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The Team
We are united by the search for new, progressive narrative forms and the question of how art can be positioned as a space for dialogue between increasingly hardening perspectives.
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At LOT we think in concentric circles:
The leading team consists of five artists from theater, dance, media art, and journalism who, with dedication and inspiration, shape the artistic direction and further development of our vision. We meet several times a week, manage daily business, and further develop our formats.
But keeping this large ship sailing requires a strong crew: Our extended production team, Erasmus interns, and event heads ensure that our numerous events are possible. They bring an international perspective and active support – without them, our work would be almost impossible.
The LOT would be nothing without its pilots! Around 30 people navigate with us, contribute expertise, and help fill blind spots with knowledge and ideas.
Last but not least, all the wonderful artists we work with on projects, all our project partners and, of course, our audience!
We are not a close-knit collective, but a networking environment. Not an ivory tower, but a haven for artistic exchange. And not a rigid institution, but a permeable platform in the process.
We seek low-threshold exchange through professionally produced art, we are interested in “encounter as art and the art of encounter”
and ask ourselves how this can actually happen.
Leading Team
Theater & Artistic Research
HC Hasselmann
Artistic Management Team
Disciplines: Theater & Artistic Research
Areas at LOT: Booking, Text & Vision
Management LOT Production Studio
Together with four artists from other disciplines, I founded LOT to create a haven and meeting place for emerging art and artists. Coming from a theater background, I see art as a tool for exploring complex relationships in a sensory way. My specialty is site-specific theater interventions in public spaces, such as ARTWALK.
Disciplines: Theater & Artistic Research
Areas at LOT: Booking, Text & Vision
Management LOT Production Studio
Together with four artists from other disciplines, I founded LOT to create a haven and meeting place for emerging art and artists. Coming from a theater background, I see art as a tool for exploring complex relationships in a sensory way. My specialty is site-specific theater interventions in public spaces, such as ARTWALK.
Jana Mack
Artistic & Operational Management Team
Fields: Journalism & Photography
Areas at LOT: Visual Communication
At LOT, I am the point of contact for orientation and project structure. As a journalist, I am always looking for new, progressive, and artistic forms of storytelling. I also produce INSELMILIEU Reportage, a multimedia podcast that tells stories of people and worlds beyond our own filter bubbles. We regularly organize journalistic events, most recently in a Viennese laundromat.
Fields: Journalism & Photography
Areas at LOT: Visual Communication
At LOT, I am the point of contact for orientation and project structure. As a journalist, I am always looking for new, progressive, and artistic forms of storytelling. I also produce INSELMILIEU Reportage, a multimedia podcast that tells stories of people and worlds beyond our own filter bubbles. We regularly organize journalistic events, most recently in a Viennese laundromat.
Sarah Zelt
Artistic & Operational Management Team
Disciplines: Acting & Artistic Research
Areas at LOT: Community, Finance
I would like to deepen the understanding of LOT as an open, experimental, and welcoming place for creative minds and bodies.
In 2018, I completed my acting degree at the Rostock University of Music and Drama. After that, I was drawn to Vienna with the vague idea that I might like it here—and yes, I do! Since then, I have performed at various theaters (Schauspielhaus Wien, Staatstheater Kassel, Dschungel Wien, Schwere Reiter Munich, Kampnagel Hamburg, Theater im Hof Enns) and traveled to many festivals throughout Europe. In Vienna, I am also involved with the Raumstation collective.
Disciplines: Acting & Artistic Research
Areas at LOT: Community, Finance
I would like to deepen the understanding of LOT as an open, experimental, and welcoming place for creative minds and bodies.
In 2018, I completed my acting degree at the Rostock University of Music and Drama. After that, I was drawn to Vienna with the vague idea that I might like it here—and yes, I do! Since then, I have performed at various theaters (Schauspielhaus Wien, Staatstheater Kassel, Dschungel Wien, Schwere Reiter Munich, Kampnagel Hamburg, Theater im Hof Enns) and traveled to many festivals throughout Europe. In Vienna, I am also involved with the Raumstation collective.
