After studying architecture, Joachim Schlomer trained as a dancer and choreographer at the Folkwang College Since the late 1990s, he has devoted himself to the theater as a director of plays and opera A. I. Schaefer studied painting, design, art and architecture before finally concentrating on photography Since 1994, he has devoted himself to photographing the realms of theater and dance. In the theater of Joachim Schlomer, A. T. Schaefer is an his element, able to see things up close and personal.