Giuliana Kiersz

Playwright, poet, librettist, artist – Berlin, Germany
Participant International Forum 2023

Giuliana Kiersz is a Berlin-based poet, playwright, librettist and artist originally from Buenos Aires. Her work explores political and social issues re-inventing the forms in which we talk about violence, love and trauma. Her methods often include interviews and encounters. Her texts received first place in the X German Rozenmacher Prize; third prize in the National Theatre Institute’s Dramaturgy Competition; and Maison Antoine Vitez translation awards. Her work has been supported by many international institutions including Académie du Festival d’Aix, Akademie Schloss Solitude, Maxim Gorki Theater, London’s Royal Court Theatre and International Theater Festival of Buenos Aires. Her texts have been translated into English, German, French, Portuguese and Tsosil and published by Rara Avis Editorial, Libros del Rojas, Fondo Editorial ENSAD, Editorial INTeatro, Espejo Somos, Libros Drama and Solitude Editions / Archive Books and Editions Espaces 34.
More about her works: giulianakiersz.com