Markus Zohner
Actor · Director · Writer · Walker
Theatre that asks questions. Writing that goes deep. Walking across continents. In Lugano, working internationally for thirty years.
Workshops and Retreats
Between Memory and Imagination: Intensive Creative Writing Course
19 – 23 Jul 2027
Five days of creative writing in the Sala degli specchi of Villa Ciani, Lugano. Held in Italian by Patrizia Barbuiani and Markus Zohner.
CHF 390
Upcoming shows
All dates →Letters from the studio
Happy Sunday, Penelope, you who unpick by night what you wove by day! | Markus Zohner
19 Jul
Happy Sunday, Theia, Titaness of the Gleaming Sky, Mother of Helios!
12 Jul
Wind-Blown Time
5 Jul
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Rediscovering the ancient Amber Road
Venice → St Petersburg · 4,000 km · Walking across Europe
To walk. Simply put down the newspaper, get up from the sofa, put on your coat, kiss wife and children with a loving but wordless farewell, and walk out of the house.
Books
Books by Markus Zohner and Patrizia Barbuiani
Eight titles in Italian and one German edition in preparation. English editions in the works.
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Productions
COLLISIONS new
Quantum physics on stage. What happens when particles meet?
Odissea
Homer's epic told through a single body. The eternal journey home.
Radio Frankenstein
What makes you who you are? Art and science, the human body and the European Commission's JRC.
Erotic-Comic Tales from the Arabian Nights
Sultans, genies, courtesans and erotic stories from the Arabic tradition. Sunlit comedy.
REPLIKA anno 2052
Digital identity, avatars and the future of human existence. TOTENTANZ trilogy.
BEYOND – A Journey into the Mind of Adolf Wölfli
Intimate theatre on genius and madness.
Rediscovering the ancient Amber Road
Walking from Venice to St Petersburg, 4,000 km across Europe. Lecture-performance and photo exhibition.
The Company
Markus Zohner
Theatre, Writing, Walking
Patrizia Barbuiani
Dramaturgy, Writing, Acting
Elisabetta Preite
Production, Administration
Luca Massaroli
Acting, Production
Sandro Pianetti
Interaction Design, Technology
Baptiste Vurlod
Acting, Acrobatics, Dance
Adolfo Santoro
Guest Writer