Bettina Wagner-BergeltĀ studied German, Romance languages and literature as well as theater and film studies in Cologne and Berlin. She was co-director of the Bayerisches Staatsballett until 2016, then artistic director of theĀ 100 Years of Bauhaus festivalĀ in Berlin and artistic director of the Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch from 2018 to the end of 2022. She received the French Order of Merit of Arts and Letters and numerous other awards for her educational projects, founded festivals and works in cultural policy for dance. Bettina Wagner-Bergelt is active in various advisory bodies, including for the KSB, the Palucca University, the Tel Aviv Dance Academy and cultural committees, as well as for refugee aid. Today she works for European projects and as a curator and author.
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