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Katharina Ludwig (she/her) was born in Munich in 1997 and lives in Bern. She works as a contemporary dancer, choreographer, and dance educator. She completed her training at the Iwanson School of Contemporary Dance in Munich and subsequently earned a master’s degree in Movement Research from the Anton Bruckner Private University in Linz. Since 2018, she has been active as a choreographer with her own works at the intersection of dance, theater, and clowning, and has already developed several pieces that have been presented internationally. In 2025, she was an ATLAS fellow at ImPulsTanz Vienna. In 2026, her first full-length piece, *Number 52*, premiered in a co-production with TANZhAUS Bern (awarded in 2025 at the SoloDuo Competition in Cologne, and followed by a national tour with Tanzfest Schweiz) and subsequently went on tour. As a freelance dancer, she has worked with Joshua Monten, Wim Vandekeybus, International Theater Amsterdam, Theater Freiburg, Emese Nagy, Emi Miyoshi, Rotes Velo, Karolin Stächele, Tanzhaus Basel, and Brückerei Zürich, among others. As a dance educator, she provides professional training at various institutions, including Tanzhaus Zürich. She is a board member of the association BETA – Berner Tanzschaffende.