Betta Eichner is a multimedia artist working at the intersection of visual art, dance and text. In her works she combines somatic practices with techniques of automatic writing, drawing and speaking. Through this, she explores the body as a gateway to inner and collective stories, images and dreams, as well as the political potential therein.
Her work is grounded by a B.A. in Sociology from the University of Bremen, a Diploma in Visual Communication from the Kunsthochschule Kassel and is further supported by a wide range of visual vocabulary and experience working with inner images and dreams, gained through her certified training at the International Institute for Dreaming and Imagery. Since 2017, she has consistently attended somatic voice work and dance training, focusing on Contact Improvisation, Free Improvisation, Instant Composition, and Butoh. Among others, she has collaborated with Martina Hefter, Paula Schieferecke, Kai Evans, Motimaru Dance Company and worked under choreographers like Rosalind Holgate Smith, Jess Curtis and Anna Nowicka. Her work has been featured in both online and print publications and presented in the form of performances, exhibitions, readings, and interdisciplinary workshops at various renowned venues, including Uferstudios Berlin, The Mazovia Institute of Culture in Warsaw, Gängeviertel Hamburg, Güterbahnhof Bremen, Schauspiel Leipzig, Documentahalle Kassel, and the Zeitzeug Festival in Bochum.
Since 2021, she is sharing the results of her research and practice in form of workshops and classes.