Residency of Marcus Peter Tesch
hosted by Dramatiker|innenfestival Graz
Participating countries:
- Austria
- Bulgaria
- Germany
- Music
- Spoken Word
- Theatre
Period
- From 01-02-2026 to 31-10-2026
Address
Graz
Project summary
DIRTY WATERS is an essayistic performance by playwright Marcus Peter Tesch, combining live podcast and an electronic music concert. Developed in collaboration with musician Roberto Maqueda and with contributions from researcher and theatre maker Lynn T. Musiol, the project investigates bath houses in different European regions as meeting places for marginalized communities and as spaces for critical reflection on national identity and relations between Western and Eastern Europe. DIRTY WATERS seeks a polyphonic, multilingual, and transnational narrative, intertwining research, performance, and dialogue across the Dramatiker*innenfestival Graz, Fringify Festival Hamburg, and 180 Degrees Festival Sofia.
© Eike Walkenhorst
Artist
Marcus Peter Tesch
Biography:
Marcus Peter Tesch writes texts for spoken theatre and collaboratively develops theatre performances. In his projects, he focuses on making queer perspectives and histories visible and critically examines classism. His works are shown in the independent scene as well as in state theatres, e. g. Schauspiel Frankfurt, Volkstheater Wien, Schauspielhaus Hamburg. He studied theatre science in Giessen and language arts in Vienna and was a scholarship holder at the Forum Text course in Graz. After completing his studies, he worked as a freelance dramaturg at the Berlin Schaubühne. He has received various prizes and scholarships, including a one-year scholarship from the German Literature Fund. He lives in Berlin and Vienna and is currently resident writer at the Deutsches Theater in Berlin.
Contact:
marcuspetertesch@gmail.com
Participating festivals
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Leading festival
Dramatiker|innenfestival Graz
Contact https://www.festivalfinder.eu/find-festival-organisations/future-narratives -
Partner festival 1
Fringify - Independent Arts Festival Hamburg
Contact https://www.festivalfinder.eu/find-festival-organisations/fringify-independent-arts-festival-hamburg-12th-edition -
Partner festival 2
180° . Laboratory for Innovative Art
Contact https://www.festivalfinder.eu/find-festival-organisations/180-laboratory-for-innovative-art-festival-2026-13th-edition