Biography
I am an artist, dance researcher, dramaturge, writer, and teacher. I was born a year before the fall of the Berlin Wall, in 1988, in Dubrovnik, Croatia.
With a background in both arts and humanities, my academic journey includes an MA Degree in Dramaturgy from the Academy of Drama Arts at the University of Zagreb. I also hold a BA in Ancient Greek Language and Literature and Comparative Literature from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb. Between 2019 and 2023, I served as a research assistant in the department of dance studies at the Free University Berlin, where my work centered on dramaturgy and choreography.
I work as a dramaturge mostly in the frame of the independent dance scene in Berlin, collaborating with many artists, such as: Sheena McGrandles, Sergiu Matis, Sebastian Matthias, Public in Private, Martin Hansen and Claire Vivienne Sobottke.
Currently, I am a PhD candiate at the Free University Berlin at the department of critical dance studies. My PhD revolves around the dramaturgical practice from former Yugoslavia and its contribution to Western contemporary dance.
My books have been translated worldwide. In 2009, I received the "European Union Prize for Literature" for my book "Ice Girl and Other Fairytales".
I currently live with my partner Calvin and our cat Gin in Kreuzberg, Berlin.
Photo by Calvin Lanz