Anne Sophie KAPSNER
Theatre director, writer & researcher
About the artist
Anne Sophie Kapsner [she/they] is a theatre director, writer and researcher based in Munich, Germany. Her interdisciplinary work is located in the border area of documentation, drama and pop aesthetics. The starting point is usually biographical events.
Anne studied Theatre Studies and Swedish in Munich and Stockholm [2010-2014] as well as directing at Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts [2014-2020]. Afterwards Anne worked as a director’s assistent at Münchner Kammerspiele, where she also performed on stage [Heldenplatz; Dir: Falk Richter, 2021] and directed herself [ALLES GOLD, nichts glänzt; text based on Platonov by Tschechow]. Since 2022 Anne works as a freelance artist nationally and internationally, most recently from May till September 2024 with Falk Richter at Dramaten Stockholm.
Her works were shown among others at studio NAXOS Frankfurt, PATHOS Theatre Munich, Dschungel Wien and Staatstheater Mainz. She worked several years with the Frankfurt based group imaginary company on shows for all-age audience, mostly in cooperation with the Mousonturm Frankfurt. Anne is also interested in teaching: In 2023 she supervised a monologue work by drama student Lola Giwerzew at the Mozarteum Salzburg. Anne also works with young people, most recently in May 2024 with a group of schoolgirls on a political speaking performance on the german constitution [Walk of Democracy; public space Munich].
Anne’s art deals with identity and gender [LUST; 2020&2022], social structures and big feelings [Nur die Liebe zählt, haben sie gesagt; 2020-2023] - always with a queer feminist perspective. Humor and absurdity are particularly important in stage aesthetics.
Anne is currently preparing an audio walk about the jewish, activist, queer actress Therese Giehse for Münchner Kammerspiele with premiere in March 2025 and a novel adaption of „Outlawed“ by Anna North with premiere at Theaterhaus Jena in May 2025.
Discover more about the artist’s project and presentation here: Anne Sophie Kapsner
The artist’s presentation (filmed during the Launch event in Liège, Belgium in October 2022)