Frank Castorf
| Frank Castorf | |
|---|---|
| Born |
17 July 1951 (age 66) East Berlin, East Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation | Theatre Director |
Frank Castorf (born 17 July 1951 in East Berlin) is a German theater director and since 1992 the artistic director of the Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz.[1] His work is often associated with postdramatic theatre.
Life
Early Years
Castorf's father was an ironmonger.[1] Frank Castorf successfully completed his schooling in 1969/70, entering a training for railwaywork.[1] Between 1970 and 1972 he undertook military service with the army's National Border Force.[1]
He then, between 1971 and 1976, attended the Humboldt University of Berlin, studying theatrology. His teachers included Ernst Schumacher, Rudolf Münz and Joachim Fiebach.[2] His diploma dissertation, which was formally commended,[2] was entitled "Ground rules for the 'development' of Ionesco's global ideological perspective and artistic-aesthetic position".[3] He made numerous culturally focused visits to Poland during this period.[1]
In 2013, he directed a "deliberately incoherent" production of the Ring Cycle at the Bayreuth Wagner Festival, which was booed by the audience.[4][5]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Helmut Müller-Enbergs; Aune Renk. "Castorf, Frank * 17.7.1951: Regisseur, Intendant der Volksbühne Berlin". Bundesstiftung zur Aufarbeitung der SED-Diktatur: Biographische Datenbanken. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- 1 2 Jörg Wagner und Heike Zappe. "„Das hatte etwas Verwunschenes, Dornröschenmäßiges": Interview mit Frank Castorf". Retrieved 2012-11-03.
- ↑ „Grundlinien der ‚Entwicklung‘ der weltanschaulich-ideologischen und künstlerisch-ästhetischen Positionen Ionescos zur Wirklichkeit".
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2013/aug/02/frank-castorf-bayreuth-ring-cycle
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/02/arts/music/at-bayreuth-boos-and-dropped-jaws.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
Literature
Secondary material
- Hans-Thies Lehmann: Postdramatic Theatre. translated and with an introduction by Karen Jübs-Munby, Routledge, London and New York 2006, ISBN 978-0-415-26813-4.