Friendship, Playwriting and Transnational Collaboration From the 21st to 25th August 2026, MEDUSA took part in the Südtirol Summer School, held at Schloss Velthurns / Castel Velturno in Feldthurns, South Tyrol. This year’s summer school explored the theme of friendships through lectures, readings, conversations, concerts, performances and workshops involving artists, …
by Stefania Bruno, member of the Italian observatory The final selection of MEDUSA texts required consideration of a wide range of issues. The discussion on what is meant by transnational potential focused on, among other things, how the plays might work together as a whole in the context of the …
by Charlotte Bomy, member of the German observatory At the end of May, the Italian, Bulgarian and German MEDUSA observatories gathered in Domicella for the final stage of the selection process. Over several days, eight experts involved in the project presented their shortlists and engaged in intense discussions in order …
From Myth to Project The MEDUSA project takes its name from mythology, but its vision belongs fully to the present. The choice of Medusa is not decorative or symbolic in a superficial sense. It reflects a precise cultural and political position: the desire to create space for voices, identities, and …
A Figure We Think We Know Medusa is one of the most recognisable figures in classical mythology, and yet she remains one of the most misunderstood. For centuries, she has been remembered above all as a monster: the woman whose gaze turns anyone who looks at her into stone. Her …
A Theatre of the PresentContemporary playwriting has become one of the most urgent places in which Europe can reflect on itself. Not because theatre offers easy answers, but because it creates space for voices, conflicts, and experiences that are often difficult to contain within public discourse. That is why identity …
The Bulgarian Role in the MEDUSA Project Bulgaria plays a crucial role in MEDUSA – Contemporary Playwriting and Inclusive Identities in Europe, especially in relation to contemporary drama, translation, text selection and the promotion of new writing. The Bulgarian partnership includes 36 Monkeys and EURODRAM BG as beneficiary partners, together …
A Shared Vision Across Europe MEDUSA – Contemporary Playwriting and Inclusive Identities in Europe is built on the conviction that contemporary theatre needs spaces of exchange, translation and shared reflection in order to circulate beyond national borders. The project brings together organisations from Italy, Germany and Bulgaria that work in …
Italy plays a central role in MEDUSA – Contemporary Playwriting and Inclusive Identities in Europe, bringing together project coordination, theatre production, cultural communication and academic research. The Italian partnership is composed of En Kai Pan, the project coordinator, Casa del Contemporaneo, beneficiary partner, and the University of Salerno, associated partner. …
The German Role in the MEDUSA Project Germany contributes a strong combination of theatre translation, curatorial practice, public programming and dramatic writing to MEDUSA – Contemporary Playwriting and Inclusive Identities in Europe. The German partnership includes Das Kombinat and Drama Panorama as beneficiary partners, together with NIDS – Neues Institut …
