Dramaturge and Performer: Iman Zeinali
Supervisor: Stefan Miessler
Location: Treptower Park, Berlin, Germany
The Zero Zone is a live performance-art piece that integrates game mechanics to create an immersive environment driven by audience participation. The work invites participants to engage actively with unfolding scenarios, using interaction as a dramaturgical tool rather than a decorative element.
My role involved examining how games can carry narrative strategies familiar to theater—such as dramatic arcs, character motivations, and dialogue structures—and translating those principles into an urban participatory format. I applied dramaturgical storytelling techniques to shape the experience into coherent, meaningful sequences within a public, real-world context.