Celia Hofmann (they/them) is a Swiss-based theatre director and scenographer.
artist statement
My artistic research lies at the intersection of the poetic, the political, and the sensorial. I consider theatre as a space for reflection, projection, and the construction of social forms. At the core of my work lies a guiding question: “How can we live together?”
bio
Celia grew up in Fribourg (CH), where they began their artistic journey through lyrical singing and classical piano lessons. They participated in various opera and choir projects as both a chorister and a soloist.
They graduated in Architecture in 2017 from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich. After their studies, they worked for four years in Germany as a stage design assistant and scenographer at Staatstheater Augsburg and Thalia Theater.
They then pursued theatre directing at La Manufacture – Haute école des arts de la scène (Master of Arts) in Lausanne, from which they graduated in 2025 with the play tout ce qui fleurit.
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