Katrin Ackerl Konstantin

Katrin Ackerl Konstantin is an actress, director, and cultural scientist with interdisciplinary expertise bridging art and academia. She holds a diploma in acting from the Conservatory of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (1994) and a Mag. a phil. in psychology from the University of Vienna and Klagenfurt (2013).

• Research Focus: Queer-feminist perspectives on gender roles in 21st-century theater, combining performance theory (Fischer-Lichte, Butler, Lehmann, Turner) with sociological role theories.
• Projects: Led an FWF-funded artistic research project titled Let's perform! Role diversity and irritation in theatrical performances from a queer feminist perspective, culminating in the performance Führen wir uns auf!
• International Engagement: Conducted research and lectured across Austria, Croatia, Peru, Qatar, Bangladesh, Iran, Mexico City, Malta, Czech Republic, and Denmark.

Methodology: Employs performative and artistic research, integrating interviews with Austrian actresses and drama students into theatrical productions. Investigates affect studies, power dynamics in gender representation, and strategies for re-articulating societal norms.

Supervision: Worked under Univ.-Prof. Dr. Nicole Haitzinger (University of Salzburg), Dr. Andrea Zimmermann (Mozarteum University Salzburg), and Univ.Prof.in Dr.in Ana Hoffner (Mozarteum University Salzburg) for her dissertation.