ABOUT
WANJA NEITE (*1995) is an intermedial artist, role play game designer and shape shifter. they partake in several art collectives and collaboratives such as DENIALOFSERVICE.FAIL & SV SZLACHTA.
since WANJA was ten years old they played in big stage productions, e.g. DOGVILLE at STADTTHEATER HILDESHEIM. when they were 15 they had their first exhibition, WRITING THE CITY at CASTELLO VISCONTEO in pavia (ita). a year later WANJA founded the art collective SIEBENSPRUNG, since then their work was mainly focused on experimental, participative and immersive performance- and live role-play forms.
CURRICULUM VITAE (SELECTION)
year / title, topic / medium / work, function / group, institution, place
theatre / performance / installation / game design:
2023 / KALTE WOHNUNG, WARMES HERZ / immersive installation & intervention / work: artistic director, scenography, performance / weiterso!-kollektiv, berlin
2023-24 / NO CLIP:FEVER DREAM / hybrid horror game / work: concept, game runner / dos.fail @B.A.L.L. kampnagel, hamburg & smoke larp festiva,l london
2023 / NIGHTCRAWLERS / immersive haunt / work: dramaturgy, scenography / jos porath @alte münze, berlin
2023 / MAKELLOS – EIN GENETISCH OPTIMIERTES MORGEN / role play game / work: concept, dramaturgy, performance / jonas klinkenberg @dt. hygiene-museum, dresden
2022 / PLANETARISCHE VERSICHERUNG / immersive performance installation / work: concept, dramaturgy, scenography / kotka gudmon @kampnagel hamburg
2022 / AYRTH / larp & installation / work: game design, dramaturgy, performance / marie s. zwinzscher @ver.ortung e.v.
2022 / DAS FUNDAMENT / larp / work: performance / denialofservice.fail @performing arts festival berlin
2022 / CRYSTAL HEAVEN LOUNGE / larp / work: performance / denialofservice.fail @performing arts festival berlin
2022 /DAS REVIER / performance / work: direction & performance / sv szlachta @kampnagel
2021 / SANCTUARY / larp / work: installation / epiphany company
2021-2022 / DEMETER / larp / work: co-organizer / sailing4adventure
2021 / EXVOTO / larp / work: co-game design / mother & ver.ortung
2021 / HEALING / larp installation / work: game design, community design & performance / denialofservice.fail
2021 / VYRE21 / performance installation / collective work / sv szlachta @lichthof theater
2020 / TÖTET CHRISTOPHER RAMM / performance exhibition / performance / quartel1205
2020 / VYRE20 / performance installation / production, concept, scenography, performance / sv szlachta @lichthof theater hamburg
2019 / CRYSTAL HEAVEN LOUNGE / performance-installation / performance & scenogrpahy / role: shawn.dark / denialofservice.fail, @48h neukölln festival
2019 / SICKERMOOR / live role play-installation / production, game design, performance / siebensprung
2019 / ROMEO & JULIA / dance performance / performance / role: tybalt / direction: alina berger @hochschule hannover
2018 / CLEANSED (sarah kane) / installation / performance / direction: daniel georgens.
2018 / VYRE / virtual reality installation / concept, scenogrpahy, performance / sv szlachta, @kurt-schwitters-symposium
2017-2018 / DAS HALBE LEID / performance installation / performance & costume assistance / role: till / direction: signa @deutsches schauspielhaus hamburg
2017 / LANDHAUS BEI NEW YORK / performance installation / direction, scenography / siebensprung @kunsthalle hainholz, hannover
2016 / LUSTVOLL NAH / tableau vivant / scenography, costume / herzog-anton-ulrich-museum, braunschweig
2016 / CRAVE (sarah kane) / installation / performance / role: m / direction: marie harneit @hochschule hannover
2014 / WIRF DEN ERSTEN STEIN / live role-play game / production, game design / siebensprung
2013 / AUGE UM AUGE / live role-play game / production, game design / siebensprung
2013 / FINSTER, FINSTER / live role-play game / production, game design / siebensprung
2012 / WENN SIE NICHT GESTORBEN SIND / live role-play game / production, game desin / siebensprung
2011 / UND DER BÖSE WOLF / live role-play game / production, game desin / siebensprung
2008 / DOGVILLE / theatre / acting / role: benni / direction: ludmilla heilig @theater für niedersachsen
2007 / WIE ES EUCH GEFÄLLT / theatre / acting / direction: marc prätsch @stadttheater hildesheim
2005 / HÄNSEL (humperdinck) / opera / acting / direction: reto nickler @stadttheater hildesheim
film & photo:
2022 / MENDING / short film / work: acting / manu tröndle @moodmacher
2021 / SEX IN DEUTSCHLAND / short film / work: script & direction / vetter&neite
2021 / WITHOUT A SOUND / music video / work: production, music, performance / hound & 7v-studio
2021 / HEAD UNDER WATER / music video / work: production, music / hound & 7v-studio
2020 / SICKERMOOR / short film / work: direction & performance / siebensprung
2020 / THOUGHTS & PRAYERS / music video / work: production & music / hound
2018 / VYRE / virtual reality film / concept, scenography, acting / sc szlachta
2018 / JIM VANCE & THE PERILOUS REALM / music video / co-direction, scenography / hound & von anfang anders film prod.
