Stephanie Scheubeck


                                 ‘I am fascinated by the things that are not graspable but that surround and inhabit us. They are like colours in between – not visible to our eyes but sensible. I seek to embody and express them through performance so they become an experience for the audience.’

www.stephaniescheubeck.com

Stephanie Scheubeck is a German dance artist, choreographer, filmmaker and researcher. Her work is rooted in the world of bodily experience and physical expression, and evolves around the theme of human perception. Through her performances, films an audio-visual installations, she creates immersive atmospheres that provoke a sensory experience for the audience and challenges habitual perceptions of the world. The body is regarded as a source of wisdom and intuition

Her area of research is The relationship between synaesthesia, embodiment and dance. Stephanie’s research and artistic work are strongly influenced by her many types of synaesthesia. She aims to promote synaesthesia as an example of diversity of perception in society and to contribute to an integral understanding of synaesthesia. 

For the current artistic research ALL IS LIGHT by PRISMA Stephanie received funding from Fonds Darstellende Künste / Prozessförderung and Kulturamt Freiburg as well as a stipend from Die Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien im Programm NEUSTART KULTUR, Hilfsprogramm DIS-TANZEN des Dachverband Tanz Deutschland.

Presentations of her research include:

•  ALL IS LIGHT – Open Labs March & April 2023, E-Werk/Südufer Freiburg

•   Article ‘Colours on the surface of my body in motion: The relationship between synaesthesia and dance improvisation in the issue 11.1. of the ‘Journal of Dance and Somatic Practice’ (Intellect Publishers)

•   Symposium ’Queering the Somatic: Interrupting the Narrative – Middlesex University London/UK, 2019

•   Symposium ’Narrating the Somatic: Gathering voices, sharing practices – Middlesex University London/UK, 2018

•   Symposium AVBODY – the audiovisual body – University of Huddersfield/UK, 2018

•   Symposium Bodily Undoing: Somatic Activism and Performance Cultures as Practices of Critique – Bath Spa University/UK, 2017

Stephanie founded Sound & Colour Production in 2018. The production is the home for her artistic work, research and workshops on synaesthesia, dance and embodiment. 

Sound & Colour Production has also received funding and support from

•  Goethe Institute (IRL)

• Dance Limerick – Percolate Residency (IRL)

•   DanceSeedCreate Bursary from Bath Dance (UK)

• Bath Spa University – R&D residency (UK)

Both residencies featured workshops, discussions and work-in-progress showings.

Filmmaking is an important tool in Stephanie’s art-making. The abstract images of the world, which she captures through the lens, resemble her synaesthetic experiences. They serve as source of inspiration and base for film work as well as for live performances. 

Stephanie’s screendance films and audio-visual installations were screened and featured in several festivals, exhibitions and magazines:

spectra screendance film

• JURY AWARD NEWCOMERAS 1st International Screendance Festival Freiburg 2019 (GER)

• AWARD ‘Official Selection WomenCineMakers Biennal Edition’ (2018)

• shortlisted for outstadnig student work award Light Moves Festival for Screendance (IRL, 2017)

• The Moving Body Festival (BG, 2020)

• International Portrait Film Festival (BG, 2020)

• Dance Days Chania (GRE, 2020)

• ADF’s Movies by Movers (USA, 2019)

• Seyr Festival Teheran (IRA, 2019)

and many more

At the Vanishing Point audio-visual installation

Videoskin – The Edge Gallery Whitehorse (CAN, 2018)

AVBODY: Symposium on the Audiovisual Body University of Huddersfield (UK, 2018)

Bodily Undoing: Somatic Activism and Performance Cultures as Practices of Critique Bath Spa University (UK, 2017)

murmurations – audio-visual installation

• exhibition Disruption – Sion Hill Gallery (UK, 2018)

• Evolve on Screen – Bath Spa University Theatre (UK, 2018)

In 2017, Stephanie received a scholarship from Goethe Institute Ireland to present spectra at Lightmoves Festival for Screendance (IRL). She was invited to the Porthleven Prize Residency (2017) in Cornwall, including workshops, lectures and creations in different artistic media such as audio production, fine art, photography and performance.

Stephanie holds a Master of Arts in Dance with highest distinction from Bath Spa University (2017). Her MA Dance theses performance Lucidity at Bath Spa University was awarded with outstanding distinction.

Since 2018, Stephanie has been working as an associate lecturer at Bath Spa University on the MA and BA in Dance programme.

With her passion for collaborative creation processes, Stephanie co-founded several collectives, among them:

•  Collective B (screendance filmmaking, since 2018)

•  beatsecutse (music video productions, since 2015)

•  The Psychonautic Vibrogroove (synaesthetic performances/blending of live band, dance and visual art, 2010-2013)

Her own productions have been presented internationally since since 2007. Apart from the mentioned locations above also at

•   Kaltstart Festival Hamburg (GER)

•   SinemaDans Film Festival Ankara (TUR)

•   Dwellington Project Sydney (AUS)

•   Dock 11 Berlin (GER)

•   POOL-International Dance Film Festival Berlin (GER)

•   E-Werk Freiburg (GER)

•   Grüner Salon/Volksbühne (GER)

•   Townhall Berlin (GER)

•   Savvy Contemporary Gallery Berlin (GER), and many others

As choreographer, Stephanie received commissions from and worked with

•   National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Seoul – Korea Artist Prize 2019 / collaboration with artist Young In Hong (UK/KOR)

•   Oetinger Publishing Group (GER)

•   Theater Bonn (GER)

•   Theater T-WERK (GER)

•   Laura Heinecke & Company (GER)

•   Miranda Markgraf (GER)

among others

As a performer, she worked with The Nature Theatre of Oklahoma (NY), Lisa May Thomas (UK), Willi Dorner (AUT), Anna Heighway (UK), Minako Seki (JPN/ GER), Company Blu (ITA), Elias Cohen (CHL), Theatre Pro (GER), and many more.

Her studies in dance, movement, theatre and voice also include:
• Somatic Practitioner Training (Somatic Academy Berlin, 2016-2017)
• ThaiYoga Massage Practitioner (Sunshine House Greece, 2014)
• Choreography (Movedanta Berlin 2012)
• Physical Theater Dance & Butoh (KIM Berlin / Elias Cohen, Minako Seki, 2010)
• New Dance / Improvisation / Performance (TIP- Freiburg / Lilo Stahl, Bernd Ka, 2005-2007)
• Musical Theater (Musicalstudio Neukölln, Janina Szarek, Berlin 2001-2002)

Stephanie’s approach to body and movement is further influenced by intensive studies in Qi Gong, body weather training, yoga, music and vocal art.