Johannes Kirsten

Johannes Kirsten (* 1976 in Berlin ) is a German dramaturge .

Life

Johannes Kirsten studied German and philosophy in Berlin and New York. After various work at various Berlin theaters and with the production collective Lunatiks produktion , he was assistant director from 2004 to 2006 and later a dramaturge at the Mannheim National Theater . From 2006 he worked as a freelance dramaturge and author (including Ruhrtriennale , National Theater Korea in Seoul and Deutschlandradio Kultur ). From 2008 to 2013 he was a permanent dramaturge at the Centraltheater and the Skala Leipzig . In the first year he was in the management team of the Skala and only realized projects there, since the 2009/10 season he has also realized projects in the Centraltheater. Closer cooperation u. a. with Sascha Hawemann , Rainald Grebe , Martin Laberenz , Mirko Borscht , Schorsch Cameroon . From 2011 to 2013 he was visiting professor for drama at the German Literature Institute in Leipzig . Since the 2013/14 season he has been a dramaturge at the Staatstheater Hannover .