Barbara Schachtner (Cologne) is a classically trained singer (Cologne University of Music and Dance) and performer who works across various artistic disciplines. These currently include video works for the Kunstmuseum Kolumba, art actions such as »Zu Fuß über’s Land mit Musik im Gepäck« with ensemble unterwegs (documentary in 2024 by ARD, WDR) and productions for contemporary music theatre with INTERSTELLAR 2 2 7 (funded by the city, state and federal government).

Festivals and collaborations (selection): Staatstheater Meinigen; Tonhalle, Theater der Klänge Düsseldorf; FESTIVAL OF CHANGE Cambridge; Oxford Chambers Music Festival; Deutschlandfunk, WDR, MusikTriennale and Lyrikfestival SATELLITEN Köln; Gasteig München; Kammerspiele Bochum; Funkhaus Halberg, SOMMERMUSIK Saarbrücken; Jazzfestival Moers; literature and music festival »Wege durch das Land«; Platzhirschfestival Duisburg; video works (»Jiffy Act«), annual exhibition »playing by heart« at Museum Kolumba; Teatro 4Garoupas Cologne.

www.barbara-schachtner.de