IPSO
IPSO is an artistic collective founded in 2020 by Rebecca Minten, developing transdisciplinary stage creations that combine theatre, music, movement, visual arts and circus. The collective’s projects are based on horizontal creative processes, where each artist contributes their own tools, practices and sensibilities.IPSO’s performances emerge from exchanges, improvisation and collective experimentation. This approach encourages the members to step outside their artistic comfort zones, redefine their roles and explore new forms of collaboration. It is notably inspired by Claire Bishop’s vision of social practice, which places artistic creation within a collective and participatory dynamic.
IPSO’s creations take the form of immersive performances that are accessible to a wide range of audiences. They explore themes related to everyday life, social dynamics and contemporary political issues, with a tone that is at once light, critical and sensitive.
IPSO has created two works: inSENSé (2022) and DOMMAGE DOMMAGE (2024–25).
IPSO is a collective of versatile artists engaged across disciplines. Time is dedicated to sharing, learning, training, and experimenting together. This process has led to artists who play music, dance, and perform text in a single gesture—with joy and a contagious curiosity that reflect IPSO’s vision of art.
The members bring together diverse paths and practices—clarinet, cello, dance, circus, acrobatics, visual arts, photography, puppetry, scenography, drums, percussion, acting, directing, sound art, and technical design.
This diversity fuels flexible, hybrid forms that can adapt to many contexts. Works are designed to be mobile and can be performed anywhere—on theater stages, in unconventional spaces, or outdoors. This mobility is at the heart of IPSO’s identity, allowing projects to meet different audiences in formats that are both inventive and accessible.
Alongside performances, the collective also regularly offers participatory workshops that share the collaborative creation methods developed within the company.
Where?
The collective has inhabited numerous places for residencies, shows and workshops : Fondation les Muriers, STAMM Studios, Musikfestival Bern, Grätsche Junges Theater Festival, Kulturzentrum Bienzgut, Voltahalle Basel, Kubus 3 Freiburg, la Maison-Matrice etc.
Workshop in Freiburg im Breisgau, shows in Basel/Freiburg
MEMBERS
MATTHIEU WENGER
LUZ GONZALEZ
EVA LANG
CLARA DIETZE
JOAO CALADO
SAMUEL GFELLER
ANNA ROTH
STEFANO GRASSO
ELLA CAMPBELL
REBECCA MINTEN
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