Mariana Senne, born in São Paulo, Brazil, is a Berlin-based theatermaker and performer, who in her current research, explores intercultural theatrical practices developing new forms of staging. She was a member and co-founder of one of the most innovative groups in São Paulo (Brazil) called Cia São Jorge de Variedades. The group had as its main research theme the discussion of ethical issues inherent to the diversity and paradoxes of Brazilian culture, from its formation in colonization to contemporaneity. The group developed an authentic singular aesthetics investigating possibilities of staging in non-theater spaces, researching different forms of relationship with the audience and building a scenic dramaturgy that emerge from process-oriented methods. After a long period working with São Jorge, Mariana started to conceive her own authorial projects: "V:U:L:V:A - A lecture performance" (São Paulo), "Landscape with Argonauts" (Bremen/Berlin), and "Madame B- Fita Demo" (São Paulo).

She moved to Germany in 2014 and through the support of the DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austauchdienst) she was able to develop further her research in the University of Hildesheim, where she experienced one year studies, as a guest- student. As a performer, she collaborates with collectives and directors, among which Rodrigo Batista (Brussels), Swoosh Lieu - feminist performance collective (Frankfurt), Luise Meier/Chistian Filips (Berlin), Schmitt/Adamczak (Berlin), Andcompany&co (Berlin), Joachim Robbrecht/Jan Brokof/De Warme Winkel Groupe (Amsterdam), Karin Beier (Hamburg) and Friendly Fire (Leipzig). Mariana is at the same time an experienced, many-sided artist, but also a thinker with a heart for actvism. She graduated from Das Theater Master's degree at the University of the Arts in Amsterdam (supported by the Talent Grant Scholarship and Jan Kassies Founds) where she developed the project called "I love you but I want to kill you.