Boris Motzki

Boris C. Motzki, born in Worms in 1980, studied theater studies and German philology at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (graduating in 2006).

From 2006, he worked as an assistant director at the National Theater Mannheim, where he created his first productions. Since 2009, he has worked as a freelance director, including at the Staatstheater Darmstadt. His productions have been invited to festivals on numerous occasions.

From 2014 to 2017, he was deputy artistic director and head of drama at the Landestheater Eisenach.

In 2016, he was accepted into the German Academy of Performing Arts.

Since the 2018/19 season, he has been working as a dramaturg at the Staatstheater Mainz, but also continues to work as a freelance director (Madame Bovary, RLT Neuss 2024). He is responsible for the Literarisches Quartett series and works as a translator. He is also a guest lecturer and author, including for the FAZ. With the group Maier Motzki Schärf, he also performs as a reciter and, together with Istvan Vincze, runs the podcast Playspotting about drama.