Contemporary Playwriting and Inclusive Identities in Europe
Six theatre texts from Germany, Bulgaria and Italy – selected by the transnational MEDUSA project – will be presented over three days in the Roter Salon through staged readings, directed by Marie Bues, Salome Dastmalchi and Tobias Herzberg with twelve fantastic actors and actresses, and complemented by audience discussions and a party.
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Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz
These plays will be presented in their original languages or in German translation:
*Sesso* (Sex) by Alessandro Paschitto
Notte Bianca (White Night) by Tatjana Mottaunder
‘The Influence’ or: ‘The Return of the Bacchae’ by Natalie Baudy
aufstiegskörper. ein fühlversuch (ascending bodies. a felt experiment) by Lena Riemer
ДЕБЕЛАКЪТ (FATASS) by Silva Marinova СИЛНИ.
СМЕЛИ. СТРАХОВИТИ. (Strong. Brave. Fearsome.) by Teodora Georgieva
MEDUSA – Contemporary Drama and Inclusive Identities in Europe is a project involving six partner institutions from Naples, Sofia and Berlin, aimed not only at supporting playwrights but also at strengthening a European cultural space in which dramatic narratives and perspectives become visible across national borders and find new spaces for resonance.
Overall coordination of the Berlin festival is in the hands of the organisation Das Kombinat e.V., which promotes inclusive and critical artistic practices from its base in Berlin and curated the Grüner Salon last season.
For MEDUSA, Das Kombinat and Drama Panorama: Forum für Übersetzung und Theater e.V. have joined forces.
Monica Marotta (Das Kombinat e.V.): Curation, project and festival director
Additional information
Dates
November 2026
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