Martina Ruhsam is working as a choreographer, performer and writer. In 2011 her book Kollaborative Praxis: Choreographie was published by Turia + Kant. Her artistic work and collaborations (mainly with Vlado G. Repnik) were presented at numerous venues and festivals in Europe (Wiener Festwochen, Tanzquartier Wien, brut, Kino Šiška, Museum of Applied Arts Vienna). She is a member of the editorial board of Maska. Performing Arts Journal. Currently she is completing a Phd at the Justus-Liebig-University in Gießen.
Together with Lisa Hinterreithner, Martina Ruhsam contributes A Scripted Situation – a performance without professional actors or dancers, and without spatial separation of spectators and performers – to the Biennale program.