Barbara Maria Messner

Actress & Coach

2021-09-01 // Highlights

Driven by a strong passion for dance and theatre, I left school early in order to study mime, acrobatics, fencing, masks and dance in Paris at Studio Magenia, run by Ella Jaroscewicz.

It was exciting to discover Paris, the world of dance and theatre. 

Living in a small room ‘under the roof’, I made the discovery that Paris was not like An American in Paris and Gene Kelly was not dancing over the rooftops.
 
I continued my studies at the Rotterdam Dance Academy in Holland, specialising in contemporary dance, dance theatre and improvisation.
Additionally, it was very important for me to develop my acting skills with Marianne van der Velde and ...


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