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Richie Lux Kramár

Richard L. Kramár (legal name: Richie Lux Kramár) is a poet, director, dramaturg, kabarettier, and librettist. He studied Directing and Dramaturgy of Alternative and Puppet Theatre at DAMU in Prague, Theatre Practices at ArtEZ University of the Arts in Arnhem, and is currently pursuing a PhD in Dramatic Arts at JAMU in Brno. He co-founded and co-led the independent cultural space Divadlo na ôsmom poschodí in Bratislava. Theatre projects he has contributed to have been selected for the příští vlna/next wave festival three times (2016, 2022, 2023). Kramár has published four poetry collections. During the 2022/23 season, he worked as a full-time prompter at the State Opera in Prague, where he now continues as an external collaborator. Since 2024, he has been part of the editor-in-chief duo of Psí víno, a digital curatorial platform for contemporary poetry, where he focuses primarily on translating English-language queer poetry and editorial work.

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