|
Michael Thalheimer
Birth at
28 May 1965
|
Michael Talheimer was born in Frankfurt. He began his theatre career as an actor. As a director, he made his debut in 1997 at the Chemnitz Theatre; this was followed by productions in the theaters of Basel (Switzerland), Leipzig and Freiburg (Germany).
He gained wide theatrical fame in 2000, putting the performances “Liliom” by F. Molnar at the Talia Theatre in Hamburg and “Celebration” at the Dresden Drama Theatre. In 2001, both productions were invited to Berlin’s Theatertreffen, a festival featuring
more
Michael Talheimer was born in Frankfurt. He began his theatre career as an actor. As a director, he made his debut in 1997 at the Chemnitz Theatre; this was followed by productions in the theaters of Basel (Switzerland), Leipzig and Freiburg (Germany).
He gained wide theatrical fame in 2000, putting the performances “Liliom” by F. Molnar at the Talia Theatre in Hamburg and “Celebration” at the Dresden Drama Theatre. In 2001, both productions were invited to Berlin’s Theatertreffen, a festival featuring the best performances in German. Thalheimer's productions of Arthur Schnitzler's Flirt (Liebeiei), Franz Wedekind's Lulu (both staged at the Talia Theatre) and Eschil's Oresteia at the Deutsches Theatre in Berlin were also invited to Theatertreffen in 2003, 2005 and 2007, respectively.