Robert Wechsler
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Palindrome is a performance group,
but it is also one of those "arts organizations" with a board of directors and a membership.  You can see who these people are here.  The palindrome's artists and engineers vary from project to project. Robert Wechsler is the director.

The Artists and Engineers

The choreography is by Wechsler, Helena Zwiauer - who made a lot of the pieces between 1995 and 2005 - and Frey Faust from time to time. There have been others (see below).

Music composers include Pablo Palacio and Dan Hosken, whose most recent works with them include "The Oklo Phenomenon", "Talking Bodies" and "A Human Conversation".  Other musical collaborators include Erling Wold, Vladimir Tarnopolsky, Butch Rovan, Laurie Amat, Pete Dowling, Orm Finnendahl and Florian Müller.


The dancers in the group change from project to project.

The idea of applying computers to the stage grew out of a remarkable collaboration with computer engineer Frieder Weiss. Their work together between 1995 and 2006 precipitated more than 30 stage and museum pieces and earned Palindrome a reputation for dance innovation and interactive performing.


From 2005 - 2006 Palindrome created two operas: Brother/Sister with music by long-time collaborator Erling Wold and Jenseits der Schatten with music by Vladimir Tarnopolsky. Stage artist (lighting designer, photographer, actress/dancer...) Diana Wildschut played a key role in the creation of both of these operas.

Graphic artist and sound designer Babis Panagiotidis created much of the visual and acoustic components of Palindrome's work (not to mention poster design and DJ).  Lighting designers include Alex Koziara, Achim Nickel, Max Schubert and Diana Wildschut.

These days, Palindrome is taking a backseat to the MotionComposer project -- an project at Bauhaus University to apply motion tracking technology to the needs of persons with disabilities.

Still, once a year or so, Palindrome still performs.