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my (m) other tongues oder
        beyond the third,
                that serves the two

über mehrsprachigkeit 
        (im alltag
               sowie im bühnenkontext)my (m)other tongues explores the space in between, the space between languages and identities and advocates for a postmonolingual approach to language – in everyday life and on stage (or anywhere else, for that matter) – and for the idea that people don’t always have to understand everything.

the thesis deals with the hierarchy of language in the swiss german (theatre) context, it explores different aspects of multlingualism and is an ode to postmonolingualism and its benefits and unrestricting approach to language. my (m)other tongues weaves the essay with personal anecdotes, lists, games and creates a poetic research, without a claim for completeness.

«per concludere vuless’ parlà cum mamma (e pur papà) m’a(nn) fatt’. così come penso: in italiano und schwizerdütsch und dütsch, mängisch au uf englisch. und fragmentarisch auch in den anderen sprachen, die ich auch noch spreche. vorrei invitarvi tuttə nella mia mente, giusto per farvi capire la coerenza dei miei pensieri in quello che sembra un unübersichtliches miscuglio.»

the thesis is written in german and italian, with fragments of swiss german, southern italian dialect as well as english.

2026
master thesis
mentoring: tine melzer
bern university of the arts, contemporary arts practice