Rania Mleihi

Rania Mleihi (* 1983) studied Arabic literature at Damascus University and dramatic Studies at the Higher institute of Dramatic Arts in Damascus. In 2003 she worked as a director and dramatist at the National Theater Damascus. In 2008, she founded her theater ensemble in Damascus and took part in various theater festivals in many countries, eg. Such as the Edinburgh Festival, the Luminato Festival in Toronto and in Chicago. In 2009 Rania Mleihi was invited as a scholarship holder of the International Forum to the Theatertreffen Berlin. In 2016 she worked as Artistic Director and dramaturge of the Open Border Ensemble of the Münchner Kammerspiele. From 2017 to 2019 she was dramaturge at Schauspiel Hannover. Since 2019 Rania Mleihi is a member of the Theater Advisory Council of Lower Saxony. From the season 2019/20 she is the dramaturge of the Collective Ma ’louba.