Teresa Isabella Mayer is a choreographer, performer, photographer, Pilates instructor, mindfulness coach, and freelance journalist/author based in Berlin and Tübingen. She creates original work while collaborating on theatre and festival projects across Europe. Teresa writes cultural journalism for outlets like the Schwäbisches Tagblatt and develops children’s audio guides, including for Kunsthalle Tübingen.
A graduate of SEAD in choreography and dance, her award-winning works include Side Way Back and Babel Mitlaut. Her site-specific piece Inverted Vision has toured Vienna, Berlin, and Poland. As a performer, Teresa appeared in Trisha Brown’s Floor of the Forest at Documenta 12 and has held residencies in Germany, Croatia, and Belgium.
Recognized for her achievements, she received the Berlin Senate dancer grant and joined Goethe-Institut exchanges. Since 2020, she’s been part of PACT (Performing Arts Collective Tübingen), blending her mindfulness training into her teaching and creative practice. Since 2025, she is serving as a board member of the collective. Teresa also works as a photographer, having trained at Berlin’s Ostkreuzschule.
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