Diana Rojas
Profile
Diana Rojas Doktorandin
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Address
Berner Fachhochschule
Bern Academy of the Arts
Forschung
Fellerstrasse 11
3027 Bern
Activities
Focus areas
Aesthetic and ethical dimensions of representing “victims” and “perpetrators”
Immersive performance practices
Methodologies of the aesthetics of violence
Ethics of listening in artistic practice
Audio-based artistic research
Listening practices in transitional justice
Challenges of decolonial artistic research
Data protection in art projects in contexts of war
CV
Biography
- Diana Rojas is a Colombian-Swiss director, author, performer and artistic researcher working between Switzerland and Colombia. Her transdisciplinary practice moves across immersive performance, audio-based art, documentary art installation and participatory formats.
At the centre of her research at the Bern University of the Arts (HKB) are aesthetic and ethical questions of representation, listening and responsibility in contexts shaped by violence, transactional justice and social transformation, particularly in relation to former combatants from different armed groups in Colombia.
Her work combines artistic research, participatory laboratories and public discourse formats to explore decolonial methodologies, ethics of listening, and the aesthetic construction of “victims,” “perpetrators,” and all implicated subjects within conflict dynamics.
Parallel to her artistic practice, she is pursuing a PhD in Media, Theatre and Popular Culture at the University of Hildesheim. Her doctoral research focuses on decolonial artistic research, immersive performance practices, artistic methodologies, and the ethical dimensions of staging war violence.
Her work has been presented in theatres, art institutions and academic contexts across Switzerland, Germany, Austria, France, Luxembourg and Colombia. Her practice is characterised by multiperspectival storytelling, the interplay between documentary material and fiction, and the creation of collective and sensorial spaces of listening.
She is a board member of t. Theaterschaffen Schweiz, the national association of independent theatre professionals in Switzerland.
Education
- 2010-2014 Master of Arts Hochschule der Künste Bern
Projects
Other projects
2021-2022: Research Associate in the project *“The Representation of Violent Conflicts in Documentary Theatre: An Investigation of the Representation of Violence in Staging Contexts”* at the Institute of Practices and Theories in the Arts, Bern University of the Arts (HKB).
Memberships
External memberships
International Federation for Theatre Research (IFTR)
Gesellschaft für Theaterwissenschaft (GTW)
Awards
Awards and scholarships.
2022 Cultural Award City of Zurich
2022 Corona Scholarships City of Zurich
2018 Winner “Funkenflug 2018” Fachstelle Kulturvermittlung Kanton Aargau with “I thought we were all human” in collaboration with Artlink.
2017 Competition “Komet” Department of Education, Culture and Sport Canton Thurgau with “Nach Hause fliehen” in collaboration with Artlink.
2016 Competition “Safari” Departement Bildung, Kultur und Sport Kanton Aargau with “Ich dachte, wir sind alle Menschen” in collaboration with Artlink.
2016 Competition “Agora” SNF with “Arbeit 4.5” in collaboration with Dr Björn Müller (HSG).
2015 Competition “tête-à-tête” Programme Education and Culture Canton Bern with “Hör mal!” in collaboration with Artlink.
2014 SSA scholarships for choreographic works. Lausanne
Language skills and intercultural knowledge
Language skills
- French - Full professional proficiency
- German - Full professional proficiency
- English - Full professional proficiency
- Spanish - Native or bilingual proficiency
Intercultural knowledge
- Colombia
- Switzerland
