Claudia Wittmann was born in Switzerland and lives in Toronto, Ontario. She works as a butoh performer since 2003. Her current work is mostly presented in solo, dealing with body memory and it aims at exploring vulnerability, transformation and issues related to gender identity. Claudia's process is based on her butoh training with SU-EN (Sweden) and on her regular work with artist Paul Couillard who has been guiding her through the curricula of Jerzy Grotowski since January 2006. Claudia holds a PhD in biology and a Master's degree in the history and philosophy of science.