Manuela Runge lives and works as a theatre and dance artist in Zurich. After completing training in theatre pedagogy in 2007 and dance pedagogy in 2014, Manuela Runge works with people of different ages across various cultural institutions, including Schauspielhaus Zürich, Haus Konstruktiv, Tanzhaus Zürich, Kunsthaus Zürich, as well as in schools with the Kulturamt of the City and Canton of Zurich. As a cultural mediator, Manuela Runge connects the arts of dance, theatre and performance, exploring within them possibilities for personal expression with people of all ages. Since completing Teacher Training in DanceAbility with Alito Alessi at the ImPulsTanz Festival 2016 in Vienna, Manuela Runge has been committed to inclusive culture and cultural participation for all people. With the recently founded association TANZflug, Manuela Runge and her colleagues aim to make contemporary inclusive dance, with its diverse and varied people, visible and accessible in Zurich. For the past two years, Manuela Runge has regularly taught dance workshops in inclusive dance improvisation for adults using the DanceAbility method, as well as dance theatre courses for children at Tanzhaus Zürich. Manuela Runge is a board member of ASSITEJ SCHWEIZ – the Swiss Association for Children’s and Young People’s Theatre.