Lorenz Langenegger, CH

Born 1980 in Gattikon, lives in Zurich. Studied Dramatics and Political Sciences in Bern, where first works for the theatre were created.

He participated in the Master Class MC6 and in Dramenprozessor, where the play Nah und hoch hinaus was created and premiered at the Nationaltheater [National Theatre] Mannheim in March 2008. Scholarship holder at the Stuttgarter Schriftstellerhaus [Writers’ House] and the Zürcher Atelier in Berlin.

The play Rakows Dom won the 4th Stückewettbewerb [Playwright Competition] of the Schaubühne Berlin. 2008 participant of the International Residency at the Royal Court Theatre in London.

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PUBLICATIONS (SELECTION)

• Hier im Regen. Jung und Jung 2009.

AWARDS (SELECTION)

• Werkbeitrag Kanton Zürich 2006 [Art Award Canton Zurich 2006].

Jung und Jung: Lorenz Langenegger