Independent lecturer for Theatre and Media-Science, Martina Leeker was Professor for Theater and Media at the University of Bayreuth until Sept. 2010. Leeker studied Theatre-Science and Philosophy in Berlin and Paris. She completed a training for Theatre and Mime in Paris at Etienne Decroux and Jacques Lecoq as well as further education in dance and plays in Berlin. Leeker is founder member of the transARTES, Akademie für Darstellende Kunst, Medien und Kultur.