Will Lopes
Artistic & Operational Management Team
Disciplines: Theater, Butoh Dance, and Photography
Areas at LOT: Events & Lighting Design
I have been living in Vienna since July 2018 and give courses, workshops, and performances in Austria, Europe, Asia, and America. With a degree in theater from the University of Brasília (2003) and a master's degree in communication and semiotics from the University of São Paulo (2016), I have explored theater, dance, physical comedy, Butoh, circus, martial arts, and vertical dance. All these influences come together in LOT – whether on stage, behind the scenes, or when experimenting with new forms of movement, aesthetics, and event technology.
Disciplines: Theater, Butoh Dance, and Photography
Areas at LOT: Events & Lighting Design
I have been living in Vienna since July 2018 and give courses, workshops, and performances in Austria, Europe, Asia, and America. With a degree in theater from the University of Brasília (2003) and a master's degree in communication and semiotics from the University of São Paulo (2016), I have explored theater, dance, physical comedy, Butoh, circus, martial arts, and vertical dance. All these influences come together in LOT – whether on stage, behind the scenes, or when experimenting with new forms of movement, aesthetics, and event technology.
Edda Thürriedl
Operational management team
Area at LOT: Finance & Funding Controlling
In addition to my newly assumed financial responsibilities at ECHOLOT, I work in the Support Art and Research department at the University of Applied Arts Vienna. Since 2018, I have been part of “Generation Noir” with Florin, where I organize concerts and create hand-printed linocut posters. I recently contributed linocut illustrations to the publication “Erinnern in Zukunft” (Remembering in the Future) (insta: @erinnerninzukunft). I came to Vienna (but not from very far away, actually) to study art history. Since then, I have gained practical experience in various cultural institutions and also found some opportunities to work with my love of printmaking and typography.
Area at LOT: Finance & Funding Controlling
In addition to my newly assumed financial responsibilities at ECHOLOT, I work in the Support Art and Research department at the University of Applied Arts Vienna. Since 2018, I have been part of “Generation Noir” with Florin, where I organize concerts and create hand-printed linocut posters. I recently contributed linocut illustrations to the publication “Erinnern in Zukunft” (Remembering in the Future) (insta: @erinnerninzukunft). I came to Vienna (but not from very far away, actually) to study art history. Since then, I have gained practical experience in various cultural institutions and also found some opportunities to work with my love of printmaking and typography.
Journalism & Fotography
Acting & Artistic Research
Dance, theatre and fine arts
Fiance & Controlling
Expanded leading team
Lilly Maaß
At ECHOLOT, I fill the website and newsletter, and at LOT, I try to gently bring order to the chaos by supporting accounting and booking.
I think the greatest minds don't write history, but fiction, and I believe that the most honest way to experience stories is through reading. That's why I'm studying comparative literature and currently focusing on autofictional writing.
I think the greatest minds don't write history, but fiction, and I believe that the most honest way to experience stories is through reading. That's why I'm studying comparative literature and currently focusing on autofictional writing.
Sandra Bayer
As a visual artist, art educator, and member of the extended management team at ECHOLOT, I have already developed several workshop series and educational formats. At LOT, I work with the other members to create a space where artists can network and try out new ideas.
Anouk El-Schahawi
I am both a visual artist and a cultural mediator and researcher: that's why you'll find me in the cultural mediation team at ECHOLOT. I lived in Paris for six years, studied art and political science, and worked in cultural management at a prison in Cergy. I am interested in dialogue in all its forms and in the interdisciplinarity of cultural and social work.
