Mila Pavićević is a theorist, dramaturge, and author. She is a research associate at the Institute for Applied Theatre Studies and teaches in the Master's program Choreography and Performance with Prof. Dr. Bojana Kunst. Her doctoral research focuses on dramaturgical practices from the former Yugoslavia. From 2019 to 2023, Mila Pavićević worked as a research associate in the Dance Studies program at Freie Universität Berlin (with Jun.-Prof. Dr. Kirsten Maar), where she was part of the project “Dramaturgy and Choreography.”
 Since 2012, she has been active as a dramaturge in Berlin’s independent dance scene, curates festivals, and publishes literary work. Her essays, poems, and fiction have been published in several languages, and in 2009 she received the European Union Prize for Literature for her book Ice Girl and Other Fairytales.