Milo Rau, born in Bern in 1977, is the Artistic Director of the Wiener Festwochen in Vienna. Critics call him the “most influential” (Die Zeit), “most interesting” (De Standaard), “most controversial” (la Repubblica), “most scandalous” (The New York Times) or “most ambitious” (The Guardian) artist of our time.
As director and author he has published over fifty plays, films, books and actions. His theatre productions have been shown at all major international festivals, including the Theatertreffen in Berlin, the Festival d’Avignon, La Biennale di Venezia, the Wiener Festwochen and the Kunstenfestivaldesarts in Brussels, and have been touring in over thirty countries worldwide. From 2018 to 2024 Milo Rau was Artistic Director of NTGent (Belgium).