Aslı Kışlal: New artistic director of the Theater der Jugend!

Aslı Kışlal: New artistic director of the Theater der Jugend!

BALLER emphasized the socio -political importance of the theater for the young people and emphasized the role of Kışlal, whose extensive experience and profound understanding of the city society will be decisive for the upcoming tasks and challenges. Kaup-Hasler praised Kışlal's versatile artistic career and her commitment in the field of post-migrant theater work.

artistic career by Aslı Kışlal

aslı Kışlal, born in Ankara in 1970, is an experienced Turkish-Austrian director, dramaturge, actress and screenwriter. She has been living in Vienna since 1990, where she studied sociology at the University of Vienna and received acting training at the Schubert Conservatory, which she completed in 1997. Kışlal worked as an actress at the Theater der Jugend from 1991 and in other important Viennese stages such as the cosmos theater and work X.

In the 1990s, she also lectured on the importance of art in an integrative context and was a co-founder of the youth, cultural and integration association Echo. She used her ambitious career in managerial positions, including her role as artistic director of the Theater of the moment from 2009 to 2010 and the establishment of the performance and theater laboratory Divitylab in 2013, which opens the theater scene for a post-migrant society.

awards and commitment

Kışlal has received numerous awards and nominations, including the Mia Award 2014 and the German Musical Academy Prize 2023. Her commitment to the theater landscape extends through lectures, workshops and jury activities. Among other things, she was a member of the jury for the project "Kültüř Gemma!" and the Stella jury in 2020.

as a co -founder of the Wienwoche festival, which connects art and activism, she not only works in the theater, but also at socio -political level for intercultural awareness and empathy in children and adolescents. Kışlal emphasizes the special meaning of theater for the development of empathy in young people.

For the future of the theater of the youth, Aslı Kışlal not only brings an impressive portfolio and deep cultural understanding, but also the necessary visionary spirit to further develop the traditional house in the sense of the next generations.