Iris Raffetseder
Iris Raffetseder is a dramaturg based in Vienna. Between 2004 and 2010 she followed theatre, film and media as well as romance studies in Vienna and Paris. Between 2011 and 2013 she obtained an Erasmus Mundus scholarship and focused on dance dramaturgy studies in Nice and Frankfurt am Main. For several years she was assistant to the Austrian choreographer Christine Gaigg. In 2014 she started to work as assistant dramaturg at Wiener Festwochen, where is holds the position of head of dramaturgy since 2021. She has been working with various artists and performing arts curators in different work relationships and creation moments.
The first part of the workshop takes the form of a dialogue about the role of the dramaturg and their relationship with artists, artistic directors, and audiences.
In the second part of the workshop, Raffetseder shares material and invites participants to take part in a practical exercise in curation and dramaturgy in the landscape.
