Verena Rendtorff
*Born in Münster in 1964
Grew up in Munich, graduated from Ottfried-Preußler Gymnasium
Dance training at Iwanson Dance Center
Further studies in dance, acting, and singing in Paris (Paris Centre, Peter Goss, Studios SV, Nila Sacrani)
Engagements at various municipal and state theaters as an actress, choreographer, and performer (Volkstheater Munich, Staatstheater Nuremberg, Salzburger Landestheater, Schauburg Munich, Kosmos Theater Bregenz, Staatstheater Karlsruhe, Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern, Altes Schauspielhaus Stuttgart, Stadttheater St. Gallen, Musiktheater Hamburg, etc.)
Freelance narrator for documentaries, audiobooks, and radio plays (ARTE, BR, ZDF, BBC, NBC, WDR, Blinden Hörbücherei BBh, etc.) Engelszungen Agency
Performance:
Kunstpastoral Munich: “Where Waters Meet” 2025, “Klangfarben” 2024, “In der Stille” 2023, “EISblumen” 2023, “Nachtfarben” 2022, ‘LichtimDunkel’ 2022, “ZuTisch” 2021,
Kunst in Sendling: “UnRund” 2024, “Habgier” 2023
City of Munich: Flower Power Festival “Roses, Tulips, Carnations” 2023, “Untamed” Gallery LOT 2023 Faust Festival 2022, in collaboration with artists/musicians such as Hugo Siegmeth, Joost Hecker, Tobias Frank, Thomas Etschmann, Eugen Bazjan, Rudolf Wachter, Bruno Wank, Liz Walinski, Elke Riess, Manuela Müller
Productions Dance of the Independent Scene Munich: Rodeo Festival, Schwere Reiter, Akademietheater, Muffathalle, Nachtwerk (Micha Purucker, Gerd Neuner, Jochen Strodthoff, Robert Merdzo, Thomas Hermanns, etc.)
Art performance:
“Art is simply there” 2025, “Between” 2025
Haus der Kunst “Money for the Show”, in the room installation by Andreas Familler, exhibition offshore Künstlerverbund München 2022
Art in Sendling: “UnRund” with Manuela Müller 2024, “Art in Korbinian” with Berit Opelt, St. Korbinian 2022; “7 Deadly Sins” with Manuela Müller/Udo Schindler at Kulturschmiede Sendling 2021; “Systemrelevant” St. Korbinian 2021,
Long Night of Music 2019/2020 at the Kunstkirche St. Lukas with church music director Tobias Frank
Choreographies: Oberon, The Marriage of Figaro, Cabaret, Chicago, Clockwork Orange, Grease, The Threepenny Opera, Ladies Night, Heesters, Sugar, Goldberg Variations, Non-Sense, Homeless, Anything Goes, Little Shop of Horrors, The White Horse Inn, Eating Raoul, Swing Sisters, Hearts in the Snow, Anna Dances, Kosmos BRD, Junge Akademie Gasteig, etc.