M.A. Lara Morgan

Lara Morgan was born in 1997 in the United Arab Emirates and grew up in Lower Saxony, Germany. After her abitur, she moved to Bern and completed her Bachelor's degree at the Institute for Theater and Dance Studies (Major) and the Institute for Art History (Minor) at the University of Bern. In her bachelor's thesis, she explored the themes of representation and stereotyping strategies of Arab bodies in the comedy Homohalal by Ibrahim Amir at Vienna's WERK X theater. Subsequently, Lara Morgan completed her Master's degree at the mentioned institutions. Her master's thesis is entitled “Performing Identity: Reimagining Heritage in Contemporary Middle Eastern Theatre and Performance” and covers the theater space of the Arabian Peninsula and asks questions about Arab concepts of identity that emerge on stage. Since October 2024, Lara Morgan has been doing her doctorate at the Institute of Theater Studies in the field of contemporary theater and works as a research assistant. In addition to her academic work, Lara Morgan is also involved in the Swiss/Arabic independent scene at Studio Moroni and participates in productions at the Schlachthaustheater and the Dampfzentrale in Bern.