# Medusa

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## Sitemaps

- [XML Sitemap](https://www.medusa-project.eu/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website.

## Articoli

- [Blog](https://www.medusa-project.eu/blog/)
- [MEDUSA at Südtirol Summer School 2026](https://www.medusa-project.eu/medusa-at-sudtirol-summer-school-2026/): MEDUSA at Südtirol Summer School 2026: friendship, contemporary playwriting, translation and European collaboration across languages and borders.
- [The MEDUSA Observatories Meet in Domicella: A European Conversation on Theatre and Identity](https://www.medusa-project.eu/the-medusa-observatories-meet-in-domicella-a-european-conversation-ontheatre-and-identity/): 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 to arrive at a final
- [MEDUSA Selected Plays: an Overview of Playwriting and Identity in a European Perspective](https://www.medusa-project.eu/medusa-selected-plays-an-overview-of-playwriting-and-identity-in-a-european-perspective/): Six new plays selected by MEDUSA explore identity, gender, migration, violence, and belonging across contemporary European theatre. Read more here.
- [Building MEDUSA in Bulgaria: Theatre, Translation and New Dramaturgies](https://www.medusa-project.eu/building-medusa-in-bulgaria/): Discover the Bulgarian partners of MEDUSA: 36 Monkeys, EURODRAM BG and New Bulgarian University, working together to promote contemporary drama and theatre translation.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 with the New Bulgarian University
- [Germany in MEDUSA: Theatre Translation, Public Engagement and Dramatic Writing](https://www.medusa-project.eu/medusa-un-viaggio-tra-italia-germania-e-bulgaria/): 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 für Dramatisches Schreiben as associated
- [The Italian Partners of MEDUSA: Between Theatre, Research and European Cooperation](https://www.medusa-project.eu/italy-in-medusa/): 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. Together, these organisations connect cultural
- [European Partnership for Contemporary Playwriting and Inclusive Identities](https://www.medusa-project.eu/il-ruolo-della-drammaturgia-nel-teatro-europeo/): A European partnership connecting Italy, Germany and Bulgaria to promote contemporary playwriting, theatre translation and inclusive identities across borders.
- [Why MEDUSA? The Vision Behind the Project](https://www.medusa-project.eu/why-medusa-the-vision-behind-the-project/): Why MEDUSA? Discover the vision behind the project: contemporary playwriting, inclusive identities, female leadership, and theatre in Europe.
- [Contemporary Playwriting in Europe: three countries, one shared challenge](https://www.medusa-project.eu/contemporary-playwriting-in-europe-three-countries-one-shared-challenge/): MEDUSA begins from Italy, Germany, and Bulgaria, where contemporary playwriting faces different barriers but shares one need: stronger European circulation.
- [Why Identity Matters in Contemporary Playwriting](https://www.medusa-project.eu/why-identity-matters-in-contemporary-playwriting/): Why identity matters in contemporary playwriting: how theatre explores gender, memory, belonging, and the changing realities of Europe.
- [Who Is Medusa? Myth, Fear, and Female Power](https://www.medusa-project.eu/who-is-medusa/): Who is Medusa? An exploration of myth, female power, patriarchal fear, and the feminist meanings behind one of history’s most complex figures.

