Astrid Grossgasteiger is head of the program for young audiences and responsible for project management and stage direction at the Salzburg State Theater. Plays she directed include “Bikini” (2014), “Minna von Barnhelm” (2014) and “Tanz in 80 Tagen um die Welt” (2013). Ms. Grossgasteiger holds a degree in Performing Arts from the Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, did a study abroad in Performance- and Aboriginal Studies at the University of Sydney, and holds an M.A.in Performing Arts, Ethnology and Pedagogy.