The Power of Performing Arts | Stephanie Steiner | TEDxOTHRegensburg

Performing arts have been an integral part of human life since the birth of humanity. Their purpose goes way beyond pure entertainment. Performing arts have the power to inspire and empower people.

To deliver a good performance, a performing artist must have a strong mindset and be willing to practice hard for the set goals. While practicing, the performing artist must face and challenge fears, doubts, and weaknesses. Therefore, performing arts hold great potential for personal development.

The purpose of a performance is to draw the audience's attention and to create an emotional response. The stronger the emotional response, the “better” the performance. If an individual is emotionally touched, there is space and potential for change, for inspiration, and even for transformation.

In this talk, Stephanie Steiner shares her personal story about how performing arts have transformed her life and have helped her gain confidence and find purpose in life. Furthermore, she illustrates how everyone willing to grow as an individual can benefit from the power of performing arts. Stephanie Steiner is a poet and performing artist from Ingolstadt.

She was professionally trained in dance in Munich and New York City and studied theater and film in Vienna. Stephanie appeared on African national TV as a judge for the dance show “Maltina Dance All” and worked as a creative director for product launches and music videos in Nigeria.

For more than 15 years, she has shared her love for dance as a dance teacher in various dance schools in Vienna and Munich, in school projects and in her own dance school.

Writing has been Stephanie's second passion since her childhood. When she came across poetry and its freedom and versatility of expression, she knew it was the perfect art form besides dance to speak her mind and express her emotions. She has written two poetry books.

Stephanie is the founder of #poetrymeetsmotion, a performance concept that combines poetry and dance in a vibrant symbiosis. She performed her solo piece “Wortgewaltig”, a combination of poetry, dance and video at the Tanztage Ingolstadt 2023.

Her versatility and love for new challenges allows Stephanie to continuously expand her artistic skills. Currently, she is gaining experience as a stage presenter and interviewer and working on her own entertainment show.

Stephanie's mission is to inspire and empower people worldwide with her art. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx