About

Hajo Schüler is a Berlin-based mask maker, actor, director and teacher. Born in Hammelburg (Lower Franconia) he studied Performing Arts at the Folkwang University of the Arts in Essen between 1990 and 1995.

Since 1994 he has worked as an actor, choreographer and director at various theatres: Teatro dell' Opera di Roma, Theater und Philharmonie Essen, Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg, Burgtheater Wien, Oper Frankfurt, Centro Cultural Recoleta Buenos Aires, Ballhaus Ost, Theater Basel, Staatsoper Berlin and others.

In the 90s he started designing masks and co-founded the company FAMILIE FLÖZ. Together with Michael Vogel he has been Artistic Director ever since. 

For FAMILIE FLÖZ he designs the characteristic masks, is co-writer and performer. His work for the company include: Flöz & Söhne (1995), Familie Flöz kommt Über Tage (1996), Ristorante Immortale (1998), TWO% happy hour (2000), TWO% homo oeconomicus (2001), Teatro Delusio (2004), Infinita (2006), Hotel Paradiso (2008), Garage D'Or (2010), Haydi! (2014), Himmelerde (2019), Feste (2021).

He designs, co-writes and directs "Dr Nest" (2018) and “Hokuspokus” (2022). Both productions are successfully touring. Currently he`s directing, co-writing and designing masks for “Unter dem Meer”, an opera based on music by Erik Satie and Daniel Ott, commissioned by Theater Basel.

To date, FLÖZ plays have been performed in 43 countries worldwide.

Festival appearances include Zurich Theaterspektakel, London International Mime Festival, Festival Ibéroamericano de Teatro Bogotá, Festival de Otoño Madrid, Festival Theaterzwang, Mimos Festival Périgueux, Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Israel Festival, Spring Festival Thessaloniki, Adelaide Festival and many others.

From 2005 to 2010, Hajo Schüler was a permanent faculty member at drama department at University of the Arts in Berlin, where he teaches movement, mask and performing.

As a teacher he worked further at Folkwang University of the Arts Essen, Otto-Falckenberg-Schule Munich, Hochschule für Musik Stuttgart, London International School of Performing Arts, Universidad Carlos III Madrid, Accademia dei Filodrammatici Milano and others.

He wrote the book “What can be seen”, published by Almada Festival Lisbon in 2019.

Selection of awards: Prix Spécial de la Jury Festival Mimos, Off Critic Prize Avignon, Audience Award Festival Almada, Audience Award euro-scene Leipzig, Schwerter Kleinkunstpreis, Grand Prix de la Jury Festival Angers, tz Rose, AZ Stern, Monica-Bleibtreu-Award for best comedy.