Professor, doctor Sibylle Peters, researcher, performance artist, studied literature, cultural studies and philosophy, and worked at the universities in Hamburg, Munich, Berlin (FU), Bale, Wales, Gießen and Essen. As a freelancing performance artist, she realizes projects with major European partners (Wiener Festwochen, Berliner Festspiele, Tate Modern, Manchester Festival e.g.) focusing on participation and collective research. Peters is cofounder and director of FUNDUS THEATER/Theatre of Research, where children, artists and scientists meet as researchers. She is cofounder and speaker of the PhD Program Performing Citizenship and currently visiting Professor for transdisciplinary design at the Heteropia Graduate Program at Folkwang University of the Arts. www.performingcitizenship.de