Claudia Wittmann was born in Switzerland and lives in Toronto, Ontario.Her name flickers between Claude and Claudia at the moment. She works as a butoh performer since 2003. Her current work is mostly presented in solo. It deals with body memory and it aims at exploring vulnerability, transformation and issues related to gender identity. Claudia's process is based on her butoh training with SU-EN (Sweden) and on her regular work with artist Paul Couillard who has been guiding her through the curricula of Jerzy Grotowski since January 2006. Claudia holds a PhD in biology and a Master's degree in the history and philosophy of science.

 

- Teaching:
Something about gender II: workshop-performance, UNIT 102, 46 Noble Street, September-November 2009
Something about gender I: workshop-performance, HUB14, February-April 2008
3-day workshop with Invisible Theatre Performance, Calgary, October 5-7, 2008
dirt and digging, SEEDS festival in Plainfield, MA, August 6-7, 2008, performance on August 7, 2009
Vacate no 16 (40'), Cinecycle, behind 129 Spadina, January-April 2007, performance on April 29, 2007

- Curator for:
They perform on Friday and on Saturday they respond to Friday, FADO Performance Art Centre, 213 Sterling Ave, January 14-15, 2011
__we see their work on friday and on saturday they respond to it, Unit 102, 46 Noble Street, September 11-12, 2009
"Demons of repetition and completion", Lower Ossington Theatre, Toronto, January 3-6, 2008

- Open call and organization for:
June 10, 2011, Unit 6, 17 Paton Road, Toronto
6 people for May 6, 2011, Unit 6, 17 Paton Road, Toronto
24h of butoh and it is not butoh, Cinecycle, behind 129 Spadina, November 12-13, 2010
New moon exploration of some of the dark inside (6 hours), studio 802, 96 Spadina, Toronto, June 15, 2007
New moon: let's try to have all our cells commit to “beauty” (3 hours), borrwed from Deborah Hay, studio 802, 96 Spadina, Toronto, November 10, 2007