Esther Artner

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Esther Sophia Artner (* 2. June 1985 as Esther Sophia Kerbler in Vienna , Austria ) is an Austrian actress , yoga -Teacher and producer.

life and work

Esther Artner grew up in Vienna-Penzing . Her father, Günter Kerbler , works in the real estate business. After finishing school, Artner began studying business administration at the BWZ. At Puls TV - now Puls 4 - she worked as an intern and video journalist and gained her first experience in front of and behind the camera. In 2011 she moved to Berlin , where she was involved in the development and founding of the start-up FlavorSys (now Project Technologies GmbH).

In 2013, Artner moved to New York , where she completed a Masters of Fine Arts from Actors Studio Drama School . During her stay in New York, she worked as an actress and performer as part of the Box Collective - together with Sara Fay George and Andrea Goldman - and appeared in off-Broadway plays and in independent film productions. Among other things, she played the Estelle Rigault in Jean-Paul Sartre's Closed Society in 2017 and the female lead in Last Life: A Shakespeare Play in 2018 and 2019 .

In addition to studying acting, Artner worked as a yoga teacher and founded her own production company called Piece of Yourself. In this context, she developed films and plays, including z. B. the film "To See You Smile", which she wrote, produced, directed and also acted in herself. In 2018 she wrote the short film "Fire in Water" (director Julie Deffet), which was nominated at the film festivals Prisma Rome and The Big Apple Film Festival and won the award for Best Cinematography at Female Voices Rock . It was also shown as a case study at Arri Zeiss Cinematography and was honored at the LA Film Awards in the categories “Best Picture”, “Best Director” and “Best Narrative Short”.

In 2019, Artner performed the play Last Life: A Shakespeare Play at the Fringe Festival in Edinburgh together with the Box Collective , which was developed from several works by William Shakespeare and which observes gender roles from a “post- me-too ” perspective. The play was well received internationally and praised by the Royal Shakespeare Company . According to his own statement, Artner is currently concentrating more and more on entering the TV industry.

theatre

New York Theater

  • 2014: Paige (leading role as Esther Kerbler) in Trapped Abstract: Born to Die by Alana Dorsett (Thespis Festival)
  • 2015: Mother (supporting role) in The Stadt Elegies by Monica Gossman ( Biennale di Venezia & Milan Expo )
  • 2016: Billie (leading role) in Women of Manhattan by Michael Blatt (Repertory Season)
  • 2016: Salome (lead role) in In or Out by Sara Fay George (The Box Collective)
  • 2016: Ensemble Member (Ensemble) in Uncounter by Brian Rinhardt
  • 2017: Estelle (leading role) in No Exit by Alanna Dorsett (Chinatown Soup)
  • 2017: Ensemble Member (Ensemble) in Reborn by Shashwat Gupta
  • 2018: Gru (lead role) in Small Amongst Infinite Stars by Julia Sears (Guildhall Theater)
  • 2018: Woman (leading role) in Last Life: A Shakespeare Play by Sara Fay George (Loft 29)

International Theater

  • 2019: Priestess ( cameo ) in Astarte Temple by Christopher Fuelling
  • 2019: Woman (leading role) in Last Life: A Shakespeare Play by Sara Fay George (Fringe Festival Edinburgh)

Movie

  • 2016: Anna ( cameo ) in Boyz by Christopher Goutman (TV pilot)
  • 2016: Becca (supporting role) in Carmen by Sergio Allard (feature film)
  • 2016: Valerie (leading role) in Upstream 3D by Shashwat Gupta (3D Short)
  • 2017: Savanna (supporting role) in Cherry Bomb by Jeff Wesselschmidt (feature film)
  • 2017: Hannah (leading role) in Adjustment of Status by Jared Szafmann (Independent Film)
  • 2017: Maxine (lead role) in Forever Young Esther Artner (independent film)
  • 2018: Melanie (lead role) in The Most Important Thing by Julie Deffet (independent film)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Point to Where It Hurts to Bring New Relevance to Sartre's NO EXIT in the Age of Trump www.broadwayworld.com from January 3, 2017.
  2. ↑ LAST LIFE: A Shakespeare Play Makes Premiere in NYC www.broadwayworld.com on May 25, 2018.
  3. ↑ Magdalena Pulit, Edinburgh Review: Last Life: A Shakespeare Play at Greenside @ Infirmary Street Theater Weekly, August 6, 2019.
  4. ^ Piece of Yourself. December 19, 2019. Retrieved December 19, 2019 (American English).
  5. ^ IMDb: Fire in Water. Retrieved January 10, 2020 .
  6. ↑ Julie Deffet: "Fire in Water (Short 2018). 2018, accessed January 13, 2020 (American English).
  7. ↑ LA Film Awards: LAFA Winners. 2020, Retrieved February 7, 2020 (American English).
  8. ↑ The Edinburgh Reporter: Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019 - Last Life: A Shakespeare Play. July 27, 2019, Retrieved December 18, 2019 (American English).
  9. ↑ Theatrebubble: "Last Life: A Shakespeare Play at Greenside Infirmary Street. August 18, 2019, accessed January 7, 2020 (American English).
  10. ^ Fringe Review: Last Life: A Shakespeare Play. August 25, 2019, accessed January 7, 2020 (UK English).
  11. ↑ Art Quarterly: No time to stand still. Retrieved December 20, 2019 .
  12. ↑ Broadway World: Abstract Sentiment Theater to Present BORN TO DIE: TRAPPED ABSTRACT, 7 / 29-8 / 3. Accessed January 21, 2020 .
  13. ^ The Box Collective: The Work. Accessed January 21, 2020 .
  14. ↑ Alanna Dorsett: No Texit by Jean Paul Sartre. Accessed January 21, 2020 .
  15. ↑ Jeff Wesselschmidt: Cherry Bomb Trailer. Accessed January 21, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Artner, Esther
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Artner, Esther Sophia (full name); Kerbler, Esther Sophia (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian actress, yoga instructor and producer
DATE OF BIRTH June 2nd 1985
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna , Austria