2015 / THE END OF THE STORY / short film / acting / role: fathis / direction: birk jecht
2010 / WRITING THE CITY / group exhibition / photo / kaleco-festival pavia
music:
2023 / NO DRUMS, JUST WIRES / album / voice / ran & die new bedwyn motor co.
2021 / ACID FACTORY SESSIONS / live music performance / production, songwriting, voice / hound & institut für wohlklangforschung
2021 / I KNOW MY ENEMIES / rock album / production, songwriting, voice / hound @metalville records
2018 / SETTLE YOUR SCORS / rock album / songwriting, voice, production / hound & metalville records
2017 / AWFUL FELLOW / rock album / songwriting, voice, production / hound
2014 / UPPEN / rock album / songwriting, voice / hound
2008 / MEGGIE / rock album / drums / yukon territory
2007 / WELCOME TO YUKON / rock album / drums, voice / yukon territory
production / curation / talks / workshops:
2022 / IMMERSIVE LANDSCAPES / talk / tagung landschaf(ft) university koblenz
2021 / DIGITAL COMMUNITIES / workshop / denialofservice.fail
2020 / KEINECON ONLINE II / role play festival / work: curation / siebensprung
2020 / LUFTSCHLOSS BARCAMP / role play symposium & workshop / work: curation & production / siebensprung
2020 / EMBODYMENT & REPRESENTATION IN LARP / workshop / siebensprung
2020 / LARP: A FAMILY REUNION / workshop @larp.com / gesellschaft für live-rollenspiel e.v.
2020 / KEINECON ONLINE I / role play festival / work: curation & production / siebensprung
2020 / FRED2020 / larp award / curation, jury / deutscher live-rollenspiel-verband
2020 / FREIER THEATERPREIS HILDESHEIM 2020 / theater award / curation jury
2019 / FRIEDEN SPIELEN / larp workshop / siebensprung
2019 / FRED2019 / larp award / curation, jury / deutscher live-rollenspiel-verband
2019 / SPIELT, SONST SIND WIR VERLOREN / larp workshop / concept, direction / siebensprung @climate camp berlin
2019 / KEINECON19 / experimental larp festival / concept, production, curation / siebensprung
2019 / WAS DENN? / larp workshop / conept, direction / siebensprung @schöne.aussichten
2019 / FREIER THEATERPREIS HILDESHEIM 2019 / theater award / curation, jury
2018 / KEINECON18 / experimental larp festival / concept, production, curation / siebensprung
2018 / BUILDING WORLDS / larp workshop / concept, direction / siebensprung @kurt.schwitters.symposium
2016 / KEINECON16 / experimental larp festival / concept, production, curation / siebensprung
2015 / KEINECON15 / experimental larp festival / concept, production, curation / siebensprung
2012 / KEINECON12 / experimental larp festival / concept, production, curation / siebensprung
writing / jury:
2019-2020 / fred (progressive development of live role play in germany) / concept, curation, jury / german live role-play association
2018-2019 / freier theaterpreis hildesheim / curation, lead-jury
2014 / stipend by proskenion foundation
since 2014 / freelancing culture journalist @hildesheimer allgemeine zeitung, zauberfeder publishing company, erebor magazine, brasilia magazine etc.
2007-2013 / writing forum a&f / founding member
artistic education:
2021 / bachelor of arts: scenography & costume design / hochschule hannover
2013 / musical-artistical high school exam / gymnasium andreanum hildesheim