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 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 …
