Language is always a performance. We interact with other people and thereby create and constantly reshape our identity – especially when we are trying to find our voice in a new language. This gives us the unique opportunity to shape a new identity and to find a new voice. I am fascinated with people’s ability to do this. Especially with bilingual people, you can notice this change between personalities, when they switch between languages. Speaking another language without a noticeable accent and being able to change seamlessly between the languages is something that a lot of people deem impossible to achieve, when it is actually just practice. I myself am not from a bilingual family but have achieved equally fluent and accent-free German and English. I believe my phonetic knowledge together with my singing training is the key for this. Learning where certain sounds are produced and developing a good ear are at the core of accent training, which is not only crucial for actors and performers. You will notice that accent training can be great fun, imitating sounds and feeling the flow of a language in your body is a great experience. People also understand you better and take you more seriously, when your pronunciation improves. What fun, when your accent is so perfect that people cannot tell whether you are a native speaker or not. And I am living proof that you can get there, too.