Juan Mayorga

Juan Antonio Mayorga Ruano (born 1965, in Madrid) is a Spanish dramatist. He is best known in English-speaking countries for his 2004 play Himmelweg (Way to Heaven),[1] which was brought to the London stage in June 2017 as part of the Festival of Spanish Theatre in London (Festelón).[2]

Biography

Mayorga was born on April 6, 1965 and grew up in the Madrid neighborhood of Chamberí. Mayorga studied as a research fellow at the Institute of Philosophy of the Spanish National Research Council under the direction of the philosopher Reyes Mate, before furthering his studies in Münster, Berlin and Paris. He received a PhD in Philosophy in 1997 from the National University of Distance Education.

Mayorga is married and has three children.

References
  1. Rita Wilson, Brigid Maher -Words, Images and Performances in Translation 2012 -- Page 72 1441172319 "The production of Way to Heaven was followed in the Theatre Upstairs by an Iranian play, Amid the Clouds, by Amir ... Juan Mayorga also participated in earlier international programmes, with some of his works given rehearsed readings in ..."
  2. "Festival of Spanish Theatre in London (Festelón)".


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