Marius Kob and Annina Mosimann
Photo: Katrin Schander
Marius Kob, born 1982 in Halle/Saale, is a freelance puppeteer. 2004 -2009 Studied at the Stuttgart University of Music and Performing Arts, Diploma in Puppet Theatre. 2009-2011 Studied at the Bern University of the Arts, Master Scenic Arts Practice. Since 2013 Co-director of BAFF! - Basel International Puppet Theatre Festival Basel. Marius Kob develops his own theatre productions and is involved with theatre groups and theatres as a puppeteer, actor, puppet maker and coach. Current and past theatre companies: Kaserne Basel, Theater Basel, Zurich Opera, Bern Opera, Theater Stadelhofen, Schlachthaustheater Bern, Theaterhaus Frankfurt, FITZ Stuttgart, Theatre de Marionnettes de Genève, Stuttgart State Opera and various international theatre festivals. He carries out theatre projects with children and young people at schools and cultural education institutions. His work is aimed at young and adult audiences and varies depending on the artistic project.
Photo: Agata Da Costa Suarez
Annina Mosimann, born in Bern in 1991, is a puppeteer, performer, musician and visual artist. She studied Fine Arts at the HSLU Lucerne and Puppet Theatre at the Stuttgart University of Music and Performing Arts, where she graduated with a Bachelor's degree in 2021. Since then, she has been working as a freelance artist in her own projects and in various theatre productions in Switzerland, Germany and France. In her own artistic work, she is particularly fascinated by themes of the unconscious and dreams and exploring the interplay of sound and movement. The focus is on figures, objects, material and the human body. Her works operate at the interface between performing and visual arts as well as experimental music.
Project
BESTIARIUM - A variety show for the forgotten
A bestiary of forgotten animals is to be created from found bones, collected objects and semi-finished theatre figures. Animals that seem commonplace to us, but whose stories are rarely told: A house rat, a blowfly or a trembling spider are thrust into the limelight. Limbs, heads and bodies form and transform into new, curious shapes. Inspired by dusty zoology books and classic variety theatre acts, they sing us stories about collecting, holding on to and forgetting things. A play for the street, for the forest, for the stage.
As a mentor, Marius Kob will accompany the project from concept to premiere and support it in production and dramaturgy matters.
