Lola Arias

Lola Arias (Buenos Aires, 1976) is a writer and theater and film director whose work moves along the boundaries between reality and fiction. A multifaceted artist, she brings together people with widely diverse backgrounds and experiences – including war veterans, refugees, and sex workers – through literature, theater, film, and visual arts.

Since 2001, she has written and directed twenty-five plays, including “My Life After” (2009), “Atlas des Kommunismus” (2016), “Minefield” (2016), “Futureland” (2019), “Mother Tongue” (2020), “The Days Out There” (2024), “Androgynous” (2025), and “The Rape of Lucrece: A Casting” (2026).

As a film director, Arias has directed two feature films, “Theater of War” (2018) and “Reas” (2024). As a visual artist, she has created several exhibitions and installations including “Stunt Double” (2016) and “Slow Motion” (2021). She has also worked as a curator on projects like “Parallel Cities” (2010–2011) and “My Documents” (2011–2020). She has published more than ten books of poetry, theater, and fiction, and her texts have been translated into more than five languages.

Her stage productions and films have been presented at some of the most prestigious theaters and festivals worldwide, including Festival d’Avignon, LIFT Festival, Under the Radar, Theater Spektakel, Wiener Festwochen, Berlinale, San Sebastián, and IDFA.

Arias has received numerous awards, including the International Ibsen Award (2024), one of the most prestigious international honors in theater.

Lola Arias is an Onassis AiR Fellow for 2026/27.