Artists
Anna Valeska Pohl
(b. 1985, Regensburg, Bavaria)
the artistic director of bambule.babys, is a performance artist and writer-director working at the intersection of theatre, film, installation and theory. After she had graduated in philosophy and literature, she founded bambule.babys in 2014. Her work focuses on feminist themes and investigates the politics of body and identity.
Puls, Bayerischer Rundfunk (Bavarian Broadcasting) lists Pohl as one of the top five emerging artists, born in Bavaria. Her most ambitious work up to date is her Baby Paradise Trilogy (2018-now) about trauma and taboo. The Guardian (Observer) calls the first part of the trilogy, her solo piece Baby Paradise, a "must-see show".
Pohl's works have been shown in Berlin and at various international festivals, such as the Venice International Performance Art Week, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and the Los Angeles Underground Film Forum. Pohl has been awarded several grants, including a fellowship as an artist-in-residence at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, USA in 2016. She also works with Guillermo Gomez-Pena's La Pocha Nostra, most recently at the 2019 Paseo Festival, Taos, New Mexico, USA, and was a 2023 La Pocha Nostra artist-in-residence in Mexico City.
the artistic director of bambule.babys, is a performance artist and writer-director working at the intersection of theatre, film, installation and theory. After she had graduated in philosophy and literature, she founded bambule.babys in 2014. Her work focuses on feminist themes and investigates the politics of body and identity.
Puls, Bayerischer Rundfunk (Bavarian Broadcasting) lists Pohl as one of the top five emerging artists, born in Bavaria. Her most ambitious work up to date is her Baby Paradise Trilogy (2018-now) about trauma and taboo. The Guardian (Observer) calls the first part of the trilogy, her solo piece Baby Paradise, a "must-see show".
Pohl's works have been shown in Berlin and at various international festivals, such as the Venice International Performance Art Week, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and the Los Angeles Underground Film Forum. Pohl has been awarded several grants, including a fellowship as an artist-in-residence at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, USA in 2016. She also works with Guillermo Gomez-Pena's La Pocha Nostra, most recently at the 2019 Paseo Festival, Taos, New Mexico, USA, and was a 2023 La Pocha Nostra artist-in-residence in Mexico City.
In addition, she teaches philosophy, politics and performance and facilitates theater and film projects together with young people. Her most recent production Herzdurst
(together with Street College Theater) is shown at 2024 FESTIWALLA, a festival for marginalized youth perspectives, at Volksbühne Berlin.
Pohl has trained in a masterclass for Self-Generated Theater at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting, NYC, and holds a Master in Philosophy from the University of Munich.
She lives in Berlin.
Michael Pöpperl
(b. 1982, Straubing, Bavaria)
is the co-founder and backbone of the collective. He serves as the managing director of bambule.babys, this also includes the production of short films.
(b. 1982, Straubing, Bavaria)
is the co-founder and backbone of the collective. He serves as the managing director of bambule.babys, this also includes the production of short films.
Currently he is performing Jesus in my home is not my home.
His background is that of a self-educated performer from the Bavarian hinterland with a hands-on attitude. Always drawn to the darker sides of the human mind he started his career in playing characters like Woyzeck. As an actor he works with Bavarian writer-director Joseph Berlinger and the artistic collective SIGNA. For example he has appeared at SIGNA's
Wir Hunde / Us dogs
at Wiener Festwochen 2016 which was awarded with the Nestroypreis in the category „Spezial Preis“ (Ensemble).
He lives in Berlin and Bavaria.
Collaborators & associated members
bambule.babys collaborate with several international artists,
including
Carmen Lafran
(Berlin/IT), SwearxxxWords
(Los Angeles /US), Federico Tello
(Mexico City),
Lum Alvarez
(Mexico City), Luke Jordan
(London/UK), Timna Tomisa
(Berlin/ZAG/AMS)
partners for the documentation of our work are: Olek Brodowicz
(POL / NLD),
Adriano Agostinacchio
(Berlin/IT), Cesár Echeverría Barojas
(Mexico City), Paloma Medaglia
(Mexico City)
our Berlin home: Untergeschoss der Pandora Art Gallery, Berlin
Anna Valeska Pohl, the creative mind behind bambule.babys, photo by Nuno Roque
Michael Pöpperl during a shooting break at the Sister Games film set, photo by Olek Brodowicz