Intellect

Dr. Birgit Wiens is currently working on a Research Project ‘Intermediale Szenographie’ (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München). Ph.D. in Theatre Studies (LMU Munich, 1998). As a curator, dramaturg and project leader, she has worked for ZKM|Centre for Art and Media, Karlsruhe, and other institutions. 2004–09 Professor for Theatre Studies, Academy of Fine Arts, Dresden. She has been Member of the FIRT/IFTR Research Group ’Intermediality’ since 2003. Her publications include numerous articles on acting and performance theory, art in public space and scenography in the twentieth/twenty-first century. Recent book project: G. Bandstetter/B. Wiens (Eds.): Theater ohne Fluchtpunkt/Theatre without Vanishing Points. The Heritage of Adolphe Appia: Scenography and Choreography in Contemporary Theatre. Berlin (Alexander Verlag) 2010.