Born in Vienna, Gunhild Obersaucher-Schüller studied History of Theatre and History of art, also clasical ballet and Ausdrucktanz (Ckladek-sytem). After studies in London and Paris she wrote her dissertation on Bronislawa Nijinska. Sha started teaching dance history at the Departement of Theatre Studies at the University of Vienna and at Conservatoire di Vienna, later at the Universities of Bayreuth and Salzburg. She was in charge of the dance section of Pipers Enzyklopädie des Musiktheaters. Specializing on stagedance of the 19th and 20th centuries shed edited the books: Ausdrucktanz, Meyerbeer und der Tanz, Meyerbeer-Wagner.Eine Begegnung, Meyerbeers Bühne im Gefüge der Künste, Rosalia Chladek. Klassikerin des bewegten Ausdrucks ( together with Ingrid Giel, also in English), and a reprint of Laban’s „Schrifttanz“.From 2003 to 2009 she was curator of Derra de Moroda Dance Archives at the University of Salzburg. Latest publications : Prima la Danza! Festschrift für Sybille Dahms, Souvenirs de Taglioni (2 Bände) and together with Gabriele Brandstetter Mundart der Wiener Moderne : der Tanza der Grete Wiesenthal (München 2009).
