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Yunus Ersoy

dramaturg

Zurich, Switzerland
Participant International Forum 2025

Yunus Can Ersoy, born and raised in Zurich, is a dramaturg, director and performer. After receiving their BA in German Language and Literature, History and Comparative Literature, they continued their studies in the master’s programmes at the University of Zurich (Cultural Analysis) and the Institute for Applied Theatre Studies in Giessen.
After an internship at Studio Я, Ersoy has been at the Maxim Gorki Theater in Berlin since the middle of the 2018/19 season, first asstisting, later as a dramaturg. Ersoy has been working with directors Yael Ronen, Hakan Savaş Mican and Paul Spittler, among others. Starting with the season 2023/24, Ersoy is a dramaturg at Schauspielhaus Zürich.

As of: March 2025