Florian Malzacher is a curator, dramaturg and writer. He was artistic director of Impulse Theater Festival (Cologne, Dusseldorf and Mulheim/Ruhr), and co-programmer of the multidisciplinary arts festival steirischer herbst (Graz). As a dramaturg he has worked with artists including Rimini Protokoll (DE), Lola Arias (ARG), Mariano Pensotti (ARG), and Nature Theater of Oklahoma (USA). Florian Malzacher has edited and written numerous essays and books on theater and performance and on the relationship between art and politics. His latest publications include Gesellschaftsspiele: Politisches Theater heute (Alexander Verlag Berlin, 2021).