## Pagine

- [Home](https://www.medusa-project.eu/): Medusa. Contemporary Playwriting and Inclusive Identities in Europe Medusa is a cooperation project among cultural organizations from Italy, Germany and Bulgaria, co-funded by Creative Europe. Grant Agreement 101255650. Read More
- [Medusa Festival Berlin](https://www.medusa-project.eu/medusa-festival-berlin/): Tickets MEDUSA is coming to Berlin’s legendary Volksbühne with the first of three mini-festivals. Organised by Das Kombinat, the festival will create a space for vibrant transnational exchange. The programme for the festival is shaped by the six plays that were selected during the Observatory process for their potential to resonate across European borders. Over
- [Mini-Festivals](https://www.medusa-project.eu/mini-festivals/): MEDUSA Mini-Festivals bring contemporary European playwriting to Berlin, Naples and Sofia through readings, performances, dialogue and cultural exchange.
- [Playwrights](https://www.medusa-project.eu/playwrights/): Natalie Baudy Germany Natalie Baudy studied Theatre Studies and Musicology in Mainz, Paris and Berlin and Dramaturgy at the August Everding Theatre Academy in Munich. She has worked as a dramaturge and playwright at several German-language theatres. Her play Rauschen won the 2019 Chemnitz Theatre Prize for Young Playwriting. In 2023, fairycoin was selected for
- [Lena Riemer](https://www.medusa-project.eu/lena-riemer/): Lena Riemer (b. 2002) studied German and Sociology in Düsseldorf, and then Creative Writing at the German Institute for Literature in Leipzig. She has been studying Dramaturgy at the Ernst Busch University of Performing Arts since 2026. In April 2025, her debut play, “aufstiegskörper. ein fühlversuch” (ascending bodies. a felt experiment), premiered at Theater am
- [Alessandro Paschitto](https://www.medusa-project.eu/alessandro-paschitto/): Born in Naples in 1992, Alessandro Paschitto graduated from the Directing Course at the Paolo Grassi School of Dramatic Arts in Milan in 2021. His training includes workshops at the Venice Biennale with Deflorian/Tagliarini, Martin Crimp, and Letizia Russo and Linda Dalisi as part of the 2018 Playwrights Programme. In 2022, he was selected by
- [Tatjana Motta](https://www.medusa-project.eu/tatjana-motta/): Tatjana Motta studied Visual Arts and Theatre at IUAV University in Venice and Playwriting at the Civica Scuola di Teatro Paolo Grassi in Milan. She is a playwright and the author of several theatre texts, including Notte Bianca, winner of the 55th Premio Riccione; Nessuno ti darà del ladro; Justine, a podcast episode for Abbecedario
- [Silva Marinova](https://www.medusa-project.eu/silva-marinova/): Silva Marinova was born on July 11, 1967. In 1990, she graduated with a degree in Painting from the Jules Pascin Academy in Sofia, and in 1996, she earned a degree in Book Art from the Slavic University, as well as the School of Photography at NATFA in 2001. She is currently a freelance artist.
- [Teodora Georgieva](https://www.medusa-project.eu/teodora-georgieva/): Teodora Georgieva earned a Drama degree from the Krastyo Sarafov National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts, and Pedagogy of mass and artistic communication from Sofia University. She’s the author of puppet and drama plays that have been performed at the Nikolay Binev Youth Theatre, Sfumato, the puppet theatres in Pazardzhik, Yambol, Sliven. In 2023 the author’s
- [Natalie Baudy](https://www.medusa-project.eu/natalie-baudy/): Natalie Baudy studied Theatre Studies and Musicology in Mainz, Paris and Berlin, as well as Dramaturgy at the August Everding Theatre Academy in Munich. After graduating, she worked as a freelance dramaturge and author, including at the Tiroler Landestheater Innsbruck, the Staatstheater Augsburg and the Stadttheater Ingolstadt. In 2019 she was awarded the Chemnitz Theatre
- [Das Kombinat](https://www.medusa-project.eu/das-kombinat/): Das Kombinat is a German cultural organisation working in international cooperation, artistic exchange, and public engagement in contemporary theatre.
- [Team](https://www.medusa-project.eu/team/): Meet the MEDUSA team: an international group of cultural professionals working across coordination, research, communication and theatre.
- [Bulgaria](https://www.medusa-project.eu/bulgaria/): Bulgarian partners of MEDUSA: 36 Monkeys and Eurodram Bulgaria, with New Bulgarian University, supporting theatre, translation and cultural exchange.
- [Germany](https://www.medusa-project.eu/germany/): German partners of MEDUSA: Das Kombinat and Drama Panorama, with NIDS as Associated Partner, supporting theatre, translation and European exchange.
- [Italy](https://www.medusa-project.eu/italy/): Italian partners of MEDUSA: En Kai Pan and Casa del Contemporaneo, with UNISA as Associated Partner, promoting theatre, research and European cooperation.
- [En Kai Pan](https://www.medusa-project.eu/en-kai-pan/): En Kai Pan is a women-led Italian social cooperative based in Naples working in culture, research, education, communication, and inclusive project development.
- [About Medusa](https://www.medusa-project.eu/about/): Contemporary Playwright and Inclusive Identities in Europe MEDUSA is a European cooperative project that brings together cultural organisations from Italy, Germany, and Bulgaria to support contemporary playwrights and translators and to promote inclusive identities in today’s cultural landscape. The project was created to encourage the circulation of new writing for theatre across Europe, with a
- [Drama Panorama](https://www.medusa-project.eu/drama-panorama/): Drama Panorama: Forum for Translation and Theatre is a non-profit association linking theatre translators and playwrights with theatre practitioners and institutions.
- [University of Salerno (UNISA)](https://www.medusa-project.eu/university-of-salerno-unisa/): Theatre, cinema, music, visual arts: DiSPaC at UNISA trains the next generation of cultural heritage professionals through research, practice and industry partnerships.
- [EURODRAM](https://www.medusa-project.eu/eurodram/): The EURODRAM BG Foundation was established in 2023 by the coordinators of the Bulgarian Committee of the EURODRAM international network for dramaturgy and translation.
- [Medusa Workflow](https://www.medusa-project.eu/workflow/): Medusa Workflow The project follows a structured process: the Observatory identifies and monitors relevant contemporary plays; selected texts are then evaluated and chosen for the project. These works are translated to facilitate international circulation, presented to audiences through readings and mini-festivals, and finally shared more widely through publications and dissemination activities. Observatory The project begins
- [Casa del Contemporaneo](https://www.medusa-project.eu/casa-del-contemporaneo/): Casa del Contemporaneo is an Italian theatre production centre, based in Naples, promoting performing arts, visual culture, education, and public engagement.
- [NIDS](https://www.medusa-project.eu/nids/): NIDS is a German organisation dedicated to dramatic writing, supporting new authors, diversity, and the social relevance of theatre in contemporary society.
- [36 Monkeys](https://www.medusa-project.eu/36-monkeys/): Organization 36 Monkeys is a public benefit association founded in 2007 in Sofia with the mission to promote contemporary dramaturgy and its translation.
- [Partners](https://www.medusa-project.eu/partners/): Medusa: the partnership MEDUSA is built on an international partnership between Italy, Germany, and Bulgaria, bringing together diverse experiences in contemporary theatre, translation, and cultural cooperation. This alliance aims to support new playwriting and give space to inclusive narratives in Europe.
- [Contact](https://www.medusa-project.eu/contact/)
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- [Privacy Policy](https://www.medusa-project.eu/privacy-policy/): Last updated: 14/04/2026 This Privacy Policy explains how personal data are collected, used, and protected when visiting the website of MEDUSA – Contemporary Playwriting and Inclusive Identities in Europe, available at www.medusa-project.eu. 1. Data Controller The Data Controller for the personal data processed through this website is: En Kai Pan Cooperativa SocialeVia Aulisio Is 5E
- [Testimonianze](https://www.medusa-project.eu/testimonianze/): Medusa: la drammaturgia contemporanea europea Our clients’ testimonials speak volumes about our services and commitment. Get an insight into their experiences. Il lavoro con il team Medusa ha arricchito la mia esperienza creativa e aperto nuove prospettive artistiche. Anna Bianchi Drammaturga e curatrice teatrale La professionalità del progetto ha portato a risultati innovativi e una
- [Portfolio](https://www.medusa-project.eu/portfolio/): Medusa: drammaturgia contemporanea in Europa Questa pagina presenta il progetto Creative Europe 'Medusa', focalizzato sulla drammaturgia contemporanea in Italia, Germania e Bulgaria, promuovendo la collaborazione e l'innovazione nel teatro europeo. Drammaturgia europea contemporanea Esplora una selezione vibrante di immagini che raccontano l'innovazione e la collaborazione nel teatro moderno. Drammaturgia contemporanea in Europa Scopri gli eventi
- [Risorse](https://www.medusa-project.eu/risorse/): Italia, Germania e Bulgaria in scena insieme Questa sezione offre risorse essenziali per supportare la crescita e la collaborazione nella drammaturgia contemporanea. Drammaturgia Europea Approfondisci le basi della scrittura teatrale contemporanea e le sue tendenze attuali. Approfondisci Collaborazioni Creative Esplora metodi innovativi e collaborazioni che trasformano il teatro europeo. Esplora Innovazione Teatrale Analizza le nuove
- [Galleria](https://www.medusa-project.eu/galleria/): Drammaturgie contemporanee a confronto Qui puoi esplorare una selezione unica di immagini che raccontano la vitalità e l'innovazione del progetto Medusa. Collaborazioni creative nel teatro contemporaneo Scopri gli eventi e le attività di Medusa, un'occasione unica per immergerti nella drammaturgia europea e partecipare a momenti di confronto e innovazione. Première europea: drammaturgia contemporanea in scena
- [FAQ](https://www.medusa-project.eu/faq/): Drammaturgia contemporanea in Europa Qui trovi le risposte alle domande più comuni sul progetto Medusa, per orientarti rapidamente nel nostro mondo teatrale. Cos'è il progetto Medusa? Medusa è un'iniziativa europea che promuove la drammaturgia contemporanea in Italia, Germania e Bulgaria. Chi può partecipare alle attività del progetto? Artisti, drammaturghi e operatori teatrali interessati alla scena
- [Dettagli del biglietto](https://www.medusa-project.eu/dettagli-del-biglietto/)
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## Categorie

