The logo of the post-migrant theatre Ballhaus Naunynstraße: a drawing of a dog’s head in profile, showing its teeth with its tongue hanging out. Next to the dog’s open mouth is a red star.

Ballhaus Naunynstraße

Lia Estelle Widmaier

Lia Estelle Widmaier

Lia Estelle draws on extensive training across a range of dance styles, evolving from a foundation in classical techniques to urban and freestyle genres after relocating from Haiti to Berlin in 2013. Since 2024, she has been developing her own movement research rooted in traditional Haitian folk dances in contemporary contexts. This work led to her first co-production, Les Gens Bless(és), which premiered in 2025 and was subsequently adapted into a short film that will premiere in 2027.

In addition to her choreographic work, Lia Estelle also practices pole dance and occasionally works in film, with acting credits in two A-list festival selected short films by Xandra Popescu.

At Ballhaus Naunynstraße she can be seen in the new cast of Caminhos das Águas – Unstoppable Flow by Fernanda Costa.