Deepika Arwind

Deepika Arwind is a writer and performer based between Berlin and Bangalore.

Her work explores the psychological and emotional cartography of gender and politics in the present moment (already in motion). Her theatre has been performed in various countries, including the UAE, the USA, the UK, and Singapore, as well as, of course, throughout India and Germany.

Her recent works include »The International Conference of Insecurity« (2022, 2023), »Phantasmagoria« (UK, Kali Theatre 2023), »I speak to Sita« (Forecast Forum, 2025), and »This Thing is about Everything« (Stuttgart, 2023, 2024, Munich 2025). »Phantasmagoria« will have its Swiss premiere in Bern in September 2027.

Her latest literary-performative work is titled »Why I want to be White« (English Theater Berlin LAB 2026) and is currently in development for 2027.

She is the recipient of numerous fellowships and residencies (Residenztheater, Akademie Schloss Solitude, PACT Zollverein), most recently including Weltoffenes Berlin.

In 2026, she will be one of six mentors from around the world at the ITI Academy for Theater der Welt in Chemnitz. Her debut novel is titled »Good Arguments« (Simon & Schuster India 2026) and draws on her 15 years of experience in the theatre. She will present the book at the International Literature Festival Berlin in September 2026.