Dr. Yvonne Griesel, born in Geneva, works as a freelance surtitler, translator and interpreter. With her company SPRACHSPIEL, she has specialised in the translation of foreign-language productions for festivals and touring productions, and works with theatres and festivals such as the Münchener Kammerspiele, the Ruhrtriennale, Theater der Welt, the Volksbühne, the Residenztheater in Munich, and many more. She translates for Henschel Schauspiel, Rowohlt Verlag, Alexander Verlag and Theater der Zeit from Russian and French to German. She also a member of the board in Drana Panorama e.V. Yvonne Griesel is a qualified interpreter for Russian and French and completed a doctorate on surtitling in theatre at the Humboldt University, where she taught for seven years. Publications include: Translation im Theater (2000, Peter Lang Verlag), Die Inszenierung als Translat (2007, Frank und Timme Verlag). Welttheater verstehen (2014, Alexander Verlag) as well as numerous articles in international journals. www.sprachspiel.org