tagblatt . June 20, 2018 (PDF; 576 kB).
  10. ↑ Titus, the red sheep of the family. In: Thuner Tagblatt. 4th August 2018.
personal data
SURNAME Siegenthaler, Davina
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Siegenthaler Hugi, Davina (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss theater scholar
DATE OF BIRTH April 19, 1978
PLACE OF BIRTH Johannesburg , South Africa