Günter Walbeck
Günter Mattias Walbeck (* 3. January 1939 in Dresden , † 21st April 2014 in Dusseldorf ) was a German stage and costume designer .
Günter Walbeck received his artistic training in the stage arts class of Teo Otto at the Düsseldorf Art Academy from 1960 . In 1964 he moved to Zurich as Teo Otto's assistant .
This was followed by engagements at theaters in Vienna , Kassel , Berlin , Hamburg , Munich and Düsseldorf .
Since 1975 Walbeck lived and worked in Düsseldorf again, where he created equipment for Wuppertal , Neuss , Essen and Dortmund, among others .
Walbeck worked with many important directors, including Bernhard Wicki , Leopold Lindtberg , August Everding , Karl-Heinz Stroux , Fritz Kortner and John Dew . He also entered into a long-term working group with the Berlin opera director Nikolaus Sulzberger .
literature
- Herbert Hauck: Theater in Essen 1974–1978. A documentation . Photo review of the 1974–1978 seasons. Wuppertal 1978.
- Essen plays theater , Vol. 2, Düsseldorf: Econ. 1994, ISBN 3-430-19454-7 .
- Theater Museum Düsseldorf : Günter Walbeck, BühnenBildTheater: Exhibition for the 70th birthday . (= Documents on theater history, vol. 16) Düsseldorf 2009.
Web links
- Günter Walbeck in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Eberhard Fehre: A set designer shows his life's work - Günter Walbeck
- Exhibition Günter Walbeck in the Theatermuseum Düsseldorf 2009
- Michael Matzigkeit: Foreword to the 2009 catalog (PDF; 52 kB)
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| SURNAME | Walbeck, Günter |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Walbeck, Günter Mattias |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German set designer and costume designer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 3, 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dresden |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 21, 2014 |
| Place of death | Dusseldorf |