Predrag Kalaba Born in Serbia, he studied theatre directing ans Acting at the Russian Theatre Academy in Moscow and subsequently completed a master's degree in theatre pedagogy at the Berlin University of the Arts (UdK). He works as a freelance theatre artist in the independent theatre scene and at various theatres, e.g., Volksbühne Berlin, HAU Berlin, Kreschtheater Krefeld, Das Da Theater Aachen. In recent years, he has created theatre with refugees and unemployed people. Together with Josef Bäcker, he founded the theatre collective Bäklaba in 2020.