Patricia Ines Hoeppe

Prof. Patricia Ines Hoeppe serves as Professor for Intermedial Cultural Education at Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences' Faculty of Social Work and Health since 2012. She pioneered the Master's program in Performative Arts in Social Fields, developing methodologies that use performance art to address societal challenges through participatory citizen engagement and cultural integration.

Her educational background includes:

• Meisterschülerin (Master's equivalent) under Prof. Rebecca Horn at Berlin University of the Arts
• Diploma in Communication Design from Berlin University of the Arts
• Art Therapy training at Artaban School for Artistic Therapies Berlin
• State-certified Physiotherapist and Heilpraktikerin qualifications
• Studies in Psychology, Art Education, and Modern Art History

Prof. Hoeppe's research centers on intermedial performance art as a tool for social transformation. Her work explores how artistic interventions in urban environments can foster democratic participation, particularly through her signature Three Action Strands methodology. Projects like Performed City and Perform Europe! demonstrate her focus on using cultural education to address migration, urban integration, and societal polarization through embodied artistic practices.

Her publication trajectory reveals consistent development from individual artistic practice (2001-2007) toward large-scale community engagement (2010-2015), with increasing emphasis on participatory democracy frameworks and cross-cultural integration strategies. Key thematic evolution shows progression from therapeutic applications toward systemic urban interventions.

Prof. Hoeppe actively supervises students in the Performative Arts Master's program and collaborates internationally with institutions including The University of Sydney, School of the Art Institute Chicago, and The University of the Arts London. Her research projects secure funding through university and cultural grants, with major initiatives like The Big Arrival engaging over 200 unaccompanied minor refugees.

She currently leads the "Participatory Urban Development" platform within Frankfurt UAS's interdisciplinary "Post-War Modern Settlement Construction" research lab, developing performative methods including the Performance Parcours and City Scan for social space work. Her team maintains ongoing projects with the Frankfurt Child Protection Association and Museum for Communication Frankfurt.