Ana Markovic
From performing on stage to producing behind it, I create cultural experiences that bridge disciplines and connect audiences. With a strong background in project management and artistic direction, I deliver high-quality events that unite creativity and organization. What drives me is shaping cultural moments that matter—whether at large international festivals or local community-rooted productions. I am committed to projects that stand on the right side of history, combining artistic excellence with social and political relevance. At LOT I will make sure our transdisciplinary vision finds its audience — or, as we say, „Alles wird ins Lot kommen, du wirst schon sehen.“
Eventcrew
Bam Kowatsch
Since moving to Vienna three years ago, I have supported LOT in various ways. At the moment, I am working on making LOT an even more inclusive and safe place. We are constantly creating support structures, which can be seen, for example, in the form of awareness teams at our larger events.
Michl Zachmeister
Hello, I'm MichI. At LOT, I'm responsible for hospitality, and you'll usually find me at the bar. Making culture accessible to everyone is very important to me, which is why you'll also find me at various events in Vienna as an awareness person. Over the past two years, I've also had the pleasure of organizing underground and techno parties as part of the Konsens collective.
Gianluca Barba
At LOT, I work as a designer for stage setups and lighting, as well as in building services for repairs and construction. In this way, I contribute to creating immersive environments for our events. I also organize “Fimo e Filo” at LOT, an art workshop in which I teach material experiments with the aim of promoting exchange between craft and contemporary artistic practices.
Adrian Fuchs
Last fall, I did an internship at LOT as a lighting technician and lighting designer. Since then, I have been assisting with lighting work and live concerts.
In addition to LOT, I am currently completing my bachelor's degree in media technology, where I am mainly focusing on new media arts and the creation of immersive, interactive artworks.
In addition to LOT, I am currently completing my bachelor's degree in media technology, where I am mainly focusing on new media arts and the creation of immersive, interactive artworks.
Philipp Hovorka
At LOT, I am responsible for everything related to sound as the in-house sound engineer. I am currently working on a new 360° configuration for the sound system to make it even more flexible and powerful, while also increasing its user-friendliness for creative people when realizing their projects.
Florin Koller
In February 2025, I took over concert booking at LOT in order to further develop the venue's live music concept and handle booking requests.
I have been running the booking agency “Generation Noir” since 2012. Since 2018, my colleague Edda and I have organized almost 150 events and brought more than 500 bands and artists from all over the world to Vienna.
I have been running the booking agency “Generation Noir” since 2012. Since 2018, my colleague Edda and I have organized almost 150 events and brought more than 500 bands and artists from all over the world to Vienna.
Tobias Schützenberger
As a former member of the management team and in-house technician at LOT, I established the concert division and LOT as a venue. At concerts, you'll find me at the mixing desk or with the bands. My general interest in music, sounds, and noises led me to this career as a sound engineer, musician, and producer. From circuses to jazz clubs, techno parties to classical concert evenings, theaters to festivals, I work in a wide variety of areas.
Johann "MJ" Redl
(Dey/Dem)
As part of LOT, I do live sound engineering and mix at the FOH and monitoring. I run a studio in Vienna that focuses on post-production and amplifying the voices of queer and marginalized people in the music scene. I also host the O-Sounds radio show, which airs monthly on Radio ORANGE 94.0.
As part of LOT, I do live sound engineering and mix at the FOH and monitoring. I run a studio in Vienna that focuses on post-production and amplifying the voices of queer and marginalized people in the music scene. I also host the O-Sounds radio show, which airs monthly on Radio ORANGE 94.0.
Soundcrew
Elena Monteleone
Hi everyone! I’m a graduate student in Art History, and my journey has always been guided by a deep curiosity for how art can bring people together. Through my experiences in communication and cultural education, I’ve learned to value the spaces where disciplines intersect and where creativity flows freely and new stories emerge from shared perspectives.
I’m passionate about interdisciplinary contexts that spark unexpected narratives and foster genuine dialogue. I believe in art as a powerful form of interpersonal communication, as a place where perspectives converge, emotions resonate, and connections take shape.
