CHRISTINA OUZOUNIDIS

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In collaboration with the publication Glänta we present Christina Ouzounidis, currently one of the most interesting and renowned playwrights in Sweden. She is recognized for her melodic, rhythmical, and original language that questions societal norms and often draws on themes from ancient Greek myths. Apart from her work as a playwright, Christina Ouzounidis is also a successful writer and director, and for many years was the founder and one of the major forces behind Teater Weimar in Malmö, an art collective creating over a range of expressions such as theatre, art, poetry, and contemporary music.

During her career, Christina Ouzounidis has written and directed plays for small independent theatre groups as well as great institutions such as the City Theater of Stockholm, the Royal Opera, and Swedish Radio. She has won several awards including the Expressen Theatre Award in 2010 and the Swedish Ibsen Society Playwright Prize in 2012.

Christina Ouzounidis has spent the last couple of years working on her doctoral studies, which have led the book Tvivel—replikernas poetik, tobe released by Glänta spring 2016. Christina Ouzounidis is also currently directing Winterreise by Elfride Jelinek at Teater Galeasen in Stockholm.