BIOGRAPHY
Yvonne Brandstetter is a Vienna-based physical performer, actress and dancer. Since September 2021 she has been a member of das.bernhard.ensemble at OFF Theater in Vienna, an ensemble that reflects the cultural diversity of the Viennese and Austrian populations. The performers work at the interface of improvised spoken and physical theatre, jointly developing their pieces.
To date, Yvonne has taken part in ten productions with the ensemble and is currently performing in their latest piece FLEDER.STRAUSS (running until 17 January 2026), created in collaboration with Serapions Ensemble at Odeon Theater, Vienna — get your tickets here!
Born in Vienna in 1993, Yvonne began her artistic journey after graduating from high school with a focus on sports and biomechanics. She toured internationally as a fire-dancer and acrobat with the Viennese circus-performance group Phoenix, performing in countries such as Mexico and Turkey.
Driven by her passion for movement and continuous skill development, she trained at FLIC - Scuola di Circo in Turin, Italy (2016-2017) and later performed at the International Circus & Performing Arts Festival Mirabilia. She then completed a physical theatre education at the Atelier for Physical Theatre in Berlin (2018-2019), followed by a year-long Contemporary Dance Programme in Vienna and studies at the Vienna Acting School (2020-2023).
In 2024, Yvonne began collaborating with the performance collective euforia & herbst, whose productions explore themes of work, idleness, consumption, the promise of happiness, achievement, and failure. She featured in their latest play (Anti-)Jedermann at Wald4tler Hoftheater and perfromed in 2025 as well in their immersive, improvised play Freibier, presented at the Progress Festival (organized by Subetasch, an association for anti-commercial art & subcultures).
Alongside her artistic training, Yvonne holds several health- and fitness-related diplomas, including certifications as a Health & Fitness & Personal Trainer (Flexyfit Fitness Academy, 2013), Apparatus Gymnastics & Sports Acrobatics Instructor (Austrian Gymnastics Association, 2017) and Children’s Health Trainer (WIFI Vienna, 2020). She has worked extensively as a fitness and children’s-health trainer in various clubs and associations, contributing to projects such as Healthy Movement for Children by ASKÖ WAT Vienna.
Nowadays Yvonne offers engaging workshops for children and youth, using the elements of theatre and movement to build integrative courses that focus on creativity, social learning, and emotional development. Each session is designed as a dynamic, hands‑on programme that encourages kids to explore and express themselves through their bodies and emotions.
Furthermore, Yvonne is also a prolific writer of poetry, short stories and experimental texts. She characterizes her creative process as Poetic Emesis — “… a spontaneous, reflexive response to overwhelming moments, when space and time seem to collapse, or simply a remedy for insomnia or boredom.” Her writing continually flows into her performative work.