Daniel choice
Daniel Wahl (born March 31, 1966 in Zurich ) is a Swiss director and actor .
Life
Daniel Wahl studied theater education from 1989 to 1991 at the Zurich University of the Arts . In the beginning he played and staged at the boys theater basel. This was followed by work as a movement choreographer and director for the Lucerne theater. At the same time he also worked for the independent scene at home and abroad (Pro Helvetia Cairo). In 1999 Simon McBurney (Theater Complicite, London) hired him as an actor for the production "Mnemonic". He played in Riverside Studios , in the National Theater and in 2000/2001 followed a tour of Barcelona Mercat de les flors , Paris, MC93 Bobigny to New York's John Jay College of Criminal Justice . During the same period he met Sebastian Nübling . He has had a very long and intensive collaboration with Sebastian. In 2001 he staged again for the Lucerne Theater. "The double Lottchen", "Alice in Wonderland" and "Wolfsjunge" (a project with deaf and hearing actors). He co-produced "Wolfsjunge" and a year later "Schällemätteli" (a project with ex-convicts) with his company DAKIWA, which was founded especially for this purpose. 2003 permanent engagement at Theater Basel as actor and director. In 2005 he began working as an actor and director at the Schauspielhaus Hamburg . His productions included "Lord of the Flies", "Whoever Eats Out of a Tin Bowl", the German premiere of Simon Stephen's "Punk Rock", and the generation project "Spring Awakening". He also directed for the Junge Schauspielhaus. Since September 2011 he has also worked for the Freiburg Theater and the Junge Theater Basel, among others. Together with Viva Schudt, Daniel Wahl founded UGLE - urban guerilla life entertainment in Freiburg on November 1st, 2015, a laboratory for researching theater in public urban space.
Awards
- In 2007, “Says Purple” became the theater festival Sofort-Mal !!! invited.
- 2008 scholarship from the Berenberg Bank Foundation
- 2008 Theatertreffen Berlin (Pornography D: S. Nübling)
Productions (selection)
- 2003 "Wolfsjunge" a coproduction Dakiwa by the Lucerne Theater and the Theater Basel
- 2005 "Schällemätteli" a co-production by Dakiwa and Theater Basel
- 2006 “Sagt Lila” by Chimo, arranged by Daniel Wahl at the Junge Schauspielhaus Hamburg
- 2007 "Lord of the Flies" edited by Daniel Wahl, a joint project between the Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg and the Atlantic Forum eV
- 2008 “Dreamer” Gilbert Adair in the adaptation of Daniel Wahl at the Junge Schauspielhaus Hamburg
- 2009 "Whoever eats out of a tin bowl" Hans Fallada adaptation Daniel Wahl Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg
- 2010 "Spring Awakening" Frank Wedekind generation project at the Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg
- 2010 "Punk Rock" Simon Stephens German premiere at Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg
- 2011 "Gonzo" Kristo Šagor at the Junge Schauspielhaus Hamburg
- 2013 "Surviving" by Kathrin Weßling arranged by Daniel Wahl at the Freiburg Theater
- 2014 “State of emergency being human” Clemens Mägde, a coproduction by Brunnenpassage and the Volkstheater Wien
- 2014 "Momo" Michael Ende edited by Daniel Wahl at the Freiburg Theater
- 2014 “Camp Caesar” Tim Staffel world premiere at the Junge Theater basel
Theater roles (selection)
- 1999: Hamlet in "sweet hamlet" by Sebastian Nübling and Daniel Wahl at the young theater in basel
- 2000: Doctor in “Mnemonics” by Simon McBurney at the theater complicite
- 2001: Nibbio in I Furiosi by Sebastian Nübling and Daniel Wahl, directed by S. Nübling at the Theaterhaus Stuttgart
- 2003: Edgar in King Lear by William Shakespeare, directed by S. Nübling at Theater Basel
- 2003: Christeli in “Money and Spirit” Jeremias Gotthelf, directed by Rafael Sanchez at the Basel Theater
- 2004: Brother in Edward II of Christopher Marlowe on the Pernerinsel Hallein as part of the Salzburg Festival
- 2005: Dionysus in Virus! Freely based on Euripides, directed by S. Nübling at the Württemberg State Theater in Stuttgart as part of the Theater der Welt festival
- 2005: Gurney in The Coronation of Richard II by Hans Henny Jahnn, directed by S. Nübling at the Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg
- 2006: Mollfels in "Joke, Satire and Deeper Meaning, directed by Roger Vontobel at the Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg
- 2007: Werther in “The Suffering of Young Werther” directed by Florentine Klepper at the Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg
- 2007: Brother in Pornography by Simon Stephens, directed by S. Nübling at the Schauspielhaus Hannover as part of the Theaterformen festival
- 2009: Stucker in Critical Mass by Oliver Bukowski, directed by S. Nübling at the Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg
- 2010: Hovstad in "Ein Volksfeind", directed by Jarg Pataki at the Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg
- 2011: M in “M- A man chases himself”, directed by Clemens Mägde at the Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg
- 2011: Luschin in “Verbrechen und Strafen”, directed by Thomas Kruppa at the Freiburg Theater
- 2012: Gustav Adolf Eckdal in “Fanny and Alexander” directed by Julia Hölscher at the Freiburg Theater
- 2013: Henry in “Falk does not do Abi”, directed by Sylvia Sobotka at the Freiburg Theater
- 2013: Arthur (2) "King Arthur" directed by Robert Schuster at the Freiburg Theater
- 2015: Schamrajew "Die Möwe" directed by Daniela Löffner at the Freiburg Theater
Web links
- Daniel Wahl homepage
- Daniel Wahl at filmportal.de
- Daniel choice in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Website UGLE
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Choice, Daniel |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wahl, Daniel Heinrich (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss director and actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 31, 1966 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zurich |