Alex Franz Zehetbauer

Alex Franz Zehetbauer (b. 1990, Brooklyn) is a performance artist and vocalist working at the intersection of performance, music, visual arts and choreography. 

He studied vocal performance, choreography, acting and composition at the Experimental Theater Wing at NYU Tisch School of the Arts and the International Theater Workshop in Amsterdam. His work was most recently presented at: MDT (SE); Sophiensaele (DE); BUZZCUT / CCA Glasgow (UK); Tanzquartier Wien (AT); steirischerherbst (AT); Gwangju Bienniale, (KR); Gessneralle Zurich (CH); among others.

In his performances, he beguiles with sophisticated melodies, strange vocal escapades and unexpected twists. For his performance at SONIC TERRITORIES Festival 2025 on Sunday October 19th at an evangelic church in Simmering  – a pearl of protestant church architecture, designed by Austrian architect Roland Rainer  – he prepares a special concept. In a playful improvisation, he shares a mix of finished and unfinished songs using his voice, hydrophones, piano, organ, harmonium, and lyre. 

photo by Elsa Okazaki