sebastiano toma - Interdisciplinary work

Sebastiano Toma is a producer and director in the field of physical and visual theater. As a freelance theater maker and set designer, he has staged and produced a diverse array of works including "Tiger Lillies Circus," "Balagan," "The Time Between," "The Tiger Lillies Freakshow," "Little Big World," "HEART," "Normal Life," and most recently, "BRAIN" & "PERZEPTION." In the 1980s, he was based at Kampnagel Hamburg with the "Fliegende Bauten Company." From 2012 to 2022, he served as the artistic director of the European Youth Circus Festival in Wiesbaden. As a co-author of the Manifesto of the Contemporary Circus in Germany, he advocates for the integration of New Circus as a vital component of supported culture.


He is also involved in drawing, photography, and editing, often incorporating these skills into 2D animations for various projects. His graphic novel Wings of Desire, inspired by Wim Wenders’ iconic film of the same name, became a remarkable success. Equally acclaimed was his follow-up work, NORMAL LIFE, adapted from the celebrated stage play starring Irene and Roland Hofer.


His production "Balagan" received the Herald Angel Award for Best Production at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.


Sebastiano Toma's productions have been showcased in numerous cities worldwide.


Aachen/DE/Tent Bendplatz
Amberg/DE/Stadttheater
Arnheim/NL/Stadsschouwburg
Athen/GR/Badmintontheater
Athen/GR/Big-Top
Athen/GR/Jellinov Theatre
Berlin/DE/Tent Kreuzberg
Berlin/DE/Tipi Zelt
Bochum/DE/Tent Bergbaumuseum
Bremen/DE/Tent Teerhof
Brügge/BE/Stadsschouwburg
Busan/KR/Performing Arts Festival
Clermont Ferrant/FR/Scéne national
Delft/NL/Stadsschouwburg
Drachten/NL/Stadsschouwburg
Dresden/DE/Tent Staudengarten
Düsseldorf/Düsseldorf Festival
Edinburgh/GB/Fringe Festival
Eidhove/NL/Stadsschouwburg
Ettelbruck/LUX/CAP´s
Frankfurt/DE/Tent Günthersburgpark
Friedrichshafen/DE/Uferfestival
Fulda/DE/Schlosstheater
Girona/SP/Municipal Theatre
Göteburg/SW/Stadttheater
Göttingen/DE/Tent Cheltenhampark
Groningen/NL/Stadsschouwburg
Hamburg/DE/Fliegende Bauten
Hamburg/DE/Kampnagel
Hamburg/DE/Monsuntheater
Hamburg/DE/Sprechwerk
Helsinki/FI/Savoy Theatre
Herford/DE/Stadttheater
Innsbruck/AT/Festival
Karlsruhe/DE/Kammertheater


Köln/DE/Tent Uniwiesen
Kopenhagen/DK/Christiania
Krefeld/DE/Stadttheater
Leeuwarden/NL/Stadsschouwburg
Lippstadt/DE/Stadttheater
Lisabon/PT/Casino-Theater
Lörrach/DE/Burghof
Macau/MAC/Art-Center
Marl/DE/Stadttheater
München/DE/Prinzregententheater
München/DE/Tollwoodfestival
Münster/DE/Tent Schlossplatz
Pécs/HU/Artsfestival
Potsdam/DE/Tanzfabrik
Recklinhausen/DE/Festspsielhaus
Rotterdam/NL/Circusstad Festival
Salzburg/AT/Winterfest Festival
Sete/FR/Scène nationale de Sète
Tallinn/EE/Circusfestival
Tallinn/EE/Diplomatische Noten/KUMU
Toulouse/FR/La Grainerie
Trappes/FR/La Merise
Uijeongbu/KR/Performinge-Center
Utrecht/NL/Stadsschouwburg
Viersen/DE/Stadttheater
Volos/GR/International Theater Festival
Wiesbaden/DE/Staatstheater - Maifestspiele
Wiesbaden/DE/Staatstheater/Wartburg-Haus
Winterthur/SW/Stadttheater
Wolfenbüttel/DE/Lessintheater
Zürich/SH/Tent Theaterspektakel