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Oliver Bukowski

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Oliver Bukowski was born in Cottbus in 1961. After passing his school-leaving examinations, he read Philosophy from 1985 to 1990, specialising in social psychology from 1987 onwards (his dissertation was entitled “Concepts of modern motivation theory”). He then became a doctoral student of sociology at the Humboldt University in Berlin. Bukowski co-initiated and founded the THEATERLOGE association. He abandoned his research studies in November 1991 to work as a freelance writer. He lives in Berlin.

Since 1996, he has lectured on the "Scenic Writing" course at the University of the Arts in Berlin. From 1999, he has been a visiting professor for Scenic Writing/Textwork, currently working at the University of Zürich, in Graz and for radio play conferences.

Prizes and awards:

  • 1992 Alfred Döblin Scholarship (Academy of the Arts), Scholarship from the Cultural Fund Foundation and Scholarship for Berlin Writers of the Berlin Department of Science, Research and Culture
  • 1994 Invitation to attend the Mülheimer Theatertage
  • 1994 Residential Scholarship at the Artists’ House Schloss Wiepersdorf
  • 1994 Gerhart Hauptmann Award
  • 1996 Residential Scholarship at the Atelier House Worpswede
  • 1996 German Youth Theatre Award for OB SO ODER SO (This or That)
  • 1998 Invitation to attend the Mülheimer Theatertage
  • 1999 Mülheim Dramatists Award for GÄSTE (Guests)
  • 2001 Lessing Award of the Free State of Saxony
  • 2001 Nomination for the Grimme Award for the film HINTERM HORIZONT UND WEITER (To the Horizon and Beyond)
  • 2009 Invitation to attend the Mülheimer Theatertage