STEPHAN LICHTENSTEIGER

1958, Glarus

As a theatre director and author, Stephan Lichtensteiger has realised approximately 50 productions within different genres since 1983. Since 1996 he has had teaching assignments for improvisation, project development, and mentoring opportunities, especially at the Hochschule der Künste, Bern. He has been co-owner of "fischteich" since 2002, and has conceived and realised numerous thematic exhibitions, radio plays, audio installations, videos, among other things.

Photography and film are media he has continuously utilised since the very beginning. acqua alta is his first film of this length.

Filmography

CHRISTIAN BRANTSCHEN

*1959, residing in Bern.

Stage and studio musician (Züri West, Hank Shizzoe, Gustav, and many others). Composer for film and theatre (Theater Marie, and many others).Member of "Patent Ochsner" and "Bern ist überall", Accompanist of Pedro Lenz (Der Goalie bin ig) and Arno Camenisch

Christian Brantschen and Stephan Lichtensteiger have been continuously working together on theatre projects for many years.

Filmography

ARMIN KOPP

Born in 1959 in Graz.

Studied acting at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Graz. He continued his training in various workshops, such as with Augusto Boal and Wolfram Mehring, among others. Ensemble member of the Stadttheater Bern and of the Städtischen Bühnen Nürnberg. He has worked as an actor and director in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland since 1990.

 Founded the group "Kopp/Nauer/Vittinghoff" in 2006.

In between he has also repeatedly worked in radio, television, film, and as a speaker for audio books and radio plays.

Armin Kopp has worked as a voice and acting coach for various ensembles supporting projects since 2000, and since 2004 as a communications manager at Bern University of Applied Sciences for Health.

CHRISTIAN KUNTNER

Christian Kuntner began his career as a musician in 1981 in various free improvisation groups in the Aarau area. He trained at the Swiss Jazz School in Bern. Subsequently CK is now playing or has played in countless bands. For several years Christian Kuntner has increasingly been a performer in, or initiator of larger performance projects. He has also significantly expanded his activity as a sound designer, and has been responsible as a sound designer and composer for various projects.

Christian Kuntner and Stephan Lichtensteiger have already realized numerous projects together  in the areas of audio installation, video, and radio plays.

TWEAKLAB BASEL, PHILLIPPE GALLAY

Tweaklab ist eine Dienstleistungsfirma für elektronische Medien in Basel. Ihre Mitarbeitenden verfügen über weitreichende und langjährige Erfahrung und Know-how sowohl in angewandten als auch in künstlerischen Bereichen.

Phillipe Gallay kümmert sich seit Jahren um die Video-Postproduktion und hat mit mir zusammen den visuellen Sound designt.

Many people have helped me in one way or another to realise acqua alta. I would like to thank:

Accademia Teatrale Veneta, Regula Begert, Luigi Bevilacqua, Marianne Büttiker, Anita Eyth, Dani Geser, Lars Gustaffson, Thomas Hinterberger, Peter Kuntner, Friederike Kretzen, Alice Lille, Roger Lille, Niklas Leifert,

Gérard Pétremand, Priska Praxmarer, Peter Rinderknecht, Nils Torpus, Renata von Felten

Post-production for acqua alta was supported by:

Fondation SUISA

Stadt Aarau

Kulturstiftung NAB

W+S Elektro AG, Aarau-Rohr

Christian Brantschen, Lou Dawson, fischteich, Christian Kuntner, Armin Kopp, Tweaklab.