Originally from Aotearoa/New Zealand, Rebekah Wild has worked internationally in her chosen field of puppetry for over 30 years, as a performer, puppet-maker and designer, director, coach and set designer. In London she performed in many productions for the Little Angel Theatre, never happier than in the workshop with Lyndie Wright. Based in Vienna since 2009, she has created puppets for many theatres including Theater der Jugend, Vienna State Opera, Burgtheater, Salzburger Festival, Schubert Theater, Theater des Kindes and Leipzig’s Theater der Jungen Welt. For the Vienna Volksoper production of the Magic Flute in 2020 Rebekah designed and oversaw the creation of 27 puppets.
Rebekah’s involvement with Theater-Rites began with Shopworks in Vienna in 2003, followed by Salt in Ruhrtriennale Festival 2009, and Zoe’s Sonderbare Reise durch die Zeit in 2021.