Mehdi Moradpour

Mehdi Moradpour is an author, court and community interpreter, and a translator for Persian (Farsi & Dari) and Spanish. After completing technical studies in Iran, he began studying Spanish Studies, IT, Sociology, American Studies and Arabic Studies in Leipzig and Havanna in 2004, and in 2014 he began a Scenic Writing course in Graz. At the same time, he worked in many roles in independent theatre groups and wrote journalistic articles about culture and theatre. His texts have been translated into various languages and have won several awards, including the exil-DramatikerInnenpreis of the WIENER WORTSTAETTEN in 2016, the Christian-Dietrich-Grabbe-Preis in 2017 and the Eurodram – European network for drama in translation Prize in 2018. He has collaborated with the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Maxim Gorki Theater Berlin, Schauspielhaus Wien, Wiener Festwochen, Grips Theater and Theater Bremen, and many more. As of the 2020/2021 season he is a dramaturge in the artistic directional team at the Münchner Kammerspiele.