Artistic direction
Felix Banholzer
Felix Banholzer is a director, actor and cultural manager. Curatorial and artistically he is significantly involved in all projects of the organization. He is a founding member and serves on the board of bridgeworks. He studied acting at the Staatliche Schauspielschule Stuttgart, theater directing at the Erasmushogeschool Brussel and cultural and media management at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg. Since 2013 he has been working as a freelance theater maker with a focus on transcultural projects in different constellations.
felix@thebridgeworks.org
Artistic direction
Simon Eifeler
Simon Eifeler is a director, entrepeneur and computer scientist. He studied theater directing at the University of Performing Arts in Ulm. He founded the »fred - Freies Ensemble Düsseldorf« in 2008. Since then he has staged 17 productions at home and abroad. Since 2015 he gives theater workshops in Europe and Africa. He is a founding member of bridgeworks.
simon@thebridgeworks.org
participation and contextualization
Viola Hilbing
Viola Hilbing is a cultural- and project designer and works for bridgeworks as a curator in almost all productions. She studied cultural and media education with a focus on theatre, literature and digital media as well as cultural management and journalism. Since 2006 she has been working in various institutions of art, culture and cultural education. Most recently she worked as a project manager for the Mercator Foundation in the field of cultural education; before that she worked for the "Cultural Agents for Creative Schools" program. Besides bridgeworks she is self-employed with Projektbüro für Kulturgestaltung in the field of mediation, program-concepts, organization, moderation and strategy development for art and culture.
viola@thebridgeworks.org
Team
Benjamin Nii Amu Solomon
Benjamin Nii Amu Solomon is an actor, comedian, writer and concept developer. He graduated from the University of Ghana School of Performing Arts in 2013 with honors in theater and music. In his home country Ghana he has co-written and produced six plays. He is also known as one half of the comedy duo "The 2idiots". Together with his production partner, he is particularly committed to equal access and opportunities.
niiamu@thebridgeworks.org
cultural management
Lisa Lehnen
Lisa Lehnen is a cultural manager and facilitator. She is currently writing her master's thesis on "Cultural Participation" at Leuphana University Lüneburg. She works as a project manager and lecturer in the cultural and educational sector for various non-profit organizations. Until spring 2020, she managed locations of the HABA Digitalwerkstatt in Lippstadt and Hamm with a focus on digital education.
lisa@thebridgeworks.org
cultural management
Janna Hüttebräucker
Janna Hüttebräucker is a cultural manager. She studied literature and cultural studies, politics as well as cultural management and education. Her curiosity about transcultural work led her to the international cultural scene abroad already during her studies. Most recently, she worked as a project assistant in the youth culture sector and as a project coordinator at the Schlosstheater Moers. In addition to her work at bridgeworks, she accompanies projects in cultural education.
janna@thebridgeworks.org
cultural management
Babak Shafian
Babak Shafian, born in Tehran, sees himself as a cultural mediator with the goal of bringing people together in an intercultural context through the medium of art. After studying computer science, he studied Romance languages and literature, Iranian studies and Jewish history in Berlin, Rome and Paris. In 2012, he founded the music project "Sistanagila" with Israeli and Iranian musicians. Since 2019 he is the managing director of the Jewish music series "Living Music" in Berlin/Brandenburg and initiator of the youth project "Kaleidoscope".
communications
Johanna Lameter
Johanna Lameter is a Marketing & Event Manager and works as a film presenter. During her Master's degree in International Business, she started working for the video advertising company ShowHeroes Group and accompanied the company on its way from a local start-up to a global player in the industry. As Head of Marketing Europe, Johanna coordinated all of the company's marketing activities in more than ten markets.
