Antje Velsinger, born in 1980, works as a choreographer, performer and researcher in the field of contemporary performing arts. She studied choreography and performance at the Institute for Applied Theater Studies at Universität Gießen and completed her doctorate within the artistic-scientific graduate program »Performing Citizenship« on the topic of choreographic practices of self-distancing. She is the artistic director of »New Trouble«. Her specific approach to work involves a collaborative and interdisciplinary artistic practice.