Alexander Bauer was born in 1987 in Vienna. Alexander studied Applied Theatre Studies at JLU Giessen (M.A.), as well as at the École Nationale Supérieure d'Arts de Paris-Cergy and the Lebanese Association for Plastic Arts, Ashkal Alwan in Beirut. Among other things, he co-directed with the independent theatre collective KGI in the play "Die Policey – Versuch über die Sicherheit" (Ringlokschuppen Mülheim), co-directed with the theatre collective Theatrale Subversion, and was the technical and artistic director of the 360° music-theatre performance "Lebende Minus Tote" and the accompanying 360° film (Festspielhaus HELLERAU Dresden), as well as the artistic director for the play "Das verkommene Land" (Schaubühne Lindenfels, Leipzig). His works are situated at the intersection of activism, performance, theatre, and film. At Peira, Alexander mainly works in the areas of performance art, theatre, and interdisciplinary art.

alexander@peira.space

Alma Wellner Bou grew up in Spain and Germany. She works as an artist, project manager, curator, and speaker for cultural education and project development in Berlin. Alma studied in Giessen, Paris, and Beirut. She completed her Bachelor's and Master's degrees at the Institute for Applied Theatre Studies in Giessen. Her artistic work focuses on feminist girl work, curation of artistically performative discussion series, and international cooperations. In addition to her independent activity, Alma is a curator and project manager at Ulme 35, a meeting center and cultural venue. She is also a founding member and chairwoman of the association Kollabo e.V. to support independent women* in Berlin.

alma@peira.space

Chris Herzog, born in 1988 in Nordhausen, has been living and working in Leipzig since 2015 as a freelance director, performer, curator, and lecturer, realizing performance, radio play, sociocultural, and interdisciplinary projects at home and abroad. Chris studied Applied Theatre Science (M.A.) in Giessen and participated in the postgraduate program 'Home Workspace' at Ashkal Alwan Beirut/Lebanon in 2014/15. His main focus at Peira is in the areas of curation, performance art, and project coordination. In addition to his artistic work, he is engaged in cultural and political education. In his educational and artistic work in recent years, critical examination of radicalization processes and inhumane ideologies - racism, anti-Semitism, and conspiracy narratives - has been formative.

chris@peira.space

Lisa Schwalb, born in Filderstadt, lives and works in Berlin in the fields of theatre/performance, socioculture, art mediation, media education, and political and cultural education. From 2008 to 2012, she studied Applied Theatre Studies in Giessen and spent a semester abroad at Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi Istanbul (Modern Dance, Photography, Video, and Combined Art). In 2016, she completed the postgraduate Master Art in Context at the University of the Arts Berlin. She acquired further qualifications in the field of cultural education in the context of the training "Kontext Schule" for artists and teachers (diversity-oriented and discrimination-critical work in schools) and the ARTPAED+ certificate course in Cultural Education. Besides her activity at Peira, she works as a performer and artistic consultant in other constellations. Since November 2020, Lisa Schwalb has also been working as a mediator and program coordinator at Ulme35, an intercultural meeting and cultural center. Lisa Schwalb is a co-founder of the feminist platform SISTERQUEENS and the association Kollabo e.V. and is the contact person for public relations at Peira.

lisa@peira.space