Reihaneh Youzbashi Dizaji
Reihaneh Youzbashi Dizaji was born in 1983 in Tabriz, Iran. After studying acting at ADK Ulm, she lives and works as a writer, director and filmmaker in Berlin. She was invited to the Heidelberg Stückemarkt and Theatercafé London with Stuttgart.Tehran.Dialog. She published her first novel HundertKöpfeFrau in collaboration with Walter Kohl. She shot a series of short films and set up scenic musical readings in the Red Salon of the Volksbühne on several occasions. She made her theater debut with her play Tableau at Ballhaus Naunynstraße. In 2016, she was nominated for the Berlin Children’s Theater Award for the second time. For Theater Konstanz, she is developing a children’s play on the theme of faith for the 2017/18 season. In April 2017, she was invited to the first Children’s and Youth Theater Festival of Pakistan in Lahore. Since 2006, she has been giving theater pedagogical play and writing workshops at regular intervals. In 2017 she shot three short films Fremder Dampfer, Besessen and Obstsalat.