About
Peter C. von Salis is a dramaturge working in both English and German new media productions. His ongoing collaboration with the dance and media performance group Troika Ranch (Loop Diver, 16(R)evolutions) established his focus on productions using new media and interactive mechanisms. Peter has had the privilege to work at such venues as 3 Legged Dog Arts & Technology Center (NYC), and the Forum New Music Theater, Stuttgart, both hubs of new technology performance. Other collaborations include the contemporary opera series of the Opera Stuttgart, with Ismael Ivo and the Dance Film Institute in Bremen. Peter studied dramaturgy in Frankfurt (Main) with Prof. Hans-Thies Lehmann and has worked as an assistant director for Simon McBurney in London and Volker Hesse in Zurich. Peter uses dramaturgy to draw out the artists intention through analysis and performance conception. Current projects in Berlin and New York include Alchemy of Light at HERE Arts Center with director Ruth Sergel and Loop Diver with Troika Ranch.
