Simon Bauer

Biography

Simon Bauer studied contrabass at the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler in Berlin, and now lives as an independent musician and composer. He is a regular member of various ensembles. He designed and constructed the instruments for Hans Unstern’s stage programme “The Great Hans Unstern Swindle". Bauer has worked as a musician and composer for "Theater Konstellationen", "Bottlefed Ensemble", "Reut Shemesh Dance Company" and "Overhead Project” (commissioned compositions “Penumbra” Theater Heidelberg, 2015 and “Francis Bacon” Bern Theatre, 2016). As the co-author of the dance piece “Maquillage”, developed in collaboration with Vincent Bozek and Orlando Rodriguez, he performed at the International Dance Festival Madrid in 2014. “The Virgins Voice” and “The Boy who cries wolf” (choreography: Reut Shemesh) were nominated for the Cologne Dance Prize in 2014, as was “Leviah” in 2016.