Lea Karnutsch studied contemporary and classical stage dance at the Music and Arts University of Vienna. As a dancer she appeared in Vienna at Theater an der Wien and the festival Kultursommer Wien. She has performed her own choreographies at the Stadttheater Augsburg, at DOCK 11 in Berlin and in Ankara. In 2019, her piece Vacuity received the Austrian Art Award from a jury headed by Christian Ludwig Attersee. In addition to collaborating with national and international choreographers such as Nikolaus Adler and Liz King, she is completing a master’s degree in music and dance studies in Salzburg. Since the beginning of 2021, she has been developing stage pieces together with the musician and media artist Ferdinand Doblhammer, combining dance, music, digital art and installation. Together they founded the association "Flip the Coin".