Prof. Benita Kuni, M.D.

Medical Doctor, Specialist in Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery
Honorary Professor Performing Arts Medicine
Scientist in Aesthetics, Sciences and Technology of the Arts  (DEA., Paris)

After a professional dance training scholarship in Montpellier (EPSEDANSE), a company course with Rosas/Brussels (De Keersmaeker) and further training in singing and methods such as Alexander Technique, Feldenkrais, Qigong, Benita Kuni danced professionally, in the company CNDC L'Esquisse (Bouvier/Obadia), at the CCNRB (Diverrès) and in other companies. She is a certified dance teacher (DE, Paris) and scientist in in aesthetics, sciences and technology of the arts (DEA, Paris). After studying medicine in Heidelberg and Paris, she obtained her medical license and doctorate, she worked at the Orthopedic University Hospital in Heidelberg for ten years and completed her habilitation with movement analysis studies on the topic of injury prevention. She has published in numerous renowned, peer-reviewed international journals, regularly presents her research results at national and international conferences and has received several prizes and scholarships for research stays. In addition to curricular teaching at Heidelberg University Hospital, she teaches performing arts medicine and anatomy. As a team, she organized scientific sessions of performing arts medicine at the German Congress for Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery on several occasions.

Since 2015, she has regularly provided specialist care and advice to professional musicians and dancers at the Ortho-Zentrum Karlsruhe. In addition to treatment, her focus is also on preventing injuries and damage with a view to the special challenges of artistic activity.