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 writings have won many awards and have been translated into multiple languages. He has collaborated with the likes of Deutsche Oper Berlin, the Maxim Gorki theatre, Theater Konstanz, Schauspielhaus Vienna, Wiener Festwochen arts festival, Grips Theater and Theater Bremen. As of the 2020/2021 season he is a Dramaturge on the Artistic Directional Team at the Münchner Kammerspiele.