At Das LOT, I’m driven by the desire to make art accessible, inclusive, and meaningful. I see cultural spaces not just as venues for artistic display, but as living environments that encourage participation, collective experiences, and creative exchange between artists, audiences, and communities.
I’m passionate about interdisciplinary contexts that spark unexpected narratives and foster genuine dialogue. I believe in art as a powerful form of interpersonal communication, as a place where perspectives converge, emotions resonate, and connections take shape.
At Das LOT, I’m driven by the desire to make art accessible, inclusive, and meaningful. I see cultural spaces not just as venues for artistic display, but as living environments that encourage participation, collective experiences, and creative exchange between artists, audiences, and communities.
Laura Illoldi
Hey everyone, I think one quote describes me and my outlook on life the best: „simplemente vivir la vida“. I truly love life- even with all its ups and downs and I have always actively seeked to live through various experiences - with one thing remaining permanent: my deep passion for all forms of art.
I do not only want to actively create art, but also create concepts,spaces and moments where other artists and audience members can express themselves and feel emotion. This is why I have joined the Event Improvement Team, focusing on many aspects on how to create, sustain and improve those moments for the artists and audience!
I do not only want to actively create art, but also create concepts,spaces and moments where other artists and audience members can express themselves and feel emotion. This is why I have joined the Event Improvement Team, focusing on many aspects on how to create, sustain and improve those moments for the artists and audience!
Rossella Benvenuto Sinfisi
I’m Rossella, the new Social Media Intern at das LOT! I’m from Italy and currently studying International Business, but my real passion has always been where art meets strategy. I love understanding how creativity can be communicated, shared, and turned into something people can actually connect with. Before coming to Vienna, I spent a few months in Prague working as a Social Media Manager Intern for a tourism company, where I collaborated with art galleries and local artists. That experience taught me how powerful storytelling can be — especially when it’s raw, emotional, and true. At das LOT, I want to bring that same energy: authentic, visual, and full of curiosity. My goal is to show what happens behind the scenes, highlight the people who make this place special, and mix a bit of humor and chaos into our content.
A bit about me: I’m passionate, detail-obsessed (especially with visuals), and I love spontaneous ideas that turn into something real. Outside of work, you’ll probably find me climbing, sketching, or taking photos of random light reflections.
I can’t wait to share more of the das LOT world with all of you — the creativity, the people, and all the unexpected moments that make it so alive!
A bit about me: I’m passionate, detail-obsessed (especially with visuals), and I love spontaneous ideas that turn into something real. Outside of work, you’ll probably find me climbing, sketching, or taking photos of random light reflections.
I can’t wait to share more of the das LOT world with all of you — the creativity, the people, and all the unexpected moments that make it so alive!
Dorothée Saunders
I’ve always been more fascinated by what happens behind the stage than on it: the planning, the logistics, and the small miracles that turn ideas into moments. I love organizing, solving problems, keeping things calm when they start to burn a little, and making life as easy as possible for the people I work with.
My background is a bit of a patchwork: I studied Arts, Culture & Media in Groningen and later did a double master’s degree in Translation Studies in Strasbourg and Leipzig. Somewhere between musicology seminars and language theory, I realised that what I love most is that quiet moment before the lights go up, when everything you’ve built and planned finally comes alive.
Now I’m diving into the world of event production, from stage setups to artist coordination to figuring out what to do when the curtain refuses to cooperate. I’m curious about everything, happy when things run smoothly, calm when they don’t, and slightly stubborn (in a good way).
My background is a bit of a patchwork: I studied Arts, Culture & Media in Groningen and later did a double master’s degree in Translation Studies in Strasbourg and Leipzig. Somewhere between musicology seminars and language theory, I realised that what I love most is that quiet moment before the lights go up, when everything you’ve built and planned finally comes alive.
Now I’m diving into the world of event production, from stage setups to artist coordination to figuring out what to do when the curtain refuses to cooperate. I’m curious about everything, happy when things run smoothly, calm when they don’t, and slightly stubborn (in a good way).
Interns
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