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## Tag

- [gender](https://www.medusa-project.eu/tag/gender/)
- [inclusive identities](https://www.medusa-project.eu/tag/inclusive-identities/)
- [female leadership](https://www.medusa-project.eu/tag/female-leadership/)
- [dramaturgy](https://www.medusa-project.eu/tag/dramaturgy/)
- [contemporary playwriting](https://www.medusa-project.eu/tag/contemporary-playwriting/)
- [cultural cooperation](https://www.medusa-project.eu/tag/cultural-cooperation/)
- [European projects](https://www.medusa-project.eu/tag/european-projects/)
- [italy](https://www.medusa-project.eu/tag/italy/)
- [En Kai Pan](https://www.medusa-project.eu/tag/en-kai-pan/)
- [Casa del Contemporaneo](https://www.medusa-project.eu/tag/casa-del-contemporaneo/)
- [UNISA](https://www.medusa-project.eu/tag/unisa/)
- [Germany](https://www.medusa-project.eu/tag/germany/)
- [Drama Panorama](https://www.medusa-project.eu/tag/drama-panorama/)
- [Das Kombinat](https://www.medusa-project.eu/tag/das-kombinat/)
- [NIDS](https://www.medusa-project.eu/tag/nids/)
- [Bulgaria](https://www.medusa-project.eu/tag/bulgaria/)
- [Eurodram](https://www.medusa-project.eu/tag/eurodram/)
- [36 Monkeys](https://www.medusa-project.eu/tag/36-monkeys/)
- [Identity](https://www.medusa-project.eu/tag/identity/)
- [Summer School](https://www.medusa-project.eu/tag/summer-school/)