STEP by STP
From left to right: Von links nach rechts: Ines Thallauer, Lisa Kropfmüller, Viola Obricht, Katharina Holzweber, Marlene Hundegger, Jolanda Kirchner, Lilith Simmer, Anna Grüssinger, Elisa Lauf, Leonie Ernst, Olivia Hild and Helena Waser.
Since August 2023, we have been delighted to have an additional, very special offer for young people: Together with Musik und Kunst Schulen Management Niederösterreich and the St. Pölten Music School, we are celebrating the launch of a youth dance company called STEP by STP. Young dance enthusiasts are given the opportunity to discover their creativity and develop their performing skills in a professional environment. The artistic director of STEP by STP is Olivia Hild.
Olivia Hild is a contemporary artist working in the fields of choreography, performance, installation and mediation. Her work has been shown in Austria, Israel, England and Iceland. She regularly works as a choreographer for plays (including at Kosmos Theater, Theater am Werk, Werk X-Petersplatz, ARGE kultur Salzburg), performs in plays by other artists and teaches at Tanzwerkstatt Wien. For 2025, she received a one-year grant from the City of Vienna for her artistic practice. Hild studied at the dance department of the MUK Vienna (BA) and fine arts at the Bezalel Academy Jerusalem (MFA). Olivia Hild stepped into her role as the artistic director of STEP by STP Jugendtanzcompagnie Niederösterreich in January 2025.