OperAct is a laboratory of artists from various disciplines (opera, theatre, dance, video art…) whose aim is to fuse these different genres and to develop a new artistic vocabulary for opera productions. OperAct will present its productions within traditional theatre spaces and outside of them – in atypical venues such as round or bi-frontal venues, tent spaces, industrial warehouses, galleries.

OperAct also organises parallel events alongside the opera performances, enabling us to put the work in a historical, political, social and cultural context, hence making the impenetrable world of opera more open to today’s audience. The parallel events programme can be in the form of exhibitions, films, documentaries, cabaret evenings or conferences.

Stephan Grögler
"His shows are characterized by their inventiveness, their sense of theatrical image and the sheer precision of his directing." Alain Perroux, Theaterlexikon Uni, Bern (Switzerland)

Stephan Grögler was born in Bern (Switzerland) in 1966. He studied the violin before joining the Vienna Hochschule to study stage directing. By the age of 20, he had already begun directing and designing his own performances. In 1995, he was appointed Director in residence at the National Opera of Lyons (France).

Stephan Grögler is widely known for his opera work, his preference for unusual spaces and forms of opera and for his choice of contemporary themes. At present he has directed more than thirty operas in Europe and the USA.